This article will demonstrate how students can find and communicate with their group members in Canvas. It is important for students to note that their group communications can be monitored by instructors and eClass administrators, and that the standard student code of conduct applies.

Finding your group memberships

On your course's home page, you'll see a list of course groups that you belong to on the right side:

You can also see all your groups from across all your courses under the Groups link from the Canvas global left nav menu.

Group Home Page

Clicking the group name will take you to the group home page, which is a separate page within the course, only visible to your group (and instructors/TAs).

The group home page has the following sections:

• Announcements is a forum to post or reply to messages for your entire group
• Pages allows you to construct pages to host content, similar to a Wiki
• People will show you a list of the group members
• Discussions are another forum space for specific group discussions. These can be linked to the to-do list in the dashboard of the student posting the discussion
• Files is a place to upload and store any files 
• Collaborations allows students to create and manage Google docs. A google doc created here will reside in the creator's Google Drive account and other group members will be able to access it from within Canvas here

Note that all communications in the group's home page are visible to instructors and Canvas administrators and subject to the University's Student Conduct Policy. Direct messages may also be monitored in the event of a reported breach of conduct.

Sending a message to group members

Group discussions should take place within the "discussions" section of your course page. However, if you would like to direct-message a member of your group, you can easily do so from the Canvas inbox (in the left-side navigation menu). When composing a new message, you can select your group from the "Course" dropdown, and then choose from a list of group members in the "To" field:

Submitting a group assignment

For general instructions to submit an assignment, see the following article in the Canvas student guide: How do I submit an online assignment?

As with eClass, only one group member needs to submit an assignment, once they do so the submission will appear on the assignment page for all group members. Take note - If multiple attempts are allowed, it is possible for group members to overwrite submissions made by other members. If only one attempt is allowed, other members may not be able to resubmit the assignment. Be sure to coordinate with your group members when making submissions.