It is often useful to divide students into groups. This has some important benefits, such as:

• Group members can easily collaborate by means of tools that the instructor can make available, such as File Exchange, Group Blog, Group Discussion Board and Group Wiki.
• In the Grade Center, Smart Views can be created for each group, so that only the results of the group members are displayed.
• Adaptive Release makes it possible to provide each group with specific course materials.

As an instructor, you have access to all groups and all of their work. A student can be assigned to several groups.

Collaboration can be facilitated via group tools:

• File Exchange
• Group Blog
• Group Discussion Board
• Group Journal
• Group Tasks
• Group Wiki
• Send Email

More information can be found in the article over the Group Tools.