Set up an MCommunity Course Group for My Class

Environment

• U-M Google / MCommunity / Wolverine Access / courses.umich.edu
• Applies for: Ann Arbor Instructors

Issue

I want to be able to send email to everyone in my course. How do I set up a course group for that?

Resolution

• Use MCommunity to create an email group (@courses.umich.edu) that includes the people on your class roster
  • See Course Groups in MCommunity and Google for instructions
  • Note that roster data is sourced from MPathways
• If additional people have been added to the course, who do not appear on the roster, add them to the email individually
• These groups are different then the typical MCommunity group as their email domain is @courses.umich.edu.

Additional Information

These groups can be used for sending email and sharing Google resources

• Note: Review the MCommunity Course Group to see if it was or was not "Sent to Google".
• If the box next to "Sent to Google" is blank", it needs to be checked in order for the Group to be usable.
• A Course Group is not sent to Google, until an instructor creates it via the "Course Group App" also known as "MCommunity Course Group Settings".
• The following "Creating a Course Group" steps 2-4 will assist with ensuring the Course Group is setup & working properly: https://documentation.its.umich.edu/node/347/#create
• In addition, a Canvas Course Site that is unPublished -- will need to be Published, if it will be used for a current term.

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.