Creating and Sharing Groups
This article guides instructors through setting up a group and sharing groups with students.
Create a Group
Refer to the Boise State best practices listed below as you follow Flip’s steps to create a group. If you make a mistake, you can always go back and edit your group.
Don’t worry about saving your join code as you set up the group. Join codes and share links will always be there for you on your group landing page.
Best Practices for Creating Groups
Set up groups so they are available to only Boise State faculty and student email domains even if you plan on sharing a link or join code later on.
Enter a unique group name such as course name and term so students can distinguish between their other courses using Flip.
In the share group pop-up,
Select Email address or domain.
Enter @boisestate.edu (so you or co-facilitators can access the group)
Click the plus sign.
Enter @u.boisestate.edu (so students can access the group)
Click the plus sign.
Click Confirm.
Set up email notifications and/or push notifications so you can stay up to speed with group interactions.
Groups auto-default to allow students to create topics. To change this setting so only instructors can create topics, follow these steps to change topic permissions.
Sharing a Group
Ways to Share
If you plan to use the Flip LTI in Canvas, students will be able to access the group and topics from within Canvas.
Click invite link at the top of your group landing page and copy the link. Paste this link to Canvas, email, or anywhere else a student can find it.
Copy the group share code from your group banner and distribute the code to students with instructions to select their Boise State Google account if prompted.
The invite link > QR icon (next to the X) produces a unique code that you can copy and paste or download for students.
You can click directly into any topic and copy its unique share link or join code.
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