You may remember I announced the activation of My Groups in Aspen a few weeks ago. My Groups allows you to see only students in a specified class while viewing the Student List located in GradeBook view>Student top tab. With My Groups activated, teachers now have additional features they can take advantage of. You can select a subset of students within a class, name the subset, and this teacher created-group is now available for selection in the Student top tab>Student list! Why would I want to create my own Groups? If you want to find information for a specific subset of your students over time, then you should consider creating your own group! You teach the same class and have multiple sections combined: When Aspen creates My Groups, it automatically combines all sections of the same course. If you want to have visibility for students in discrete sections, you can create a My Group for an individual section. Students on IEP's & 504 Plans: Many
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