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In WeVideo Classroom, you can assign teams for video creation assignments to more fully structure and organize the learning experience. Assigning teams can be done both manually and automatically, giving flexibility to the educator.
Create assignment teams in assignments
Navigate to the class in the WeVideo Multimedia Creation space, click the Create Assignment button, and select the Multimedia Creation option.
Enter the title and description of the assignment and adjust other settings as needed. Please see this article for more information about adjusting settings for assignments. Click the Next button at the top right of the window to move to the next step of the process.
Switch the Participation type to Team, and enter the number of teams you want to create for this assignment.
There are three options to assign learners to the assignment teams:
Option 1: Manually assign all learners to the teams.
Click the Assign Teams link next to the Participation section to open the learners assign window.
Click on a team to expand it, then select the learners’ names to assign them to that team. Repeat this process for other teams. Instructors can also click the Auto-assign button in the lower left corner of the window to automatically assign learners to the teams.
After assigning all learners to the teams, click Save to save the teams.
If you need to edit the teams after saving them, click the Edit Teams link next to the Participation section to edit the teams and learners.
Click the Assign button at the top right of the window to assign the assignment to learners.
Option 2: Create teams but allow learners to join teams on their own.
After setting the number of teams, directly click the Assign button at the top right of the window to assign the assignment to learners.
A warning message will appear to indicate that learners are not assigned to teams, and they will be able to choose their own team when launching the assignment. Click Yes to complete the process.
Option 3: Assign some learners to the teams
Click the Assign Teams link next to the Participation section to open the learners assign window.
Click on the team to expand it, then click on the learners’ names to assign them to the team. Repeat this process for other teams.
Click Save to save the teams.
If you need to edit the teams after saving them, click the Edit Teams link next to the Participation section to edit the teams and learners.
Click the Assign button at the top right of the window to assign the assignment to learners.
A warning message will appear to indicate that learners are not assigned to teams, and they will be able to choose their own team when launching the assignment. Click Yes to complete the process.
What do learners see when they launch the assignment?
When learners launch the assignment, they will first see the assignment details page to review the information about the assignment. Then, they can click the Jump In button to start the assignment.
If the instructor has assigned teams for learners, learners will see their assigned team. Click the Join button to join the team and begin creating their video.
If the instructor has not assigned teams for learners, learners can select which team they want to join and click the Join button to join the selected team.
In the editor, the team members will be listed at the top of the window. Please see this article for more information about how learners complete assignments.