Groups¶

You can create groups on Petlja by going to this link and clicking the Create Group button there.

This will open a window where you can create a group. You need to give the group a name (for example, the name of a class). If you want to track the progress of the members of that group on Petlja, you need to mark it as a group for collecting statistics (otherwise, you will not be able to see what the group members have done in our materials). The School field is optional and you can leave it blank. If, for example, you have several groups with the same name in different schools, this field can help you distinguish which group is which. When you have done this, click the Create button and the group will be created.

When you create a group, you will be able to see it in your list of groups. At this point, your group is empty and there are two ways your students can join the group. One is to send them a link to join the group. It is enough for students to be logged in to Petlja and to go to the link you sent them, and they will join the group. The second option is to send them a Join Code, which they need to enter when they go to the Groups page in the control panel and click the Join Group button there.

In the upper right corner of the group field, you will see your status in that group and whether it is a group for collecting statistics or not.

When you click the Details button next to the group, it will take you to the control page for that group. On that page, you can see information about the group and manage the group in several ways. First, you can change the link and code for joining the group. You do this by clicking the Generate New Link button, which will generate a new link and join code, and the old link and code will become invalid. This can be useful when you want to prevent additional users from joining the group, for example, when all the students you expected to join have joined and you do not want to leave the possibility for anyone else to join.

In addition, on this page you can add a collaborator, which will give another user the ability to control the group. You need to enter the email address or username of the user on Petlja (for example, a colleague you want to share the group with) in the Add Collaborator field and click the plus sign next to that field. This will give that user collaborator status in the group, allowing them to see all group members, their passwords and achievements, delete accounts from the group, and change the group name.

Below that field, you will see a list of all group members and their statuses in the group. By clicking the trash can button next to each member, you can remove them from the group.

Below the list of members, you should see a field that allows you to transfer ownership of the group. You need to enter the username or email of the user to whom you want to transfer ownership of the group. When you transfer ownership to another user, your status in the group will be changed to collaborator, and the new owner will be able to remove you from the group. Transferring group ownership can be useful if, for example, you stop teaching a class and transfer ownership of the group to a new teacher.

Finally, at the bottom of this page there are three buttons. The Edit Group button allows you to change the group name and add school information for that group. This is useful if, for any reason, you want to change the group name, for example, a new school year has started and last year’s sixth graders are now seventh graders and you want to change the group name. Next to this button is the Delete Group button, which allows you to delete the group. Finally, depending on whether the group has a collaborator or you are a collaborator or a member of the group, you will also have the option to leave the group. If you leave the group, the group collaborator will become the group owner.