Purpose: To help familiarize students with the “Groups”
feature of the TRAX program
Task 1: Create a group consisting of at
least 5 persons in your class that are the same college year as yours (i.e. Freshman, Sophomore,
Junior, or Senior)
How to:
A) Find the persons who fit the criteria:
- Go to
the “My Communication” sub-menu and select “Send a Message”
- Select
the first pair of binoculars
- Then
select the Group section you are in and hit search
- Click
on the names of the members in your group to see which year they are in
- Write
down 5 persons who are in your college year.
B)Create your group:
- Select
the “My Groups” sub menu
- Select
“Create”
- Enter
the name of the group, the start date, category and sub-category
- Check
the “Do you want to be a group member?” option (This includes you in the
group.)
- Check
whether or not you want the Group to be public or private (“Public”
enables anyone else to view or use your group, “Private” only allows those
within the group to view and use the group)
- Go to
the “Search for People” box and go to the “My Groups” criteria
- Select
the Foundations section you are in, then click search
- Check
the persons in your group and the click save
Task 2: Create a
group consisting of persons in your group 1st design project.
- After
being assigned group members for the project, assign an individual to
create the group using the same instructions as Task 1 (B).
Task 3: Edit the Group’s owners (This
enables the other group members to edit the group as well)
How to:
- Select
the “My Groups” sub menu
- Select
your group
- Click
on the “Select Owners” option
- Check
all members and save
- Click
the “Save” button
- The
group will be modified
Task
4: Send an e-mail to your group members and create meeting times using the
appointment features on TRAX
Contacts:
Mrs.
Eva Fernandez ecfernan@eng.usf.edu
Jason
Chang oddball_66@yahoo.com