View source for Group self-selection module

The Group selection activity module allows students to select a group in the course that they want to be members of. A limit can be placed on the number of users in every group. The activity can also be set to open and close at specific times.

==Background==
The first versions of such functionality appeared already for Moodle 1.4. The most recent version has been written by Petr Škoda and Helen Foster with the help of other developers.

==Features==
There are two global settings:
* Require activity description (default Yes) - if disabled users do not need to enter a description for each activity<br>
* Max members per group (default 0) - if enabled this sets a numeric limit for group sizes, 0 being unlimited
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The activity has a number of options available when adding to a course
* Select group from grouping (Default all groups) - you can restrict the groups that are shown to students if you have them in a certain 

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* Require password (default none) - you can set a password that is required to confirm a group selection
* Max members per group (default 0) - if enabled this sets a numeric limit for group sizes, 0 being unlimited
* Open from (default disabled) - if enabled selections can only be made after this time
* Open until (default disabled) - if enabled selections can only be made before this time
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==Usage==
* When a student is faced with the activity they just need to click on the correct button to select a group
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* If a password has been set they will be faced with a password page to confirm before the selection is complete
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==Installation==
Download and unpack the activity folder.
Place the folder (eg "groupselect") in the "mod" subdirectory.
Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
Turn editing on in any home or course page.
Add the activity to the page

==See also==
*[http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_groupselect  Group Self-selection] is a Modules and plugins database page that has download 

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