Log into Blackboard and go to the Control Panel.  

1. Click on Users and Groups.
2. Then click on Groups.

You will now see a list of groups in the course.  Locate the group you wish to edit, hover over the group name and click the chevron next to the group and select Edit Group from the menu.

You will now see a screen labeled Edit Group or Edit Self-Enrollment Group: The section labeled Group Information allows instructors to modify the name and information for the group set.

1. Name: Enter a name for the group set in the name field.  Note: Blackboard will append a number for each group created in the group set.
2. Description: Enter a description for the group set.
3. Group is visible to students: To allow students to access the group, set the availability to Yes. To prevent student access, select No. For Self-Enrollment groups only, to allow students access to the signup sheet only, select Sign-up Sheet Only.

Tool Availability allows you to enable and disable individual tools for student use within the groups.  To enable a tool, check the checkbox next to the tool name.  To disable a tool, uncheck the checkbox next to the tool name.

1. Blogs: Check the checkbox here to enable the Blogs tool.  Additionally, grading options can be enabled by selecting Grade.
2. Discussion Board: Check this checkbox to enable the group discussion board.  Additionally, instructors can choose to permit students to create their own forums in the group, or instructors can choose to prevent students from creating their own forums.
3. Email: Check this checkbox to allow students to send emails to each other within the group.
4. File Exchange: Check this box to allow students to share files with each other within the group.
5. Journals: Check this box to enable the Journal tool within the group.  Additionally, grading options can be enabled by selecting Grade.
6. Tasks: Check this box to allow students to create tasks for group members.
7. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra: Check this box to allow students to use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for live group collaboration.
8. Wikis: Check this box to enable the Wiki tool in the group environment.  Additionally, grading options can be enabled by selecting Grade.

Module Personalization Settings allows instructors to permit students to personalize the appearance of the group home page.  To allow students to personalize the group home page, check the box labeled Allow Personalization.

If you are editing a single self-enrolled group you will see Section 4: Sign-up Options: Section 4: Sign-up Options allows instructors to customize the sign-up sheet for students.

1. Name of Sign-up Sheet: Enter a name for the sign-up sheet here.
2. Sign-up Sheet Instructions: Enter a description for the sign-up sheet
3. Maximum Number of Members: Specify the maximum number of members for each group.
4. Show Members: Check the box next to Show Members to allow students to see the list of students who have already signed up for the group.
5. Allow Students to sign-up from the Groups listing page: Check this option to allow students to sign up from the Groups link in the course.  If this option is unchecked, the instructor must create a link to the group sign-up sheet in order for students to access the signup sheet.

To modify the group membership, scroll down to the section labeled Membership:

1. Click the Add Users button to add users to the group.  This will bring up a screen similar to the one in the next step
2. Click the X in the rightmost column to remove a user from the group.

After you have edited the group membership, you will see a green bar indicating that the selected users have been added to the group.  When finished, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.