Important: The Microsoft Teams integration is no longer available for new FeedbackFruits partners.
This guide is intended for existing partners who already use FeedbackFruits with Microsoft Teams.
For existing Microsoft Teams integrations, private channels can function as groups that are synchronized with FeedbackFruits.
To use groups in a FeedbackFruits assignment, create private channels in your Team and then select these groups in the assignment. This workflow applies to Microsoft Teams integrations that have the Microsoft API enabled. If the API is not enabled, groups need to be set up manually.
Creating groups using private channels
1.) Click on the three dots next to the name of your team and select 'Add channel'.
2.) Give your new channel the name of the new group and set the privacy to 'Private - Specific team mates have access'. This step is important, as setting the channel to private will ensure that it acts as a 'group' in FeedbackFruits.
3.) Type in the names of the students you would like to add to the private channel and click 'add'
4.) After adding the students as a 'Member', click 'Done' to create the channel.
5.) After creating the private channel, you can use it as a group in a FeedbackFruits assignment. You need to open the assignment for the groups to sync, if you have created many private channels, this might take a few moments.
6.) After creating the private channels (which function as groups) you can create assignments in public channels. The groups will show up in assignments create in the public channel.
The group selection screen will look like this:
You can always add/remove members from the private channels, just be sure to open the assignment afterward to re-sync the groups.