I wanted to use groups to set up undergraduate and graduate groups for certain assignments, since my course is combined. I wanted to have the ability to grade individually. The problem is that when one student uploads their assignment, it propagates everyone's portal. The next person uploads their assignment and it overwrites everyone's assignments.
I also wanted to use this feature for design critiques, as I did when I used Blackboard. It does not work in the same way. Each member's project overwrites the previous one.
I have had to go back to using discussion boards for critiques. Very discouraging.
La Verne,
Have you looked at using the differentiated assignments option?
How do I assign an assignment to a course section?
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10434-4152669141
If your course contains sections, you can choose which section has access to which assignments. This is also true for individual students.
How do I assign an assignment to an individual student?
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9973-4152101242
Robbie