how to make the student to be able to join a group without having to see other users or people's nam

carlos_gomez1

I need to be able to join a group without having to see other users or people's names, is that possible?
In my current LMS canvas for a student to join a group they see ALL the users names in the course, is there a way to let him join a group but without let them see them the entire course names? for security reason we cannot allow students to see names of others students 

ryan_corris

Hey @carlos_gomez1!

As stated in the Community guide What are Groups?:

Groups are a small version of a course and used as a collaborative tool where a minimum of two students can work together on group projects and assignments.

The intent of groups is to have students work together and know how else is in their group.  The guide also states the following for when Groups should be used:

• Set up student group configurations at the course level for assignments and in-class work, both graded and ungraded.
• Facilitate semester-long projects so that students can communicate and iterate on documents together.
• Facilitate faculty professional development and institutional committees or activities.
• Facilitate student-run study groups within courses or at the account level.

From what I can tell, you are wanting to do something different than the intent of why Groups were created.  

Hope this helps!