Groups | How to use a Group Locker
Brightspace offers the possibility for students to easily communicate with each other for a Group activity. The Group Locker tool allows students to share files with each other easily and quickly.
This article shows how to:
Advantages of using a group locker
A Group Locker provides students with the opportunity to quickly and easily share files with each other
Advantages | Disadvantages | |
---|---|---|
Digital storage | Group bound of 1 GB | |
Uploading Files | All Group members can Upload and save different types of files within Brightspace | |
Folders creation | All Group members can create folders | |
Download files | All Group members can download and adjust them offline | |
Accessibility | Only by Group members (and the teacher) cannot be made public | |
Visibility | All Group Members can view which file was uploaded the most recent and by whom |
A teacher is able to view all files For draft versions, it is advisable to store them somewhere else |
Recovery | Files that are deleted in the locker, by students or teachers, cannot be restored |
Accessing a Group locker
Navigate to your Course, in the green navigation bar,
- Click on Communication, a drop-down menu will appear
- Click on Groups

The Groups homepage will open, navigate to the column Locker, then
3. Click on Group Files of the group where you want to open the Locker

Group Files
On the new page, four tabs will be visible

This action will open the Upload Files window, under the heading File properties,
1. Add a description to the uploaded file

- Click on Choose Destination to select where the uploaded file will be located
- Upload a document from your computer
- Click on the blue button Save

This action will open the New HTML File window,
- Add a File Name
- Click on Choose Destination to select where the uploaded file will be located
- Add a description
- Add content in the text box. Learn more about the available options in How to add text in the Editor
- Click on Create

This action will open the New Folder window,
- Enter a New Folder Name
- Click on Create

This action will open the Compose New Message window. Learn more about the available options in How to use the Email tool in Brightspace

Now you know how to use the Group Locker in Brightspace!
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