Assign Team Mini Sims

Team Mini Sims are an in-class activity and students need a Wi-Fi enabled device to participate. Mobile phones are not recommended for these assignments.

  1. Open the Assignment Manager and find the Mini Sim assignment.
  2. Use the 3-dot Options menu to select Additional settings.
  3. On the Additional settings page, select the Mini Sim assignment.
  4. Choose your settings:
    • Max number of students in teams: optimally choose 3, 5, or 7. Odd numbers decrease the chance for ties at a decision point.
    • Polling results in scenarios with decisions: choose how students see the percentage of team members who chose each decision at a decision point.
    • Optionally set a Time limit to make decisions.
    • Student's grade calculation: choose how to score individual students. The score is a weighted average between the team score and the individual score (when the student makes a different decision than the team).
  5. Use Team Progress to see how your teams are working.
  1. One student from each team selects Create Team and names the team.
  2. Other team members locate their team name and select Submit to join. Students can begin after all the team members join.

    A student can change teams by selecting Edit Team.

  3. Students work together to do the simulation.
  4. When students reach a decision point, they make a group decision, but each student submits their own decision.

    The percentage of the team that selected each decision appears if you allowed it.

    If the team doesn't arrive at a majority decision, they must retry until a majority is reached.

  5. After students complete the assignment, they see their results and feedback on both their individual decisions and the team decisions.