What are Google Groups?
Google Groups serve a couple different functions. Within our organization, they're used primarily as mailing lists that make it easy for groups of people—such as project teams and departments—to communicate and collaborate. You can send an email to everyone in a group with one address, invite a group to an event, or share documents with a group.
With the Groups service, you get all of these benefits (some depend on the group's settings):
- View our company Groups directory to find the email address for a group
- View details about a group in the directory, including the list of members
- Manage your own subscriptions to groups—that is, join or leave a group whenever you want
- Create your own groups—you no longer need to make requests to the IT Department
- Share content (Google documents, calendars, sites, and videos) with a group address instead of individual addresses—if you update the group's members list, access to your content is updated automatically
How Do I Find and Join Groups?
Go to groups.sparcsf.org, or use the App Launcher the top of your screen within G Suite: 
From there, click the My Groups icon to see a list of Groups you're a member of, or click the Browse All icon to see a directory of Groups within the organization.
You can subscribe to any group in your Groups directory that's open to new members. Some groups let you subscribe directly, while others might require you to send a request. In the Groups directory, click the group to open the group's page. On the group's page, click the Apply to join group button
How Do I Create and Manage Groups?
For more information about creating and managing Groups, please visit the G Suite Learning Center. Justin, your IT Director, can also be reached as a resource at justinm@sparcsf.org.
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