There are several kinds of groups in GoodReads.
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Public. Anyone can join the group, see the group information and discussions.
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Restricted. New members must verify they own an email in a particular domain (e.g., a UWCSEA Google Apps for Education account -- @gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg).
- Private. Anyone can ask to "Join" the group by answering a "challenge" question, such as "Who is your mentor/teacher?" -- but new members must be approved by the group moderators. Anyone can see the group information, but only members see the polls and discussion boards.
- Secret. New members must be invited to join and approved by the group moderators. The group will not appear in search results. Only members can see the information.
Some of the groups at UWCSEA:
- UWCSEA Middle School English - a book group started on the Dover campus as a place where all Middle School students can share their reading recommendations. Restricted -- to anyone with an email in the @gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg domain.
- UWCSEA HS English - a group started on the Dover campus to help HS students swap ideas about reading, from light-reads to classics. Restricted - to anyone with an email in the @gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg or @uwcsea.edu.sg domain.
- 2014 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 12 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- 2015 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 11 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- 2016 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 10 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- 2017 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 9 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- 2018 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 8 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- 2019 @ UWCSEA East - group for all students in the current Grade 7 on the East campus. Private - ask to join and answer a challenge question.
- Good Reads @ UWCSEA East - Parents - a group that supports the monthly book club run by the Parents Association - showing dates of meetings and books to be discussed at each. A public group which anyone can join.
