Group chat setup for class cohorts

Purpose

1.1. Automate group chat setup for each new pottery class cohort to streamline student communication, support peer learning, share resources, and automatedly send class updates or reminders.
1.2. Provide a faster, reliable initiator for class discussions, improving engagement and reducing manual group creation tasks for staff.
1.3. Automate secure cohort-specific interaction channels, ensuring all enrolled students receive access instructions immediately post-registration.
1.4. Enable teachers to automatedly manage group access, facilitate icebreakers, share progress photos, and moderate chat—enhancing overall class cohesion.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Student registration confirmed in class intake database (e.g., Google Sheets, CRM, or payment platform).
2.2. New cohort start date detected by calendar integration or scheduled automation.
2.3. Manual trigger by staff through admin dashboard or command trigger (e.g., Slack or email).
2.4. Automated intake processing on form submissions via external or internal web forms.

Platform Variants

3.1. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: automate group creation via /v1/groups endpoint; configure by POSTing student numbers and group name.
3.2. Twilio Conversations
• Feature/Setting: automate cohort group setup using Conversations API; configure participants and webhook for automated invitations.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: automate Teams channel creation with Graph API `/teams/{team-id}/channels`; assign roles, configure welcome message.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: automate channel setup using `conversations.create` API; invite cohort with `users.invite`, send onboarding message.
3.5. Discord
• Feature/Setting: automate server/category/channel using `POST /guilds/{guild.id}/channels`; assign roles, set permissions.
3.6. Telegram Bots
• Feature/Setting: automate group start via Bot API with `/createChatInviteLink` and add participants.
3.7. Facebook Messenger
• Feature/Setting: automate Messenger group setup via Graph API or bot framework, send onboarding instructions.
3.8. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: automate room creation via Google Chat API, invite users by email addresses.
3.9. Signal
• Feature/Setting: automate group via Signal REST API, adding users by phone, configuring notifications.
3.10. Viber
• Feature/Setting: automate community creation using Viber Public Accounts API; send auto-invite links.
3.11. KakaoTalk
• Feature/Setting: automate open chat room creation via KakaoTalk API, share link to participants.
3.12. Zoom
• Feature/Setting: automate Zoom chat channels using Zoom API, configure participant access based on registration.
3.13. Zendesk Messaging
• Feature/Setting: automate ticket-linked group chat using Zendesk Conversation APIs for class discussion threads.
3.14. Rocket.Chat
• Feature/Setting: automate room creation via REST API `/api/v1/groups.create`, assign cohort users.
3.15. Mattermost
• Feature/Setting: automate team/channels setup using `/channels` API endpoint, add students by user IDs.
3.16. Flock
• Feature/Setting: automate channel creation via Flock API `channels.create`, onboard with `channels.invite`.
3.17. Chanty
• Feature/Setting: automate team/channel setup with Chanty API, invite users from student list.
3.18. Basecamp
• Feature/Setting: automate campfire group via Basecamp API, automatically onboard new students.
3.19. Workplace from Meta
• Feature/Setting: automate Workplace group setup via Graph API, invite participants, post welcome content.
3.20. Zoho Cliq
• Feature/Setting: automate group chat via Cliq API, assign roles, schedule automated reminders.
3.21. LINE
• Feature/Setting: automate group invite using LINE Messaging API, send cohort code to participants.
3.22. Yammer
• Feature/Setting: automate Yammer group creation via REST API, add users by email, configure group info.
3.23. WeChat Work
• Feature/Setting: automate group chat via WeChat Work API, send group invite QR, monitor automated join confirmations.

Benefits

4.1. Automates group setup for every cohort, saving staff time and reducing errors.
4.2. Ensures every student automatedly receives access details and onboarding guidance immediately.
4.3. Supports automated reminders, notifications, and resource sharing in cohort-specific chat groups.
4.4. Automates role and permission assignments enhancing admin control and streamlined engagement.
4.5. Enables scalable, repeatable communication automations for class after class, regardless of class size.
4.6. Centralizes and automates all student-cohort interaction, improving tracking and support.