FB Group as LMS [Part 2] Tabs

As mentioned in my previous post, ang focus natin ngayon ay ang mga tabs na madalas nating magagamit to organize the content in our LMS.

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 DISCUSSION tab

This tab gives the users a preview all the posts found in all the other tabs. Kung super dami na ng posts sa group at maraming nagko-comment sa mga posts, medyo mao-overwhelm ka sa feed ng iyong discussion tab. A way to sort of put some system  in this tab is by adjusting kung New Activity or Recent Posts ba ang gusto mong nasa top ng feed.

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Pero kung gusto mo talaga ng order sa buhay, i-set mo as default landing tab ang Units –ibig sabihin, tuwing ia-access ng mga members ang page, sa Units tab ang bagsak nila dahil mas organized ang content dito.

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UNITS Tab

Tulad ng nabanggit sa unang post, p’wedeng gamitin ang mga Tabs to organize content per learning area + homeroom.

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For the Unit Name, yan ang name ng learning area/subject. So bawat subject teacher ay kanya-kanyang Unit, at kanya-kanya ring manage ng Unit. For the Unit Description, kunin ito sa curriculum guide/ MELCs or you can express this in your own words. Ano bang learning outcomes ang gusto mong makuha ng mga students mo?

 

There are two ways to post a content in each unit. The first one, which is the more simple pero mas limited, is through the Units Tab. To do this, just go to your Unit, and just below the Unit name is this space.

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You will be prompted to give your post a title. Ang suggestion natin is that dapat may naming convention for your post–like always start it with a Week # dahil hanggang April mo ito gagamitin. Pag-usapan n’yo yan ng iyong mga co-teachers (kung marami kayong mag-a-admin sa FB group) kung paano n’yo ito gagawing systematic.

Kung through Units Tab ang posting, limited lang sa regular post (written instructions, external links),  quiz, event, at media file (readings, picture, video, etc) ang p’wedeng i-post.

Another way to post content in a Unit is through the Discussion Tab. Mas mahaba ang process na ito pero mas marami kang p’wedeng i-post at may iba pang features na maa-unlock.

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Refer to the image above for the different content na p’wedeng i-post through the Discussion tab. Ang added features (or value) niya ay p’wede mong i-tag under a topic ang iyong post. Sa sample natin, nag-create tayo ng topic na English Q1 (English Quarter 1). Kung may hinahanap na post si member, p’wede niyang i-click ang topic na nasa upper right corner ng screen para mapabilis ang kanyang paghahanap.

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Ang limitation ng way na ito, di mo mabibigyan ng title ang post mo at di mo siya mailalagay sa unit mo. Ang work around this ay i-schedule mo ang post.

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Scheduled posts need to be shared between 30 minutes and 2 months from when you create them.

Kung ikaw ay masipag na tao at ayaw mong nagka-cram ng content, perfect sa’yo ‘to.

When you schedule your post, lalabas ang notification sa Discussion Tab na may scheduled post ka sa ganitong araw at oras. I-click mo ang See Post. Dali.

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When you click the See post, you will be diredted to a page where scheduled posts are queued. At marami kang options na p’wedeng pagpilian/gawin, and one of those is to add that post in a Unit.

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When you add it to a Unit, you will be prompted to add a title to your post. Automatic na pasok na siya sa iyong Unit.

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Kung nagbago ang isip mo at gusto mong i-delay pa  ang pagpo-post o gusto mong agahan, may options to post it now o i-reschedule.

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As admin, you have the power to re-order posts in your assigned Unit. Just click the pencil icon to edit  across the name of your Unit to enable this. Drag the titles of your post to reorder them.

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Instruct your learners/members to click the DONE icon after accomplishing the task. This is helpful for you, the teacher-admin, in monitoring the progress of your learners/members–na pwede nating i-discuss in another post.

When they click it, magkakaroon ng green check icon before the title of the post signifying that they have finished that task.

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Sa Units Tab, ito ang bubungad sa kanila pag na-populate na ng posts ang bawat Unit. May pa-progress bar for self-monitoring at pang-motivation na rin.

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Ang last tab na idi-discuss natin ay Announcement Tab. (Sorry sobrang haba na yata nito).

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS Tab

Hindi automatic na may announcements tab when you create a group. You have to mark a post as an announcement to surface this tab. To do this, go to a post and click the three dots (…) after the post, then choose Mark as announcement.

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All posts marked as announcement will appear in the Announcement Tab, and at the top of the Discussion Tab feed.

Maiging gamitin ang Announcement Tab for homework/assignment or very important info na gusto mong i-relay sa mga members/learners.  May option ka to Pin that post to Top para unang-una sa Discussion or Announcement Tab.

Kung na-achieve mo na ang objective mo for making that announcement, you can remove it na para di malito mga members/learners. Screenshot_20

 

Hanggang dito na lang muna at mukhang may info overload na naganap. I suggest that you create a test page para i-try ang mga bagay-bagay. Again, i-explore ang mga features ng private FB group. Mag-practice nang paulit-ulit hanggang maging competent at confident sa paggamit ng tool na ito.

UPDATE: May Messenger Rooms na sa FB group. Now you can create breakout rooms!  When you create a room, Facebook shows the room to your group members. You can control who sees your room by choosing who it is visible to. You can always lock your room if you don’t want new people to join. You can also set the time the room opens.

You can create the rooms using the Rooms Tab or via the Discussion Tab.

Messenger Rooms   Messenger Rooms 2

 

You can also add these rooms to a Unit of your choice. OMG. And to top it all, the rooms do not expire immediately–so you can use them repeatedly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paano Gawing Mala-LMS ang Isang Private Facebook Group

Disclaimer muna bago ang lahat. I’m not an EdTech person, kaya wala masyadong magaganap na malalimang discussion on EdTech terms/principles/tools sa series na ito.  We’ll try to keep this straightforward and practical. Sana. I got the inspiration to use FB as an LMS from a private FB group formed by Habi Education Lab. I just explored the features and applied what I’ve learned sa actual work ko. We tried this out sa isang cap-build for school leaders, and it worked naman.

 

Bilang panimula, in-assume ko na naghahanap ka ng learning management system (LMS) dahil based sa nakuhang data ng inyong school, isa sa mga learning delivery modalities (LDMs) na preferred ng ilan mong learners (child or adult man sila)  ay online distance learning (ODL). If you’re a teacher, patanong sa iyong school head kung data-driven ba ang pagpili n’yo ng LDM at may ginawa ba kayong readiness assessment for the chosen LDMs. Kung di pa, pa-share sa kanya ang mga modules na ito on LDM course for school leaders. 

 

IMPORTANT:  Ang age requirement para maka-create ng FB account ay 13 years old. If you will use FB as an LMS for younger learners, dapat ay account ng adult guardian ang gamitin. At dapat isa sa mga program of activities ay ang orientation to the kids and guardians ay patungkol sa positive and ethical use of this tool–or ICT in general.

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Bakit Facebook?

  1. Karamihan sa atin ay nasa FB.
  2. Medyo kabisado na natin ang pasikot-sikot sa FB.
  3. Accessible siya kahit wala kang load.

 

Facebook Group Bilang Virtual Classroom

 

Kung ikaw ay isang teacher o trainer at kailangan mong i-gather ang iyong learners (o guardians ng iyong learners as household partners in the case of our young learners) sa iisang lugar, baka isang private FB group ang sagot diyan—ito ang inyong magiging virtual classroom o training hall.

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Mahalagang naka-private siya para exclusive lang sa mga members ang content na pino-post sa group. Dahil private, p’wedeng by invitation ang membership o kaya naman magre-request to join pa ang isang tao at for approval pa ng admin or moderator—at take note, p’wedeng maglagay ng membership questions para ma-screen ang mga gustong maging members.

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Kung ia-identify na for social learning ang FB group, ia-allow ka ng system na magdagdag ng social learning unit (SLU) tab. Ang mga SLUs na ito ang p’wedeng gawing space for each subject area/ session/module.

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After changing the group type sa group settings, mag-add ka na ng Social Learning Units under Sections section.

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Sa context ng basic ed, ang Unit 1 ay p’wedeng Homeroom, Unit 2 ay first subject, Unit 3 ay third subject and so on and so forth. Yan ay kung mag-a-agree kayo ng mga co-teacher mo sa ganitong sistema. As an overview, sa bawat unit ay p’wedeng mag-post ng iba’t ibang content/task—readings, video lecture, motivation question, poll, external links atbp. (I-discuss natin to thoroughly in another post.)

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So magandang pag-isipan at pag-usapan n’yo ng mga co-teachers/ co-learning facilitators mo kung kailan kayo magpo-post ng content sa mga units. Plan together. Ilatag ang mga plano ninyong ipagawa sa mga students sa loob ng isang linggo. I-check kung nahi-hit ang  mga most essential learning competencies (MELCs). Hanapan ng mga areas for integration lalo na siguro sa assessment part para mabawasan ang mga tasks. Given the different contexts ng mga learners, kadalasan ay asynchronous learning ang magaganap kaya araling mabuti ang mga content na ilalagay sa mga units.

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Para ma-feel talaga ninyo na nasa classroom kayo, p’wede kayong gumawa ng isang chat group na nando’n lahat ng teachers at learners. P’wedeng may video call minsan. O kaya naman, p’wedeng mag-schedule si admin/teacher ng FB Live for live lectures o kaya kumustahan. (May separate post for this.)

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P’wede ring magsama-sama ang mga teachers sa isang video conferencing platform at i-stream o i-upload ito sa FB group. P’wede ring mag-form ng mga chat groups or Messenger rooms for group activities/breakout rooms.

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This private FB group will be the classroom of your advisory class (AC) or training hall for your activity.

 

Mga Roles sa FB Group

 

Administrator/Admin

  • Siya ay may power to post and organize content, pati na rin approve or disapprove membership requests. P’wede rin siyang mag-remove members. Kaya niyang i-adjust ang mga settings sa FB group—magdagdag ng ilang tabs, i-limit ang posting powers sa admins at si member ay react at comment lang sa mga posts. Kaya n’ya ring i-moderate ang mga posts at comments. Super powerful.
  • Possible na maraming admin—ikaw at ang mga co-teachers mo na subject teachers ng AC mo.

Moderator

  • May power siya to control who can be included in the group—mala-registrar. The moderator can also review posts and comments in the group. Kung wala ng extra person who can do this task, p’wedeng wala naman na. Kaya naman na ni Admin—unless may volunteer friends ka na p’wedeng pakiusapan to do this for you.

Member

  • Kung classroom ito, si member ang learner mo. Taga-consume ng content, at taga-ambag din ng kanyang mga nalalaman. Siyempre dapat learner-centered pa rin tayo. Si member ay p’wede rin palang mag-invite ng other members subject to the approval of the Admin or Moderator.

 

Yan na muna for now para di tayo malunod sa info. In the next blog post, i-discuss naman natin ang mga tabs na madalas nating magagamit at kung paano sila mama-maximize.

Pero sana ay na-pique na ang iyong interest to use (or consider) a private FB group as an LMS, kaya i-explore mo na siya on your own. Kung may tanong, bukas ang comment section ng post na ito or i-PM lamang ako sa FB.

Sana ay may naitulong ito.