Dear Teachers,

Based on the result of feedback from learners, parents, and subject teachers
during the simulation on Modular Distance Learning - Digital, slow internet
connection, difficulty in downloading modules and submitting outputs, files not
compatible with gadgets, and platform used are just a few of the challenges
encountered.
To somehow address the said challenges, all school IT coordinators had come
up with a proposal, a platform to be used that is convenient and accessible to
both the learners and the teachers. See it for yourself.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Mario S. Amaca
How to Create a
Facebook Group
What is a Facebook Group?
It is a way for Only group admins
can change the
an exclusive A
privacy of a
Facebook group.
group of A

people to Private: only

 communicate,
members can see
who’s in the group
 share and what they post

 and keep in Public: anyone can

touch see who’s in the
group and what they
on Facebook. post.

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It all starts with heading to the Facebook Groups page

How to Create a Facebook Group?

Step 1: Click "Create
New Group"

Once you're on the

Facebook Groups
page, go ahead
and click "Create
New Group" on the
left:
 Step 2: Add a Group
Name
When you click "Create New
Group"
a popup will appear.

This popup contains a 4-part

form that you need to complete
to create your new Group.

Enter a group name

Facebook Group
Reminders
Group name must include school name,
01 grade level, section and your subject area
01
Set the privacy setting of the group to
02 PRIVATE - only members can see
02 who's in the Group and their posts

Set visibility setting of the group to

HIDDEN - only members can find the
03 Group. And they need to be invited to
03 join by the Group admin.
According to Facebook, the official differences between
Public Groups and Private Groups are as follows:
PUBLIC PRIVATE
Current Members
Anyone can see
only can see what
what members post,
members post,
comment and share
comment and share in
in the group
the group

People on Facebook Current Members

can see the list of TEACHER only can see the list of
member in the group member in the group

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3. Select Friends (STUDENTS) to add to your
new group
1 2 3

Facebook will You are required to You will

suggest people from add at least 1 friend automatically be
your own friends list, to the group before
and also recommend
added as a
you can create it. If
more relevant friends you don't, you may member of your
as you start choosing get an error message. new Group too (of
course!).

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3. Select Friends
(STUDENTS) to
add to your new
group

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4. Click CREATE

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Part 2: How to configure your
Group settings
Add Your Facebook Group Cover Photo

An option to add your creative graphic

for your headerAor cover image.
A

This is completely up to you and should

be aligned with your subject area or the
theme of your group.

But if you've created many groups or have

multiple groups in your favorites, you'll
want to choose an image that differentiates
each of them
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 To keep your cover photo looking sharp, use the
recommended Facebook Group cover photo size, which
is 1640 x 856 pixels.
 The About section
allows you to
describe your group
to your students

Complete "About" Section

Edit Group Settings

You do this by
clicking on the
"More" tab and
then clicking "Edit
Group Settings":
The first section covers the basics
of your Facebook Group Settings.
This is where you can:
Change your Facebook
Group name
Change your Facebook
Group type
Update your Facebook
Group description
Add Apps to help with
your Facebook Group

Add Post Topics

You can use this section
of settings to determine
how new members join
the group, set up
Membership Request
questions, and configure
post-approval options.

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Create Group Rules

On the More menu,

above the Group
Settings option, is a
link to your
Facebook Group's
moderation
options.
Select Create
Rules
In this section, you
will create your
Facebook Group's
Rules. This is a list
of rules that you
can show to
students before
they join your
group.
Part 3: How to use important
Group features
 How to moderate your group

where you will review

answers to membership
questions, approve new
members, approve posts, and
handle other moderation
tasks.
 Facebook Group
Notifications
As a Facebook Group
admin or moderator you
should probably turn the
notifications on to receive
all updates when anyone
posts -- just in case
Change it to All for faster
someone spams the
response time group & you want to
respond quickly.
Messages/Chat
Strength
One of the great This is especially
things about useful when you
groups is you can C H have an
initiate a group announcement to
chat/message make or need to
with either all
members of a T A quickly
collaborate on an
group or select item/issue.
members.
Go to Members Tab
 Look for the
student’s name for
instant messaging
 You can post announcements, files
Facebook Group such as modules, presentation and
Wall videos for class discussion
 Facebook You can take pictures or create
screenshots of your learning resources
Group Wall and post it on your wall
 you can create events that only
Facebook Group members can see. Click on the
Events "Events" tab and then "Create Event"
 you can create an event such as a video
Facebook Group conference if you want to have a
Events student-teacher interaction
 Facebook has launched its latest
Facebook Group videoconferencing feature, Messenger
Rooms Rooms, which allows up to 50 people to
video chat at a time.
 “Create Your Room” window
has “Start time,” which allows
you to schedule the room for
later.
“invite people, share, edit, or end the
room. There will also be a link you
can send to others to let them join
the room. Click “Join” at the bottom
to enter your room.
 you can share files of any kind as well
Facebook Group as create documents that group
Files members can add to & collaborate on.
Post topics Add Post Topics to categorize posts in
your Discussion Tab
Post topics After clicking CREATE
Why should you use Group Topics?

to help admins and members quickly

search for all relevant
A content around
a particular topic
A

you can get notified about individual

topics

you know how frustrating it can be to

find past conversations.

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 Why use Facebook with your class?
Here are some of the benefits you may see when you decide to use Facebook as
a learning tool.
Lesser data consumption
Compared to other Learning Management
System, Facebook as a platform requires
lesser data consumption. Students with free
data can still see announcements and
comments on class discussions.
Promotes student-
teacher interaction
Teachers who participate
in these discussions can
build a better rapport
with students.
Students are comfortable
with Facebook.
Most students are already users of
Facebook, so implementing it into
class provides a comfortable way for
students to participate in class.
Teach personal
responsibility
Teachers can take this opportunity
to teach students how to
responsibly use Facebook and
other social networking sites
 Thank you!
hopefully, you can now
successfully create a Facebook
Group on your own.