Florida Virtual School (FLVS) LMS (K-2) & Buzz

You will need to access FLVS through each scope in the SIS. Make sure to go to all scopes.

In the SIS go to the Teachers tab > CMS Classroom Management and select LMS - Learning Management from the options. This will launch the Buzz platform and display your FLVS courses.

***Note: When you first log into Buzz it will ask you to complete a user agreement. Scroll down to the bottom to do so. Keep in mind that students will need to complete this same agreement as well and may need help.

Select how you want to use Buzz (Teacher or Observer). You will mostly be working in the teacher view. The observer view is how you will view homeroom students work in classes you do not teach.

*NOTE: You can toggle between roles by clicking your name in the top right corner.

4. From this screen, you can:

• Select the Grouping you want to edit.

• Click the Copy grouping button next to a grouping you want to duplicate.

• Click the Delete grouping button next to a grouping you want to eliminate.

• Click Add grouping to create a new grouping.

Manage Groups

1. The Create and edit groupings section above shows you how to access the Manage Groups screen. With this screen, you can:

2. Edit the grouping Name.

3. Choose to limit each person to membership in one group.

4. Add Groups to the grouping.

5. Click the pencil icon (edit) to change group names or delete groups from the grouping.

6. Choose how to display student performance WITH Score display options (this selection impacts some of the Group Assignment options in the Generate Groups screen):

   • Select Show course % to use overall performance.

   • Select Show activity % and choose the desired course in the dropdown that appears next to it to use performance on a specific activity.

7. Clear All students from the assigned groups.

8. Automatically Generate Groups (Step 5).

9. Move students between groups by clicking the cell that aligns with the student and the group you want to place them in.

10. Save all changes.

Automatically Generate Groups

1. Select the desired course from the Main Menu.

2. Open the People tool for that course.

3. Click Tools in the toolbar and select Manage groups.

4. Click Add grouping.

5. Enter a Group prefix; each group that is generated uses this prefix and a number to indicate that they’re part of this Group Set.

6. Choose your Group creation method.

   • If you choose Fixed number of groups, you need to specify the number of groups.

   • If you choose Target number of students per group, you need to specify the number of students per group.

7. Choose the desired Group assignment method from the dropdown list:

   • Random assignment.

   • Round Robin assigns the first student in the list to the first group, the second student to the second group, and so on. If there are only three groups, the fourth student is assigned to the first group, the fifth student to the second, and so on.

   • Alphabetical by first name.

   • Homogeneous by performance groups students with those who have the most similar scores (Learn more).

   • Heterogeneous by performance evenly distributes performance, so groups end up with a balanced range of scores (Learn more).

   • Heterogeneous by performance - Top/Bottom groups the highest-scoring students with the lowest-scoring, then the next highest with the next lowest, and so on (Learn more).

   • Heterogeneous by performance - 1st Q/3rd Q; 2nd Q/4th Q groups highest-scoring students with next-to-lowest-scoring students, then next-to-highest-scoring students with the next lowest-scoring, and so on (Learn more).

8. Click Generate.

Edit Courses

Skip Assignments

Go to the hamburger and choose Courses > Editor. Find the assignment you want to skip (this will be the entire lesson) and click the eyeball next to assignment name. This will hide the assignment from the student view. You can also skip assignments in the gradebook.

Since this is the first year using FLVS you may come across assignments that need to be skipped. Please use your best judgement and communicate to students.

Adjust Courses for Late Enrolled Students

Based on a student's start date determine where in the course they should start. You will want to excuse all work up to this point unless it is content the student needs. To excuse work:

1. Open People using the Main Menu.

2. Select the student.

3. Select each missed activity from the list and click Excuse.

For more information on adjusting courses for late enrolled students go here: https://support.agilix.com/hc/en-us/articles/206424626

Performance Summary & Reports

The Performance summary card displays:

1. Bar graphs comparing the number activities that you have Graded on each day against the number of activities that still Need Grading at the end of the day.

2. Hover over a day in either graph to get the specific numbers.

3. A summary of Teacher responsiveness with regard to grading activities; click it to open the Needs grading tool.

4. A Student performance summary; click it to open the People tool with the data filtered to show students who are failing or falling behind schedule.

5. A Student pace summary; click it to open the People tool with the data filtered to show students who are failing or falling behind schedule.

Access this tool by clicking the Dashboard tab from the teacher landing page. Use this to track student progress and performance in your courses.

Course & Student Summaries

1. The Course summary card summarizes information such as the number of active courses and which courses have students who need critical attention. Click the summaries for details.

2. The Student summary card summarizes information like the number of active students and how many students need critical attention. Click the summaries for details.

The observer view is for homeroom teachers to monitor student progress and grades and see what the student sees within the FLVS/Buzz platform. Review the video first and then refer to the screenshots for more details.

You will use the Teacher app if you are teaching this course.

Select Your Homeroom Student:

Your list of students will display in the center of the observer landing page. Click on a student name to access their class information.

NOTE: You will only be able to view work and progress for one student at a time. Once you select your student follow the next steps to see where they are at in the course and to check their progress.

Once you select a student you will be taken to the student's course landing page. Here you will be able to see grades, assignments, and other course information from the same view the student would see. You have to be teaching the class to see it from the teacher's view.