There's a new PUBLISH BUTTON in GOOGLE FORMS and you'll be using it a lot! See how easy it is!
TECH TREATS TIP: The Send button is gone in Google Forms and it has been replaced with a new Publish button. This might seem confusing at first but it actually makes more sense and I think it's a good change. All Google Forms have to be published now before anyone can fill them out so you'll be using the Publish button a lot. When you're ready for people to fill out your form, you click on the Publish button and specify who can fill out your Google Form. You can list specific people, choose your organization, or select "Anyone with the Link". After you Publish your Google Form, the Publish button changes and says "Published". If you click on the Published button, you can see Accepting Responses. This is a new location for it. If you ever want to stop Accepting Responses, this is where you'll turn it off. Finally, if you want to Unpublish your Google Form, click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the form and select Unpublish Form.
Try out the new RATING QUESTION in GOOGLE FORMS and you'll see how awesome it is!
TECH TREATS TIP: I've always loved Google Forms and it's been great to see all the changes and updates to them over time. The new Rating Question is definitely a fun addition to Google Forms. It has some interesting options that make it very visually appealing. First of all, you can select how many icons you want to show. You can choose from 3-10 icons. You can also select from 3 different icons to use for rating - a star, a heart, and a thumbs up. When you're in the Published version of Google Forms, you can click on any of the icons to give a rating and they show up in color, which I really like. The star is yellow, the heart is red, and the thumbs up is blue. Speaking of the Published version of Google Forms, the new Publish button takes a little getting used to but I think it's a good change. It prevents people from accidentally filling out the form in the Edit version and it makes more sense than the Send button. I love all the changes in Google Forms!
Don't waste time typing a long list of answers! COPY and PASTE a LIST into GOOGLE FORMS.
TECH TREATS TIP: If you have a list saved in Google Docs, Google Sheets, Word, or Excel, you can copy the list and paste it in Google Forms for a Multiple Choice, Dropdown, or Checkbox question. That's amazing! After you've copied the list, just click on the words "Option 1" and paste using Control + V. The whole list will be filled in for each of the Options. This is especially helpful because is saves you having to type a long list into each of the Options. Yay!
Create a QUIZ in GOOGLE FORMS and it will do the grading for you!
TECH TREATS TIP: If your Quiz has questions that you don't want graded, such as Name, Campus, etc., don't click on Answer Key for those questions. If no correct answer is chosen and no points are assigned to a question, it won't be graded. Also, you can save a little time creating your Quiz if you use the Google Forms Blank Quiz template. It can be found when you open Google Forms and click on Templates.