Google Forms allows users to create forms, surveys, and quizzes. Educators can use Google Forms to assess and gauge pre-existing knowledge. Furthermore, Google Forms can be used to give and receive feedback from students and parents. Similarly, students can use Google Forms to assess their own learning and set the learning goals as well as to collect data for their research projects.

Accessibility: Google apps supports Read&Write, full page zoom, high contrast settings, and chrome accessibility extensions to increase accessibility (see Google Accessibility).  

Digital Framework Connections:

The SAMR model, developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura (see more here), reminds us to think about ways to use technology to redefine tasks and add functions that could not be done without the technology, rather than substitutions all the time. Below are some ways Google Forms can be used at each stage of the SAMR Model. 

• Substitution: Students can fill out the forms/tests/quizzes online (instead of using paper and pen).

• Augmentation: Teachers can curate the students’ responses on the spreadsheet automatically. Moreover, absent students also can complete the Google form out of school. Teachers can design self-grading quizzes the offer students instant feedback.     

• Modification: Teachers and students can collaboratively analyze, contrast, and compare results immediately after individuals fill out the form.

• Redefinition: Teachers can reach unlimited learners all around the world and can share the results with them. Likewise, students can collect data from individuals all around the world for their research projects. 

Learning Activity Ideas:

• All content areas: Exit tickets, great for figuring out where students are at in their learning and helps to identify where to create small group for intervention activities. 

• Math: Teachers can create quick quizzes using basic Math concepts such as equations, graphs, and statistical display for their students at all levels. In addition, g(Maths) add-ons button provides users to insert equations easily into their forms.    

• Science: Teachers can embed an experiment video into the forms and prepare several comprehension questions based on the video.

• English/Language Arts: Teachers can collect ideas from all students in the class through Google Forms. Then students can write a short story based on the opinions which are accumulated from the Google Forms (characters, places, times, and challenges characters face). Similarly, teachers can write an incomplete story and want students to end the story. Have students fill out a form for library checkout, have students fill out a form when they have completed a book to write a summary and help you track pleasure reading for conferring with students. 

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