Beyond using Forms with students, you can also use Forms to organize tasks that you have to complete often. Here are a few ideas of how you can use Forms to save time.
We have developed a way to keep track of hallway traffic this year! Click here to see what students will have to fill out. By using this, we will be able to keep track of how often students are checking in/out of class, how long they are staying out, and if they are going where they say they are using the Google Sheet of responses. We are going to have a QR code printed out next to each teacher's door, and students can scan the QR code with their webcam, fill out the form, and then just grab the lanyard from the teacher and go. No more agenda!
If you set up a basic form to collect lesson plan data, you can keep track of your lesson planning in a snap! Create fields for what date, unit, chapter, topic you are covering, what standards will be covered, what differentiation you used, and you can even create a File Upload option so that you can attach any files used in the lesson. Later, if you want to see what you did that day, go to the Google Sheet and it is all there, including links to all of the documents you used! Here is an example of the lesson plan form I created for my Algebra 1 classes.
Send the link out to all members of your team/organization and have a quick way for people to tell you what size(s) they need, how much they will owe, whether they will pay check/cash, etc.
I am considering having a second QR code hanging in my room for this. When students show up to class unprepared, they have to scan the QR code, fill out the form with what assignment/item they are missing, why they didn't have it done, and any other items you may choose. That way, you don't have to remember/write down who has a mark, you can just check the spreadsheet every day and track as needed! Here is my example, it's still a work in progress.
Have students fill out a form each time they find a source they want to use. Fields to include could be source type, name, the link to the source, and the quote or fact they want to use. At the end, share the spreadsheet with the whole class. Alternatively, if each student is researching a different topic, teach a student how to create their own simple form, and then they each get a spreadsheet with just the sources they have found.
The sky's the limit! Think of tasks that you have to do all the time that take up TOO MUCH TIME. See if you can speed up the process and cut down on the amount of paperwork you have to keep track of!