Google Forms

We will spend 20 minutes to complete the activity in this section.

What is it?

Google Forms is a free, browser-based, online survey/data collection tool in GSuite. It's a great way to enhance paper checklists!

How is it like a checklist?

Drop-down list for names of students
Curriculum expectation/look-for pre-populated
Checkboxes for level

How is it better than a checklist?

No need to sort through many papers/lists
Open question for additional comments... but we can use voice-to-text!
All data goes into a spreadsheet for easy sorting, referencing later

Taking Checklists to the Next Level!

One of the types of questions available on Google Forms is a "file upload" - which allows you to attach a file to your responses. On a mobile device, this file could be a photo or video, taken in the moment!

This can be a photo of the student's work as you speak with them, a photo/video of students in action, or a video that captures a conversation.

When completing the form on a mobile device, when you go to add a file, click on "select files from computer." An option should come up to take a photo or video right then and there.

Your Task: Try the form!

Scan the QR code below with a mobile device in order to try filling out a Form with a photo attachment.

Ways you can pre-load a Google Form

Add your students' names in a drop-down list
Add curriculum expectations/look-fors/competencies for quick access
Include a drop down list of tasks (you can add to this throughout a unit)
Checkboxes for level
...other?

Your Task: Create your own Form

Go into either your Google Drive, or go to forms.google.com, and try your hand at creating a Google Form that works for monitoring a conversation/observation for an upcoming assessment.