Forms

Google Forms is a useful tool to help you plan events, send a survey, give students a quiz, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way.

Overview:

In this module you will be learning about Google Forms, a useful tool to help you plan events, send a survey, give students a quiz, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way. A Google Form can be connected to a Google Spreadsheet. If a spreadsheet is linked to the form, responses will automatically be sent to the spreadsheet. Otherwise, users can view them on the “Summary of Responses” page accessible from the Responses menu.

Objectives:

  • Create and edit a Form (i.e. survey)
  • Edit a Form with friends or coworkers
  • Send a Form to solicit responses
  • View responses in a Google Spreadsheet
  • View responses a visual summary of responses
  • Evaluate Google Forms as a communication and collaboration tool

Student Responsibilities: Please review the linked resources below, complete the tasks, and share your thoughts on Google Classroom.

Tasks:

    • Create and edit a Form (up to 5 questions--please experiment with different question types). Alternatively, create a Google Forms Quiz that you can use with your students.
    • Invite a classmate and the instructor to collaborate on a Form with you, giving them editing privileges
    • Send a Form to your classmates to solicit responses
    • View responses as visual summary of responses. If you created a Google Forms Quiz, review the quiz results--Summary, Question, and Individual--grade any short answer questions, and release the scores to your students. Optional: provide individual feedback for short answer questions.
    • View responses in a Google Spreadsheet. If you created a Google Forms Quiz, apply the Flubaroo add-on to grade your quiz and return the results to your students.

Discuss: Complete the following on Google Classroom.

    • Share the link to your Google Form (hint: click the Send Form button; look for the "link" icon)
    • Share your thoughts on the positive/negative aspects of using Google Forms to collaborate and communicate with your colleagues, students, and families, and how you might integrate this tool into your teaching.
    • Feel free to comment on at least one other student's note.

Link to Google Classroom