Come learn the many ways that you can use Google Forms in your classroom. Whether it is with students, parents, or other teachers, you’ll find lots of practical ways to implement forms. We’ll also share tips and tricks to look like a Google Forms guru! Attendees should be able to answer these questions after attending this session: 1. How do I create a Google form? 2. What are some practical uses of forms for my classroom/campus? 3. How can I enhance my forms to make them more engaging and meaningful?

1. Getting the Most of Google
Forms in Your Classroom

2. Presenter
Director of Professional Development
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dbenner@tcea.org
@diben
Diana Benner
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@diben
@tcea
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3. Goals
• Create a Google Form
• Discuss best practices for using Google Forms
with students and colleagues
• Examine ways to enhance
your Google Forms
• Have fun!

4. Session Resources
http://goo.gl/k9OGvz

5. Today’s Meet
Today’s Meet - https://todaysmeet.com/ttforms
1. Introduce Yourself
• Name, District, Position, Grade Level
2. What are ways that you currently use any kind of form?
• administrative tasks?
• parent support/feedback?
• student work?
• other?

6. Google Forms: A
Teacher/Student Connection
http://goo.gl/nWLpm

7. Google Forms
• Google Forms are a quick and easy
way for you to collect information in
professionally looking forms.
• As participants submit entries, the
data is aggregated into a spreadsheet.
• You can easily view the collected
information, sort it, and generate
charts and graphs.

8. Let’s Begin with an Example...
http://goo.gl/7EYFlR

9. Creating a Form

10. Using Google Forms
http://youtu.be/IzgaUOW6GIs

11. Create & Customize
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home/createform

12. Edit & Add Questions
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home/createquestions

13. Prepare for Collection
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home/prepare4collection

14. Collect Responses
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home/formbasics/4-collect-responses

15. View Results
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home/5-view-results

16. Google Link Shortner
If sharing a form with students,
it is recommended that you
shorten the URL into
something more manageable
for students to enter into their
web browser.
http://goo.gl

17. Ready for a
Challenge?
Today’s Meet
https://todaysmeet.com/ttyoutube
• Create a form
• Add different types of questions
• Add an image or video
• Share your form
• Shorten the URL
• Post on the link Today’s Meet

18. Using Forms

19. http://goo.gl/IV5ZI

20. Ways to Use Google Forms
• Classroom - Student Technology Survey, Make Up
Work, Peer Review, Quiz with an image, Sample Quiz with
Flubaroo
• Assignment Collector ~ Virtual Inbox, Virtual Dropbox
• Collection - Parent information, parent opinion/evaluation,
signups for volunteers, computer access, IEP Input
• Administration - Walkthrough Evaluation, PD Hour
Collection, Evaluations, Course Registration, Auto
Certificate Send, Get to Know Your Staff Survey
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/home

21. Google Form Examples
Examples:
-Peer or Teacher Evaluations
-Classroom Library Book Checkout
-Field Trip Evaluation
-Parent Information
-Scantron
-Quizes/Tests
-Math Classes Make Up Form and Responses
-EcoColumn Peer Review and Responses
-First Aid Project Form and Responses
-Forms with custom images for the theme and questions
https://sites.google.com/a/tcea.org/igoogle/forms

22. Enhancing Forms

23. Tips
• Once you have your form created, DON’T
rearrange the columns
• Instead of deleting the contents of the cells of a
row, right-click and delete the row
• When you make a copy of the form, the script
does not get copied with it
• Be kind to your users – shorten the url
• Double check sign-in
requirements

24. Flubaroo
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/quizzes
• Flubaroo is a free tool that helps
you quickly grade multiple-choice
or fill-in-blank assignments.
• What are the major benefits of
Flubaroo?
– Computes average assignment
score.
– Computes average score per
question, and flags low-scoring
questions.
– Shows you a grade distribution
graph.
– Gives you the option to email
each student their grade, and
an answer key.

25. The Learning Goes On

26. Social Community
How to Join the Group
1. Go to tcea.org and click on
the Login button. Enter
your info and log in.
2. Click on the Social
Community link in the left
menu bar.
3. Click on the Groups menu
link and search for iPad.
4. Click the Join Group link.
Join the All Things Google Group

27. Questions

28. Session Resources
1. Google Forms
http://ctreichler.wikispaces.com/Google+Forms
2. Google Forms in the Classroom Resources
http://blogs.ksbe.edu/elcordei/2013/02/04/google-forms-in-the-classroom-resources/
3. Google Forms for More
https://sites.google.com/site/googlyforms4more/get-started
4. iGoogle Forms
https://sites.google.com/a/tcea.org/igoogle/forms
5. Google Forms 101
https://sites.google.com/site/tracypurdyeducation/google-forms-101

29. Thank You!
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