GOOGLE ADD-ONS ARE SCRIPTS THAT RUN IN GOOGLE APPS TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE AND TO MAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS MORE EFFICIENT. THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF GOOGLE ADD-ONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT IS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THREE OF THEM: DOCTOPUS, GOOBRIC, AND FLUBAROO. THESE ADD-ONS ARE IMPORTANT FOR EDUCATORS BECAUSE THEY MAKE ASSIGNING, DISTRIBUTING, SHARING, AND GRADING STUDENT WORK EASY, AND ONCE TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT THEM, THEY CAN VASTLY IMPROVE THE DIGITAL WORKFLOW IN A CLASSROOM.

1. Google Add-ons and How
They Improve Digital
Workflow
Created by Kristy Rykard
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Welcome to this self-paced learning module that will teach you about
three Google add-ons: Doctopus, Goobric, and Flubaroo. Teachers
are busy professionals, so this unit will only take you about 20 minutes
to complete.

3. Table of Contents
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Overview and Purpose
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Unit Objectives
Doctopus Instruction and Practice
Goobric Instruction and Practice
Flubaroo Instruction and Practice
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4. Overview and Purpose
Google add-ons are scripts that run in Google apps to enhance the
experience and to make certain actions more efficient. There are a
plethora of Google add-ons designed specifically for teachers, and the
purpose of this unit is to teach you about three of them: Doctopus,
Goobric, and Flubaroo. These add-ons are important for educators
because they make assigning, distributing, sharing, and grading
student work easy, and once you learn about them, they can vastly
improve the digital workflow in your classroom.

5. Prerequisite Knowledge and
Skills
Before you begin this unit, you will need experience with
Google apps, including Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and
Forms.

6. Unit Objectives
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
•Identify the actions that Doctopus, Goobric, and Flubaroo can achieve.
•Find and download all three add-ons.
•Open each add-on from the correct menu.
•Determine the ways in which each add-on works with Google apps
and other add-ons.
•Recognize the ways in which each add-on enhances digital workflow.
•Find more information about all three add-ons.

7. Are you ready?
Yes?
Great! Let’s begin with Doctopus!

8. DOCTOPUS
What is it?
What can it do?
Where can you get it?
How does it work with Google Apps?
How does it improve workflow?

9. What is Doctopus?
Doctopus is an add-on
script that you can use
with Google Sheets. The
name itself gives you
some clues as to the
nature of the add-on. It
includes “doc” because it
works with various types
of documents, and the
“octopus” part is because
it can do so many cool
things at once!

10. What can Doctopus do?
All at the click of a few buttons.

11. Can you remember?
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works with Pages on Mac
works with Google Sheets

12. Can you remember?
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we should add to the chart:
works with Pages on Mac
works with Google Sheets
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13. OOPS!
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14. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
can make assignments for you
from an online bank
works with Google Sheets

15. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
can make assignments for you
from an online bank
works with Google Sheets
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memory!

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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
allows students to share
documents
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents

17. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
allows students to share
documents
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents
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memory!

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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents
sets the doc’s share settings
works with Microsoft Excel

19. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents
sets the doc’s share settings
works with Microsoft Excel
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memory!

20. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents
can give and grade multiple
choice tests
distributes documents to
students
sets the doc’s share settings

21. Can you remember?
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can make individual copies of
documents for each student
works with Google Sheets
manages settings of shared
documents
can give and grade multiple
choice tests
distributes documents to
students
sets the doc’s share settings
Yes! Good
memory!

22. Where can you get Doctopus?
To install Doctopus, go to
the Google Chrome
Store and search for
Doctopus.

23. How do you access Doctopus
once you have it?
To use Doctopus, open a
new Sheet, and look
under the “Add-ons”
menu. You will now see
Doctopus here.

24. Can you remember?
You can download Doctopus from the Google Play
Store.
TRUE FALSE

25. OOPS!
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26. Can you remember?
You can download Doctopus from the Google Play
Store.
TRUE FALSE
That’s right! It’s the Google Chrome Store!

27. Can you remember?
You access Doctopus by clicking on the “Add-ons”
menu in Google Sheets.
TRUE FALSE

28. Can you remember?
You access Doctopus by clicking on the “Add-ons”
menu in Google Sheets.
TRUE FALSE
That’s right!

29. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
In Google Sheets, you
can create a roster that
can be saved for future
use.

30. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
Doctopus will use your
roster to create a folder
in Google Drive for each
student that is shared
between you and the
student.

31. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
Make copies of a Google Doc,
Slides, or Sheet and share one to
each student so they have their own
copy on which to complete their
assignment individually. This
document goes into their class folder
on Google Drive, but it also gets
stored in a teacher folder for you so
you can keep all like assignments
together.

32. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
You can also put students in groups, so that
when you share a Doc, Slides, or Sheet, it will
be shared among all the students in the group.
This way, students can collaborate!

33. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
You can also put students in groups, so that
when you share a Doc, Slides, or Sheet, it will
be shared among all the students in the group.
This way, students can collaborate!

34. How does Doctopus work with
Google Apps?
Finally, once the due date comes around, you
can lock the Docs, Slides, or Sheets so that
students can still view them, but they can no
longer edit them. This is called “Embargoing”
the document for grading

35. Can you remember?
Which of the following Google Apps does Doctopus NOT work
with?
Doc
s
Sheets
Slides
Drive
Forms

36. OOPS!
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37. Can you remember?
Which of the following Google Apps does Doctopus NOT work
with?
Doc
s
Sheets
Slides
Drive
Forms
That’s right!

38. How does Doctopus improve
workflow?

39. Can you remember?
How does Doctopus improve workflow?
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Students don’t have to download or upload assignments.
Quickly generates a rubric for any assignment.

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41. Can you remember?
How does Doctopus improve workflow?
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Students don’t have to download or upload assignments.
Quickly generates a rubric for any assignment.
That’s right!

42. You’re doing great!
Next….
Let’s learn a little about Goobric!
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43. Goobric
What is it?
What can it do?
Where can you get it?
How does it work with Doctopus and
Google Apps?
How does it improve workflow?

44. What is Goobric?
Goobric is an add-on
script that you can use
with Doctopus in Google
Sheets and that you
launch from Google
Chrome. The name itself
gives you some clues as
to the nature of the add-
on. It includes “goo”
because it works with
various types of Google
documents, and the
“oobric” part is because it
is all about rubrics!

45. What can Goobric do?
All at the click of a few buttons.

46. Can you remember?
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we should add to the chart:
works with YouTube
works with Doctopus

47. Yes! Good
memory!
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we should add to the chart:
works with YouTube
works with Doctopus
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48. OOPS!
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49. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
has ready-made rubrics in an
online bank
works with Doctopus

50. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
has ready-made rubrics in an
online bank
works with Doctopus
Yes! Good
memory!

51. Can you remember?
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What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
adds grades to your grade book
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document

52. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
adds grades to your grade book
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document
Yes! Good
memory!

53. Can you remember?
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What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document
emails feedback to students
creates a PDF rubric

54. Yes! Good
memory!
Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document
emails feedback to students
creates a PDF rubric

55. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document
can give and grade multiple
choice tests
lets you grade documents you
shared through Doctopus
emails feedback to students

56. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
gives you an interactive,
clickable rubric
works with Doctopus
adds rubric to student document
can give and grade multiple
choice tests
lets you grade documents you
shared through Doctopus
emails feedback to students
Yes! Good
memory!

57. Where can you get Goobric?
To install Goobric, go to
the Google Chrome
Store and search for
Goobric.

58. How do you access Goobric
once you have it?
To use Goobric,
open Doctopus in
the sheet from
which you
distributed an
assignment, and
click “Attach
Goobric.”

59. How do you access Goobric
once you have it?
Next, open the first
assignment you
want to grade, and
click the Goobric
icon in the top right
of your Chrome
browser.

60. Can you remember?
You can download Goobric from the Google Chrome
Store.
TRUE FALSE

61. OOPS!
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62. Can you remember?
You can download Goobric from the Google Chrome
Store.
TRUE FALSE
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63. Can you remember?
You access Goobric by clicking on “Attach Goobric” in
Doctopus and by using the Goobric icon in the
Chrome web browser.
TRUE FALSE

64. Can you remember?
TRUE FALSE
That’s right!
You access Goobric by clicking on “Attach Goobric” in
Doctopus and by using the Goobric icon in the
Chrome web browser.

65. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
In Google Sheets, you
can create a Goobric that
can be saved for future
use.

66. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
Once you assign the
Goobric you made
through Doctopus, you
can grade each
assignment on the actual
Doc in Google Drive.

67. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
When you
press the
submit button,
Goobric will
add the
completed
rubric to the
bottom of the
student’s
document.

68. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
Another option is to record your feedback so
that students can listen to your comments.

69. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
Goobric will save the
file to your Google
Drive, automatically
share the file with the
student, and post a
link to it under their
rubric.

70. How does Goobric work with
Google Apps?
Each student’s grade and comments are
posted into the original Google Sheet from
which you distributed the document.

71. Can you remember?
Which of the following Google Apps does Goobric NOT work
with?
Doc
s
Sheets
Drive
Forms
Doctopus

72. OOPS!
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73. Can you remember?
Doc
s
Sheets
Drive
Forms
That’s right!
Which of the following Google Apps does Goobric NOT work
with?
Doctopus

74. How does Goobric improve
workflow?

75. Can you remember?
How does Goobric improve workflow?
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Automatically emails grades to students.
Quickly generates a rubric for any assignment.

76. OOPS!
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77. Can you remember?
That’s right!
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Automatically emails grades to students.
Quickly generates a rubric for any assignment.
How does Goobric improve workflow?

78. Awesome work so far!
And now….
Let’s learn a little about Flubaroo!
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79. Flubaroo
What is it?
What can it do?
Where can you get it?
How does it work with Google Apps?
How does it improve workflow?

80. What is Flubaroo?
Flubaroo is an add-on for
Google Sheets that is
used in conjunction with
Google Forms to auto
grade (or hand grade)
quizzes and assignments,
see reports, and share
grades and feedback with
students.

81. What can Flubaroo do?
All at the click of a few buttons.

82. Can you remember?
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we should add to the chart:
works with Google Docs
works with Google Forms

83. Yes! Good
memory!
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we should add to the chart:
works with Google Docs
works with Google Forms
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84. OOPS!
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85. Can you remember?
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chart?
auto-grades assignments
has ready-made rubrics in an
online bank
works with Google Forms

86. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
auto-grades assignments
has ready-made rubrics in an
online bank
works with Google Forms
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memory!

87. Can you remember?
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What else should we add to the
chart?
auto-grades assignments
adds grades to your grade book
works with Google Forms
makes reports about students’
results

88. Can you remember?
Let’s fill in the chart below.
What else should we add to the
chart?
auto-grades assignments
adds grades to your grade book
works with Google Forms
makes reports about students’
results
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memory!

89. Can you remember?
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What else should we add to the
chart?
auto-grades assignments
works with Google Forms
makes reports about students’
results
emails feedback to students
creates a PDF rubric

90. Yes! Good
memory!
Can you remember?
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What else should we add to the
chart?
auto-grades assignments
works with Google Forms
makes reports about students’
results
emails feedback to students
creates a PDF rubric

91. Where can you get Flubaroo?
To install Flubaroo, go to
the Google Chrome
Store and search for
Flubaroo.

92. How do you access Flubaroo
once you have it?
To use Flubaroo,
click on the “Add-
ons” menu in the
Google sheet where
you had the Forms
responses sent.

93. Can you remember?
You can download Flubaroo from the Flubaroo
website.
TRUE FALSE

94. OOPS!
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95. Can you remember?
You can download Flubaroo from the Flubaroo
website.
TRUE FALSE
That’s right! You get it from the Google Chrome
Store!

96. Can you remember?
You access Flubaroo by clicking on the “Add-ons”
menu in Google Sheets.
TRUE FALSE

97. Can you remember?
TRUE FALSE
That’s right!
You access Flubaroo by clicking on the “Add-ons”
menu in Google Sheets.

98. How does Flubaroo work with
Google Apps?
You can create a quiz in
Google Forms and send it
out to your students. You
can have multiple choice,
checkbox answers, short
answer, fill in the blank,
essay, drop down, etc.
You take the quiz yourself
on the Form to create the
answer key.

99. How does Flubaroo work with
Google Apps?
Then, after students have
finished their quiz, you
export the responses from
Google Forms to a Sheets
spreadsheet.

100. How does Flubaroo work with
Google Apps?
• Auto-grade multiple choice,
checkbox, short answer, fill in
the blank, and dropdown.
• Re-grade for multiple
submissions.
• Share your students’ grades
with them via email.
• See a report of your students’
submissions.
• Hand grade essay or variable
answers.
• Type in personalized
feedback.

101. How does Flubaroo work with
Google Apps?
Flubaroo adds a page to your spreadsheet to show
the overall scores, points earned for each question,
and the percent of students who got a question
correct. It highlights the questions for which fewer
than 60% of students answered correctly.

102. Can you remember?
Which of the following Google Apps does Flubaroo NOT work
with?
Doc
s
Sheets
Forms

103. OOPS!
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104. Can you remember?
Which of the following Google Apps does Flubaroo NOT work
with?
Doc
s
Sheets
Forms
That’s right! Flubaroo only works with Sheets and
Forms.

105. How does Flubaroo improve
workflow?

106. Can you remember?
How does Flubaroo improve workflow?
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Shares documents into students’ Google Drive folders.
Generates a rubric for any assignment.

107. OOPS!
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108. Can you remember?
How does Flubaroo improve workflow?
Automatically grades assignments for you.
Shares documents into students’ Google Drive folders.
Generates a rubric for any assignment.
That’s right!

109. Want more information about
these add-ons?
If you are interested in learning more about these
add-ons, there are a few places you can go for help!
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110. More Info on Doctopus
Doctopus How-to Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m4Lq6x66Th3O5kCBDlB8KuzN0z
MATbqH3fgIPVqIs4U/edit

111. More Info on Doctopus
Doctopus Video
Tutorialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw7SuTDCxJo

112. More Info on Goobric
Goobric How-to Presentation
https://daviddoherty02.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/how-to-goobric-attach-
a-rubric-to-individual-doctopus-docs/

113. More Info on Goobric
Goobric Video Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV0xo-FnCn0

114. More Info on Flubaroo
Flubaroo User Guide
http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide

115. Can you remember?
You can get more information about Doctopus from
the Doctopus handbook.
TRUE FALSE

116. OOPS!
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117. Can you remember?
You can get more information about Doctopus from
the Doctopus handbook.
TRUE FALSE
That’s right! You get it from the Doctopus How-to
Guide or Video Tutorial!

118. Can you remember?
You can get more information about Goobric from the
Goobric How-to Presentation.
TRUE FALSE

119. Can you remember?
TRUE FALSE
That’s right! And also from the Video Tutorial.
You can get more information about Goobric from the
Goobric How-to Presentation.

120. Can you remember?
You can get more information about Flubaroo from
the Flubaroo User Guide.
TRUE FALSE

121. Can you remember?
TRUE FALSE
That’s right!
You can get more information about Flubaroo from
the Flubaroo User Guide.

122. Great job!
Now that your brain is full of
awesome new thoughts about
Google add-ons and how they can
improve digital workflow in your
classroom, you’re ready to finish
this unit!
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