Ways+to+Use+Google+Forms

How can we use Google Forms for the classroom?

Behavior Tracking - Instead of marking ticks on a clipboard, enter the basic questions into a form, and with each submission you get a record. This allows for dissection of the data across time, locations, and the spreadsheet will count the entries for you.

Getting to Know You - A great way to collect information about students during the first week of school. This can also be a great way to collect information from parents on Introduction nights.....Set up a station and have them fill out the form while they are waiting to meet you. Best phone #s to call, best time to contact, best way (maybe they prefer email?), hopes/goals for their student, things they see as barriers to their student's success. All sorts of possibilities....

Self-Grading quizzes: Check this link for an example. @http://goo.gl/VRxd8

Exit Slip - Use it to gauge student understanding on the day's subjects.

Groups/Clubs - Build one and use it as an online order form for t-shirt sizes, number of desired objects, etc.

Registration - Collect information from students wanting to try out for the school play.

Peer Review - Example of a peer review form from a science class.

Student Presentation Review - As you watch student presentations, grade them as they happen and have the data compiled for you to send out immediately.

Spelling test - For your weekly spelling test use simple 1-10 or 1-20 numbered form (with a name question too of course) and ask the children to type in their answers as you read out the list of words. Once these are submitted apply formula to judge if they are correct or not and it becomes self grading.

Reading Log - If your students have a reading diary that they use to record information about times that they read during the week. They take it home as well as using it at school. I would imagine you hear “I haven’t got my reading diary,” so many times during the year, this way they have no excuses and can access it from any computer. Demo reading log form.

Social Studies Quiz - Here's a simple example of a quiz for a social studies lesson. Example

E-habits - Wouldn't it be nice to check your student's e-habits and allow them to give an anonymous response? For instance do you know how many of your under 13s actually have a Facebook account, talk online to people they've never met, have a webcam in their bedroom...You might be surprised!

Help List - Create a form that allows for students to let you know where they are struggling without doing it in front of everyone. Imagine if a student could fill out the questions and you know which areas you may need to go back and review with the entire group, a small group, or individual students.