I really enjoyed playing with Google Forms this week. It seems that the more I learn about Google Suite the more excited I get about all of its possible applications in my classroom. I was able to use two of the Google Forms I created this week in my class, and while I had a couple hiccups to figure out, my students really seemed enjoy using them.
The first form I made was a Today In History assignment that I give to my students every morning as a part of our morning warm ups. I used to hand out these assignments on paper every morning and then review the answers with my students. Using a Google Form for this assignment was useful because it let me show the class what percentage of them got each answer correct and incorrect. I also used the Flubaroo add-on which quickly made a spreadsheet of their scores for me, which I was able to easily access and analyze without ever having to actually grade anything. The second Google Form I was able to create and use was essentially a copy of Alice Keeler’s Peer Collaboration Evaluation. My class worked in expert groups for the first time as a part of GLAD strategies implementation, so I assigned this collaboration evaluation so they could reflect on how well their group worked together, as well as how well each member of the group contributed. I was surprised and pleased by the level of depth and thoughtfulness my students demonstrated in their responses. This form also gave me a way to track how my students’ collaboration skills improve throughout the year. The last Google Form I made for my class used the add-on Choice Eliminator 2. My students tutor each other at lunch, which is lovely. But to say my class this year is energetic would be an understatement so I need to limit the number of students coming in each day. This has often resulted in students running up to me to ask if they can either tutor or be tutored that day at lunch. I will send out the form on Monday to my students which will let two tutors and six tutorees sign up for each day. This will eliminate the craziness of deciding who is coming in that day as well as let the students prepare to either tutor or be tutored. In terms of using Google Forms in my research I was thinking of using something similar to Alice Keeler’s Collaboration Evaluation form to have students self-assess their own engagement or effort that day. I was thinking this would be make coding their responses much easier and take up much less time. Overall I am excited about Google Forms and the various ways I can use them in my classroom.
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joseph williams
3/18/2018 11:08:34 am
What an excellent way to have students gauge their level of group engagement through a google form! Also, having students schedule the times they want to come in and either tutor or receive tutor assistance is such an important skill when it comes to managing a persona schedule.
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Jane
3/18/2018 06:10:15 pm
I too used the Choice Eliminator add on in a sample form I created for Spring conferences. I see this add on making sign up so much easier. Less paper, less confusion, and less time needed by the teacher. I created a Peer Evaluation Form that I am hoping my 5th grade students will be completing at the end of our next unit. I am really interested in pressing that button and having Google Forms create a great pool of information. As you did, sharing with the students may be eye opening. Are your evaluations anonymous? Mine are all enonymous. I'm doing this to help create an environment that will engcourage my students to be honest in their evaluations.
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Helen Blood
3/18/2018 12:18:58 pm
You really got me to thinking. I have used a question and response in google classroom to start the day, and also easily saw the results, but I got bogged down in going over the questions with my students. I think I will try making the question most missed by the class as a driving question for the day and then reask it at the end of the day, with a short what helped you survey. There are so many interesting possibilities for use. Thank you for sharing.
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Shawn
3/19/2018 01:57:02 pm
It looks like everyone is really enjoying using Forms. I like how you would the form to schedule tutor time. I know for me sometimes I am a little reserved to take on new tools because I am nervous about how long it will take me to understand how to use it efficiently, where it would be a time saver. But with google forms it was super quick and easy.
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Scott Marsden
3/21/2018 05:23:05 pm
Madeleine,
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Mady
3/27/2018 04:36:28 pm
Thanks! The form was great, but I'm still trying to find an easy way to process the data.
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