Fun with Google Forms

I've posted briefly before about my love for Google Drive, but today I want to focus more on Google Forms. 

It wasn't long ago, that I started dabbling in Google Forms. Forms are an amazing way to collect information, whether it be a professional development survey, a student quiz, or a student questionnaire form. 

If you read my previous post, you might recall my student information form I created to collect data from parents at the beginning of the school year.

This form has been a LIFESAVER! All of my student information was collected into one easy-to-use spreadsheet! I use it often to easily access parent phone numbers in order to quickly make phone calls home. I can even access it from my phone, which means I can make calls on my long commute home, when necessary. (Don't worry, I talk hands-free!)

Self-grading quizzes

Forms are also an amazing way to create self-grading quizzes to assess student learning. Check out this video from Teacher's Tech for a tutorial.

Here is a self-grading quiz that I recently created about animal habitats.

docAppender

I also just learned about a useful Add-on to Forms called docAppender. This tool takes the information from Google Forms and sends it to a Google Doc of your choosing instead of creating a Google Sheet. This can be super helpful for information that just doesn't fit well into a form. For example, on my student survey, I could filter out the questions about a student's strengths and weaknesses to a Google Doc instead of storing it in a Google Sheet.

Check out this video from The Techy Teacher's Tech Tips that explains how to record student observations using Google Forms. Paperless observations? I AM IN!

These are just a few of the ways that Google Forms can streamline your teaching. What are some ways you use Google Forms?