Geek out with Google Forms & Scripts!

Katie Plunkett & Maria LewisCharlottesville City Schools

December 2012http://goo.gl/MAhNU

Edmodo code: 1nbivb

Agenda:

• What are google forms?

• How can they help you in the classroom?

• Examples of a variety of different forms

• What is a script?

• Useful resources

What are Google forms?

Using forms in your school:

• Teachers: o classroom activities, data collection, assessments

• Administrators: o Data collection, Observations, Discipline forms,

Anecdotal notes

• Guidance Counselors: o Data collection, completing weekly/daily forms

Creating a form: 1. Log in to your Google account & go to Google Drive.

2. Click on the Create button and choose form from the list.

3. Give your form a name and begin adding questions.

4. The form has two views: edit mode & spreadsheet mode.

http://goo.gl/L5Jtk

*Template gallery:

http://goo.gl/Cu53D

Here are some examples:

• Classroom examples: o Parent Contact form:

http://goo.gl/ZhGmGo States and capitals quiz:

http://goo.gl/L5Jtk

• Staff examples: o Technology survey

http://goo.gl/26ejgo Google Ninja Program:

http://goo.gl/JSARJ

First Day of School activity:

• Use as a way to get to know your students

• Find out interests and ways they enjoy learning

http://goo.gl/JHqRy

Collect data for students to use:

• Data collection for Science or Math projects

• Collect information for your class and use in word problems

• Find out what your students are readinghttp://goo.gl/74n3O

Student response: Showing a video:

•Use during or after a video

• Students take notes and provide feedback for the teacher after class.

http://goo.gl/ddEqX

Data collection: Guided reading group

• Easy way to collect data during or after guided reading

• Simple record to use to refer to laterhttp://goo.gl/egLbI

Pre-assessment for a unit:

• Find out what students know

• Use data to create research groupshttp://goo.gl/5Zjv1

Book Review & online reading record:

• Find out what students are reading

• Have a log to share with students and parents

• Add short answer or discussion questions to the form http://goo.gl/ADfXr

Student assessments:(group & lesson)

• Lesson Review: o Gain feedback from students on a lesson.

http://goo.gl/fw784

• Group Assessments: o Have students grade themselves & their peers.

http://goo.gl/kwUrS

• Exit Ticket: o Simple assessment for students on a daily basis.

http://goo.gl/PdyKk

Homework & Attendance Check:

• Daily form to check homework, attendance, take daily grades

http://goo.gl/lMgUj

• After school program-Data collection

http://goo.gl/BKP9L

Classroom Examples: Administrators:

• Observation Form: http://goo.gl/pKvwm

• Discipline records:http://goo.gl/ENlM0

Google Flip Packs

• Uses Google presentations and forms to share information and see what students know.

http://goo.gl/bGEqH

Parent information:

• Collect data & information from parents when they come to school.o PTO meetingso Back to School nighto Content evenings (Math Night or Science Night)

http://goo.gl/Bsbpr

Ideas for using forms & templates:

• Ideas for using forms: o Tom Barrett's: 85 ways to use Google Forms

http://goo.gl/IipvGo Colette Cassinelli: Google Certified Teacher

http://goo.gl/jPiBT

• Google Template gallery: o http://goo.gl/Cu53D

What is a script?

• Scripts are a short code that you can include in Google apps that allows you to customize the google tools to work for you.

• All done from within Google.

http://goo.gl/mhHgJ

Flubaroo: Quick & instant feedback

• Script that will grade assessments quickly

• Teachers and students like gaining feedback quickly

• Use for formal & informal assessments: o Exit ticketso Check for understanding o Quick feedback tool & access to datao Quiz/Tests

• Helpful video: o http://goo.gl/Pzwsr

Flubaroo example:

• CCS Google Ninja Program: o Staff professional development program used with

quizzes for November PD. o Teachers worked through training materials and then

took short quizzes. o Flubaroo script was used to grade assessments.

• Try it out now!o http://goo.gl/KRplW

Doctopus

Written by an educator for educators, the free doctopus script gives teachers the ability to auto-generate, pre-share, and manage grading and feedback on templated Docs for group and individual projects.

Start by creating a Google spreadsheet with student names and emails.

http://www.youpd.org/doctopus

formMule (aka "The Mule")

• An automatic calendar booking system

• Users add events/information to the system, notifies the manager and invites the requester to the event

• Used by schools for facilities management, parent teacher conferences, equipment reservations, and discipline tracking.

• http://www.youpd.org/formmule

Google Snooze

• Overwhelmed by email• Desiring a way to prioritize

messages

http://www.googleappscentral.com/blog/2011/07/what-is-gmail-snooze-and-how-to-use-it/

• Another option: Pause it!http://inboxpause.com/

Save Gmail Attachment Directly into Google Drive

http://ctrlq.org/code/19053-send-to-google-drive

Gmail Meter

http://www.gmailmeter.com/

Gmail Merge

http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2011/10/4-ways-to-do-mail-merge-using-google.html

http://www.youpd.org/autocrat

Useful Resources:

• Intro to Google Apps Scripts:o http://goo.gl/iojuq

• Google Script Developers tutorials: o http://goo.gl/lZxwX

• Google Education OnAir Hangouts: o http://goo.gl/HHWxz

• Google Apps YouTube channel: o http://goo.gl/IezAa

• Google Docs YouTube channel: o http://goo.gl/IbboL

More useful resources:

• edCode.org: o Open source development for educators--created by

the maker of Flubaroo http://www.edcode.org/

• youpd: o Great site with resources for online professional

development and blended learning. http://www.youpd.org/

• Phillip Martin Clip Art: o http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm

Feel free to contact us with questions:

• Katie Plunkett, ITRTo Katherine.Plunkett@charlottesvilleschools.org

• Maria Lewis, Coordinator of Tech Integrationo Maria.Lewis@charlottesvilleschools.org