GOOGLE APPS: FORMS
What functions did you like and what functions did you find frustrating? Why?
I didn't find anything too complicated or frustrating about the Google Form application. I did like the ability to change the theme of the form and the ease of adding questions and page headers/breaks. There are many options with regards to the types of questions you can ask. Participants can answer questions with via the following prompts: text, check boxes, choosing from a list, scale and grid.
At first, I thought that the only way to use the form was to email it, but then I realized that you could embed it into a web page. Other positives of the form application are that you can view the results via a spreadsheet or in a summary format, and you can event allow the form participants to view the results summary.
What knowledge or skills would students need to use the software?
It would be fairly simple for students to utilize the form application as all of the features are clearly listed at the top. If they were creating a form, it would help if they were aware of the various options of the questions and samples were provided. If they were completing a form, it would be very simple for students to answer as it's pretty easy to navigate through and answer.
How can you share the products you create with this application?
The 2 main ways of sharing the forms are via email or by embedding the from into a web document.
How could you see the application being used to teach a particular subject matter?
For me personally, I could use this application when I need quick feedback from my students. For example, I created a form to find out which projects the students would be interested in creating for our next sewing unit. I have given them options to choose from and also allowed for an option for them to type in their own response.
In addition, students could create their own forms when completing a project where they need to collect survey data.
What are some things a teacher could do to help students collaborate using this application?
As previously mentioned, students could create their own forms when completing a project where they need to collect survey data. Or, they could collect data from each other.
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Hi Karen,
ReplyDeleteThanks for reviewing Google Forms for us. I had no idea what they were all about. The name doesn't convey this function to me at all. I was envisioning filling out something like an application, and this sounds more like surveys. I could see lots of ways to use this.
Edie