A big thank you to those who have submitted ideas to the collection of uses of Google Forms.  For those of you who have not, I encourage you to share your thoughts! At the start of this school year, I shared this link for those submissions.  At the end of the school year, I will share a list of those ideas.  In the meantime, I leave you with another great way to use Google Forms.

Create Your Own Adventure!

By using the “go to section based on answer”, you may choose your own adventure story for students.  Or better yet, have them create their own story and adventure. I made a multiplication skill check story,  Rex’s Adventure, for you to try.  Check it out!

  
Tai Botkin, Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The first month of school is securely under our belts, and many of you are rocking and rolling  in your well-oiled grooves. I know. I’ve seen you! Some teachers have already begun the preparation for the highly anticipated first class party of the school year.  I have seen this done many times and from the parent and teacher perspectives. As a well organized educator, you may have included a sign up sheet during the back to school night.  Kudos to you! Unfortunately, that sign up sheet has, undoubtedly, been long forgotten about by the well-intentioned parent who signed up to volunteer or bring items (guilty as charged).  Other teachers reading this are thinking, “Oh, I need to get started on that!”. This use for Google Forms can be super helpful if you happen to be included in that latter group. Quick, create a google form! 

• Volunteer and Donation Sign Up

Include a place for a parent’s name and their child’s name.  Then, list items and volunteer time slots that you need. This also gives you control over what is provided for health or allergy concerns. If you’re worried that you will get 25 packets of pencil toppers and no pencils, I have a solution.  Utilize the Add-on, “Choice Eliminator”. This add-on will allow an item or time slot to be removed once it has been selected. You can also choose to limit an item to be selected a set amount of times before disappearing from the list. I do suggest that you list items in a drop down menu rather than multiple choice as it tends to work better. 

Aren’t you glad you just started planning? Happy class partying!

  
Tai Botkin, Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Many teachers use Google Forms for quizzes, tests and homework.  But there are numerous uses that we may not have even thought of yet.  I’d like to share some of the more creative uses for Google Forms this year and encourage you to contribute your ideas on, guess what, this Google Form!  At the end of the school year, I will share the results from that poll so that viewers can access that treasure trove. Just like we tell students, there are no bad ideas, so please share yours.  If you tend to be on the shy side, I will give you the option of remaining anonymous, although we would love to give you credit for your creative genius. I look forward to seeing your ideas and sending them out in May!

I will also be sharing simple ways in which I use forms or have seen them used to get the creative juices flowing.  

• Lunch Poll

A simple bell ringer poll has become a user staple for Google Forms.  Why not make it easier to complete a necessary morning task? Students can select from options such as hot lunch, cold lunch, or I brought my lunch.  The results of the poll are automatically collected and can be sent to the cafeteria. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

  
Tai Botkin, Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing