Before students leave your class, ask them to complete a simple Google Form (ideally 1-3 questions are best) to gauge how well they feel they did on the class lesson or objective that day, and on your delivery as an instructor. How this is done, and what kinds of questions asked will depend on your … Continue reading Evaluate & Get Feedback with Google Forms
Google Slides are great for demonstrating or explaining to students about a particular topic. But how about getting them involved? By using the Presenter View, you can quickly take Q&A during a lesson to get feedback from students regarding material just covered. Additionally you can add a Google Form to your Slides presentation, and then … Continue reading Engage Students with Google Slides
New to Google Forms is the option to convert the Form into a quiz. This is great for providing students with immediate feedback. Here’s how: From the Settings menu of the Form, select the “Quizzes” tab, and toggle the first button that says “Make this a quiz”. Once you’ve done that, several options below will … Continue reading Google Forms: Quiz Maker
Flubaroo is an add-on provided in Google Sheets, that works directly with Google Forms. When you designate a destination for your Google Form results, adding Flubaroo is a cinch. Simply search for it in the add-on menu, and then activate it for your particular sheet. First, you will need to find the add-on menu, and … Continue reading Google Sheets: Flubaroo
How many times have you needed to collect information? I can think of several cases just in one school year where someone needed to collect information from several people: Updating teacher contact info (so the principal could keep up to date) Yearly school 5K race - sign up sheets were a mess! Students didn't fill … Continue reading Google Forms: Good for Everything
Technology has always appealed to me, though as the online world has grown, so has my love of and use for it. As teachers, there are even MORE ways to use tech tools to be more effective, and to drive student success. One great advantage I have personally experienced is: Student engagement Using technology can … Continue reading Tech Advantage #2
Nearpod is a platform in which you can create interactive presentations, designed to be shared on student devices. There are two ways in which the lessons can be shared: synchronized or self paced. Self-paced works best when flipping your classroom, or when teaching in a setting that requires independent work. Synchronized is ideal for guiding … Continue reading Tech Resources #1 – Nearpod
Recently I watched this excellent talk entitled "May the Forms be with you", which gives some great tips and uses for Google Forms: My main takeaways were: Data validation - this can be used to provide password protection for a quiz, by starting with a data validated question. Once they successfully complete it, they proceed … Continue reading May the Forms be with you
