So as much as I hate to admit it, summer is creeping to an end and before we know it Back to School and Meet the Teacher nights will be upon us {insert screaming/crying/cover my face emojis, summer goes by too quickly!} My motto for this year comes from a dear college professor and advisor who always told me to, "Work Smarter, not Harder", thanks Dr. A! I decided that I need some serious organization in my life and google forms was/is the answer to my teacher prayers and dreams. I saw this idea on Pinterest {we should get PD credit for all of the time we spend researching educational things on there!} and I decided that my Back to School/Meet the Teacher night was going to be as paperless and organized as I could get it! In previous years, I have been left with tons of student information papers, transportation forms, and have always felt a little overwhelmed, especially when I try to organize them and keep up with them ALL year long. So, this post is dedicated to the Why {stated above}, the How & the Technicals of using Google Forms for collecting student information.
How I plan to Do this
I plan to have several iPad stations set up in my classroom with a QR code or two that links directly to the Google Form. Each station will have two QR codes labeled "Student Information" and "Transportation Information". Parents/Guardians will have access to iPads at each station or they can use their personal device to scan each QR code and complete the simple and quick forms that I have created.
Creating a Google Form
I have to be honest, I thought creating a Google Form would be a lot harder than it actually is. I have access to Google through my school district and the Google Forms App was in my Apps menu. You create a form with a few simple steps and link it to a Google Sheets (just like an excel) and all of your data will be collected and organized there. When you create your form you have to option to change the background picture at the top, as well as the color of the form, which is pretty great for those of us who like things to look cute and match.
Technicals
I found this out by trial and error, when creating a Google Form, make sure you edit who can respond. For example, originally mine was set to only users in my districts network, but I un-checked that option so that my parents would have access without signing into Google.
I also allowed more than one response per user (so parents of twins, siblings, grandma who brings both kids can complete the form more than once). I also gave the option of editing after a response, I mean I am the worlds' worst at making simple mistakes, so I made these forms user friendly.
The Forms
As I mentioned before, I created two forms. One for student information and the other for transportation information
I hope this has been helpful! If you have any questions about how to create a google form, please feel free to comment below, send an email, or tweet me!
Now to enjoy the remainder of summer and not spend the rest of my life savings on the darn cute things at Target/Marshall's... #teacherprobs
@wigington2nd -- teachlikeadiva@gmail.com
Syd
Can you screenshot what the information looks like when you receive it from the parent? Is it this form exactly or does it create a type of spreadsheet of all responses?
ReplyDeleteSydney, How do you link the google form to a google sheet?
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