Geek out with Google
Forms & Scripts!
Katie Plunkett & Maria Lewis
Charlottesville City Schools
December 2012
http://goo.gl/MAhNU
Edmodo code: 1nbivb
Agenda:
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What are google forms?
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How can they help you in the classroom?
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Examples of a variety of different forms
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What is a script?
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Useful resources
What are Google forms?
Using forms in your school:
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Teachers:
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Administrators:
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classroom activities, data collection, assessments
Data collection, Observations, Discipline forms,
Anecdotal notes
Guidance Counselors:
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Data collection, completing weekly/daily forms
Creating a form:
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Log in to your Google account & go to Google Drive.
Click on the Create button and choose form from the list.
Give your form a name and begin adding questions.
The form has two views: edit mode & spreadsheet mode.
http://goo.gl/L5Jtk
*Template gallery:
http://goo.gl/Cu53D
Here are some examples:
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Classroom examples:
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Parent Contact form:
 http://goo.gl/ZhGmG
States and capitals quiz:
 http://goo.gl/L5Jtk
Staff examples:
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Technology survey
 http://goo.gl/26ejg
Google Ninja Program:
 http://goo.gl/JSARJ
First Day of School activity:
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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:
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Data collection for Science or Math projects
Collect information for your class and use in
word problems
Find out what your students are reading
http://goo.gl/74n3O
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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
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Easy way to collect data during or after
guided reading
Simple record to use to refer to later
http://goo.gl/egLbI
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Pre-assessment for a unit:
Find out what students know
Use data to create research groups
http://goo.gl/5Zjv1
Book Review & online reading record:
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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)
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Lesson Review:
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Group Assessments:
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Gain feedback from students on a lesson.
http://goo.gl/fw784
Have students grade themselves & their peers.
http://goo.gl/kwUrS
Exit Ticket:
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Simple assessment for students on a daily basis.
http://goo.gl/PdyKk
Homework & Attendance Check:
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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:
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Observation Form:
http://goo.gl/pKvwm
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Discipline records:
http://goo.gl/ENlM0
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Google Flip Packs
Uses Google presentations and forms to
share information and see what students
know.
http://goo.gl/bGEqH
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Parent information:
Collect data & information from parents
when they come to school.
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PTO meetings
Back to School night
Content evenings (Math Night or Science Night)
http://goo.gl/Bsbpr
Ideas for using forms & templates:
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Ideas for using forms:
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Tom Barrett's: 85 ways to use Google Forms
 http://goo.gl/IipvG
Colette Cassinelli: Google Certified Teacher
 http://goo.gl/jPiBT
Google Template gallery:
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http://goo.gl/Cu53D
What is a script?
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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
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Script that will grade assessments quickly
Teachers and students like gaining feedback
quickly
Use for formal & informal assessments:
Exit tickets
o Check for understanding
o Quick feedback tool & access to data
o Quiz/Tests
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Helpful video:
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http://goo.gl/Pzwsr
Flubaroo example:
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CCS Google Ninja Program:
Staff professional development program used with
quizzes for November PD.
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then took short quizzes.
o Flubaroo script was used to grade assessments.
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Try it out now!
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http://goo.gl/KRplW
Doctopus
Written by an educator for educators,
the free doctopus script gives
teachers the ability to autogenerate, 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")
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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
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Overwhelmed by email
Desiring a way to prioritize
messages
http://www.googleappscentral.com/blo
g/2011/07/what-is-gmail-snoozeand-how-to-use-it/
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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-waysto-do-mail-merge-using-google.html
http://www.youpd.org/autocrat
Useful Resources:
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Intro to Google Apps Scripts:
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http://goo.gl/iojuq
Google Script Developers tutorials:
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http://goo.gl/lZxwX
Google Education OnAir Hangouts:
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http://goo.gl/HHWxz
Google Apps YouTube channel:
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http://goo.gl/IezAa
Google Docs YouTube channel:
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http://goo.gl/IbboL
More useful resources:
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edCode.org:
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youpd:
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Open source development for educators--created by
the maker of Flubaroo
 http://www.edcode.org/
Great site with resources for online professional
development and blended learning.
 http://www.youpd.org/
Phillip Martin Clip Art:
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http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm
Feel free to contact us with
questions:
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Katie Plunkett, ITRT
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Katherine.Plunkett@charlottesvilleschools.org
Maria Lewis, Coordinator of Tech Integration
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Maria.Lewis@charlottesvilleschools.org