As far as my previous experience with Google Forms, I had only ever taken surveys. I appreciated the clarity, ease, and brevity of the surveys that I had received from the district. I was impressed with how easy this tool was to use. Even this luddite could manage with little instruction. Although I found the google forms to be a dream to use, I found learning about them to be a bit tedious. I guess it is hard to make data collection exciting. I think the best way for me to continue learning the uses of the application will be to play around with it and then refer to the handbook when needed. In looking at the sites posted in the iCare, I saw great value of all the various uses of Google Forms. For this session I created a teacher survey to gauge staff climate on the topic of mindfulness in the classroom. I also created a student pretest and post-test for my driving question and continued action research. I have not yet collected the data, so have not yet put to use the Add-On, Fubaroo, but will begin next week. I will use the student assessment one on one with my student case studies. I like that the answers will be accurately submitted into a spread sheet. Perhaps my data collection will be more precise.
I am currently examining other opportunities to use Google Forms in my classroom. Students are assessed one on one in kinder so not so sure if this is the best option. As all things, efficiency is key, so if it is not lending itself to expediency, then it may not be used too often. Also, if an email address is required, then the students will only be taking the test through me, at least for this year. In the site, 20 Uses for Google Forms, ditchthattextbook.com/2016/09/08/20-practical-ways-to-use-google-forms-in-class-school/, I played around with making a Quick Grade Log that seems useful in tracking teacher observations. I will attempt to create a class roster that will help me to assess where students are in their mastery of the the 4 C's and Oracy, as often these are observable traits. I would also like to take the time to explore the Google Form that helps to create lesson plans. Also, I can see that these forms would be a quick way to communicate with staff members on all sorts of topics. Much faster than the glut of communications that is currently created by group emails. I am the Language Arts Lead at my site and am considering using this with my staff in this regard. I will be sharing this tool with my kindergarten team and perhaps this can help us to guide our instruction, create assessments, and organize our student information. It is an amazing tool to which it's versatility is most useful. Thanks Google. Here is a link to a Podcast that I had tweeted before this assignment. I still have not heard it all because it makes me fall asleep. www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/magic-google-forms/
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