Transcript Using Google Forms for Special Education Data

Using Google Forms for
Special Education Data
August 27, 2014
What are Google Forms?
Live Form
● Easy to use data
entry tools
● Data can be input
by one or many
Results form
● Information is
instantly sent to a
pre-built
spreadsheet
● Graphs are
generated
automatically
Try it!
Check your email for invitation to complete my
sample Google Form
Watch your results show up on my screen
Check out the visual representation of your
answers
Who would use Google Forms?
Special Education
Teachers
● Accommodations
● Behavior
o
FBA, BIP, ABC
● Progress
o
o
goals/objectives
teaching strategies
Ancillary Service
Providers
● Generalization of
skills
● Progress Report
data
● Common goals
among providers
Who would use Google Forms?
General Education
Teachers
● Assignments
● Tests & quizzes
● Feedback from
center activity
● Parent input
Counselors & Admin
● student feedback
● Discipline
● PBIS
● Parent Contacts
● Logistics
Why use Google forms?
● Data guides decision making - tracking
progress, identifying patterns
● Documentation is legally required
● Parent/Staff friendly visuals
● Easy to create and share
Access your Google Drive from your
EUPISD email
Click on your Google
Apps shortcut
Choose the Drive
Create a Form
Choose “CREATE” and
a drop down menu will
appear
Select “FORM”
1. Write in your
form’s title
2. Choose a
Theme
3. Select “okay
when finished
NOTE:
The title and
theme can be
edited later
New to Google Forms?
If this is your first time using Google forms, a
pop up “welcome” will appear.
Click “Get Started”
Your
form
should
look
similar
to this!
Adding Questions: Click on
“Add Item” to choose your
question type
BASIC
text
paragraph text
multiple choice
check boxes
choose from a list
ADVANCED
scale
grid
date
time
BASIC Question Types
Text
simple, single line of
free text
names, class period
Paragraph
longer free text
parent contact log
Multiple
Choice
1 option
(other box available)
yes/no, sensory choice
Checkboxes
pick all that apply
(other box available)
accommodations
provided, behaviors
displayed
Choose from 1 option
a List
same as multiple choice saves space on form
ADVANCED Question Types
Scale
rank along a scale of
numbers - basically a
Likert Scale
Grid
multiple options listed by rubric
row
Date
use calendar picker to
enter a date
quick and easy date
selection
Time
can set up as one time
entered or duration
duration of behavior, duration
of break/time away
intensity of a behavior
“View Live Form” to double check
Choose preferences for sending
1
2
Enter Responses & Submit
Check your responses
Go to Google Drive - You now have two files
1. form - open form to edit
2. responses - open to see spreadsheet of
responses *select this now*
Your responses should look similar to
this
Turn spreadsheet into charts
Click on
“FORM”
Then “SHOW
SUMMARY OF
RESPONSES”
in
dropdown
Summary of Responses
Final Thoughts
● Be careful when sharing so you don’t allow
others to edit your form
● “make a copy” feature
● You can make a shortcut to the form on your
desktop for easier access
● You can also share the “results” spreadsheet
with others
Resources
Grove Group Blog
http://info.groveis.com/blog/bid/180347/28-Point-Introduction-to-GoogleForms?utm_campaign=Blog&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=268672
Beth Still (Connected Teachers)
http://connectedteachers.org/2014/03/google-forms/
Educational Technology & Mobile Learning
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/01/tons-of-google-forms-for-teachers.html
The Curious Creative Blog
http://edte.ch/blog/2012/01/21/74-interesting-ways-to-use-google-forms-in-the-classroom/
Google Form Help
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/139706?rd=1
Practice Time
Start a new form
Add questions
Send to a friend to see how it works