Google+Forms

Google Forms
Like SurveyMonkey, Google Forms can be used to design online surveys. It is free, as part of the Google Docs suite, so you need to sign up there to use it. Google Forms can be accessed from desktop and laptop computers, but not from mobile devices. ** How can I use it? ** After respondents fill out your survey, Google Forms will generate a simple summary of the responses, showing a tally of closed-ended responses, and text strings of open responses. Each survey you design is directly linked to a spreadsheet of the results, which can be exported as Excel, CSV, or several other formats. Here are some examples of Google forms being used in education and in libraries: After looking at these examples, jot down or blog your ideas about ways to use Google Forms at your library or school. ** Get started with Google Forms: **
 *  Using Google Forms in school libraries (slide show from Mary Schwander, with demos and templates)
 *  Google Forms for Assessment, Evaluation, and Reflection (blog post from Buffy Hamilton, with examples)
 *  10 Google Forms for the classroom (blog post from Tom Barrett)

Here are some tutorials. (If you need a refresher on writing good questions, see the resources listed under SurveyMonkey above.) Try designing a survey: Thanks for expanding your toolkit with these Web 2.0 survey tools! Remember to share your ideas and experiences with the rest of us in your blogs, about how these tools work for you and how you might use them in your work. This Learning 2.0 module was originally designed and implemented by students in Dr. Michael Stephens‘ Transformative Literacies class in the Spring of 2012 (LIBR 281-12). This class is part of San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science curriculum. It was authored by Lisa Hubbell for Oswego County BOCES. It is available for use for other libraries or institutions. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This entry was posted in [|Productivity Tools] and tagged [|Surveys]. Bookmark the [|permalink].
 *  Create, send, share, and edit a form (Google’s instruction page)
 *  Google Form tutorial (slideshow by Sam Lam, highlighting on-screen commands and options)
 *  Google Form Tutorial for Librarians (8-minute screencast by Gabe Gossett, on how to create survey forms and embed them in websites)
 *  Forms in the classroom (first page of training module from Google Apps for Education)
 * If you’re not already signed up for Google docs, you will need to register. Forms can be created in the desktop version of Google docs, but not the mobile version.
 * Follow one of the tutorials to create a survey. Experiment with different question types to see what is possible.
 * Click on the “Email this form” button near the upper right to send your survey to a few friends or colleagues.
 * After they respond, click on the “See responses” button near the upper right. Choose “Summary” to see an automatically generated tally. If you want to edit or export any responses, choose “Spreadsheet” and use the menus there.
 * If you are used to preparing charts or tables in Excel or another program, try exporting from your spreadsheet, and manipulating your data there.