During an assignment this week we were asked to create a how-to video on a common technology tool that we are familiar with and use regularly. Of course I chose a product of G Suite :) My video focused on Google Forms and I had to condense {most} of what I know about Forms into a presentation less than 5 minutes long. This was tough because I could literally talk about Google Apps for 5 hours. Finally, after about 8 recordings, I had a video less than 5 minutes long, but it was not as detailed as I wanted. In this week's blog I am going to focus on answering questions that were asked in response to my video and elaborating more on some of the things I had to choose to leave out due to the time constraint.
1. Short Answer Questions on a Quiz
Until about 6 months ago, all short answer questions on a Google Forms quiz had to be graded by hand. Google now has a feature that allows for streamline short answer grading. Teachers can create short answer/fill in the blank questions and grade them in the form itself. (Peers: this is VERY similar to the format of our short answer responses on Brown's quizzes.) The teacher can provide an answer key (yes, it is case sensitive) and if the student answers the questions EXACTLY, the quiz can be graded automatically. This is a great addition because teachers can now include short answer and fill in the blank questions. In my opinion, I do find this to be somewhat of a headache. Even though I tell my kiddos MANY times that their answer has to be exact and it is case sensitive, there is always that one (or four-five) student that makes a silly mistake (capitalization errors misspelling mistakes, etc.) and I have to go back and grade those anyway.
2. Can I still use it if my school blocks gmail?
Gmail used to be blocked at my school (the district finally unblocked it this year), but it never prevented me from using it before. All of my school documents are linked to my teacher e-mail "@fayette.kyschools.us" so I don't think you would have any issues.
3. Does it take a while to create?
Not at all!! Google has done an excellent job simplifying this process. I helped my principal create a survey in forms last week and after I walked him through it his response was, "Wow! That was super simple!". I am slowly converting all of my tests creating as word documents to google forms and I can simply copy and paste the text right in!
Here are some great videos I have found to be beneficial:
Self Grading Quizzes: https://tinyurl.com/zlzda52
How to Create a Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/yd48vd37
1. Short Answer Questions on a Quiz
Until about 6 months ago, all short answer questions on a Google Forms quiz had to be graded by hand. Google now has a feature that allows for streamline short answer grading. Teachers can create short answer/fill in the blank questions and grade them in the form itself. (Peers: this is VERY similar to the format of our short answer responses on Brown's quizzes.) The teacher can provide an answer key (yes, it is case sensitive) and if the student answers the questions EXACTLY, the quiz can be graded automatically. This is a great addition because teachers can now include short answer and fill in the blank questions. In my opinion, I do find this to be somewhat of a headache. Even though I tell my kiddos MANY times that their answer has to be exact and it is case sensitive, there is always that one (or four-five) student that makes a silly mistake (capitalization errors misspelling mistakes, etc.) and I have to go back and grade those anyway.
2. Can I still use it if my school blocks gmail?
Gmail used to be blocked at my school (the district finally unblocked it this year), but it never prevented me from using it before. All of my school documents are linked to my teacher e-mail "@fayette.kyschools.us" so I don't think you would have any issues.
3. Does it take a while to create?
Not at all!! Google has done an excellent job simplifying this process. I helped my principal create a survey in forms last week and after I walked him through it his response was, "Wow! That was super simple!". I am slowly converting all of my tests creating as word documents to google forms and I can simply copy and paste the text right in!
Here are some great videos I have found to be beneficial:
Self Grading Quizzes: https://tinyurl.com/zlzda52
How to Create a Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/yd48vd37
LeAnn,
ReplyDeleteThanks for trying to answer some questions! It is great to know that you should be able to use the Google products even if it blocks gmail. I have never been able to use hangouts or docs while at school, but I could try google forms. Hopefully, that will be something different that my students will enjoy.