Google Forms - Customize Banner via Google Draw & Password Protected

Through Chad Kafka, I learned how to use Google Draw to customize a heading in Google Forms.  Google Forms are being implemented by teachers for everything from student surveys for Teacher Effectiveness to assessments in class.

A banner is at the top of the Google Form.

While themes are available for changing,

the ability to customize may be something you, as an educator, could model for your students.  Students may find them to be helpful as they create forms for different data accumulation.

While Chad shows us how to make a customizable banner using Google Draw, any image that is 1200 pixels wide by 300 pixels tall will fit.

You'll need this Google Drive TEMPLATE. You will click FILE > MAKE A COPY

I made one for our biology department's common assessment.

It was truly easy to complete and really added some design to the Google Form.

If you would like more Google Form customizing, view the video below.

To create more items to enhance the validity of the assessment, we created passwords.  The idea originated for me, here.  The first field in the form should be password with the following additional settings. In between the ^$ type the characters that you would like to add as a password.  

In the next field, add an item that is a page  break.

Finally, add an item as your first field of you assessment or survey.

If you would like to use a previous Google form, but would like to delete "last year's data entry), simply select all of the rows and delete them.  The data in the rows will delete, but the form will be unaffected.

Teacher Effectiveness Survey - Formulating Neutral Questions

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Our Lunch N' Learn was designed toward analyzing data received from students after they completed our "Teacher Effectiveness Survey".  Some teachers have inquired as to "What makes a good question?"

To answer this, I asked our high school stats teacher, Mr. Martinson, to provide some examples as to what makes a valid question.  In his course work, students are instructed to always collect valid data and analyze it. He sheds some light on specific examples that could be included on a survey.


- Questions should be neutral, meaning they don't encourage a particular response. 

Example: 

Neutral:   How does today's lesson compare to yesterday"s? 

Leading:  Didn't you like today's lesson better than yesterday"s?

Neutral: How does the use of technology affect your learning?

Leading: Many students feel technology helps them engage in their learning. How do you feel about technology?

- Avoid terms all students may not understand. 

  example: use the terms tests, quizzes, instead of formal assessment.

 

- Questions should have as many good options as bad options. 

  example: strongly disagree,disagree,agree, strongly agree

- People will often pick the middle if given an odd number of option (if providing an even number of options you can avoid this)

- Make sure every possible response has a place and that options are 

mutually exclusive (response should fall in one category, not more than one)

Breakfast Bytes Organizing Google Form Data

We have all been asked to complete a survey as a requirement for Teacher Effectiveness.  Most of us have used a Google Form to gather our information.

Now What?

Many features in Google Forms/Spreadsheets will help us organize the data.

Breakfast Bytes
Thursday, February 20, 2014
7:05 AM In The Hub

I used Canva to create the visual above.  It is a fantastic tool for creating media desings for social media, presentations, posters, blog graphics, cards, photo collages, business cards, and invitations.  It can be used on a Chromebook!

Student Survey Responses - Analyzing The Data

You've given the student surveys using a Google Form or utilizing a paper survey and results have been tabulated in a Spreadsheet.

You've received the data.

Let's analyze it.

Averaging Numerical Responses

Rounding The Numbers

Count If (Great For Multiple Choice Questions)

Filter

Conditional Formatting

Video Directions via Tech Pulaski

After analyzing the data, complete the "Survey Analysis" in My Learning Plan.

 

Please complete by the end of February even though the "Survey Growth" states October 15.  Next year, it will be October 15.

Green Bars In My Learning Plan

Lunch N' Learn Organizing Google Form Data

We have all been asked to complete a survey as a requirement for Teacher Effectiveness.  Most of us have used a Google Form to gather our information.

Now What?

Many features in Google Forms/Spreadsheets will help us organize the data.

Lunch N' Learn
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
During Your Lunch

I used Canva to create the visual above.  It is a fantastic tool for creating media designs for social media, presentations, posters, blog graphics, cards, photo collages, business cards, and invitations. It can be used on a Chromebook!

App Launcher Customizer For Google

The black bar has been replaced by the Google App Rubric Cube.  There is a way to customize this bar to your liking.

•  Chrome Store > App Launcher Customizer
• Add To Chrome
• Click 3 x 3 App Launcher
• Bottom of Box > Configure
• Drag & Drop The Apps You Want To Show

View It

Pulaski High School Hub (Library) Introduction and Pic Collage

Last year, the civics teachers, Mr. Nickerson and Mrs. McCumber, had the students complete a black and white map labeling the areas of the library.  This year, with the help of Pic Collage on the iPad, creates an authentic picture of the areas in the library with pictures of the students.

Check it out actual video footage and reflection from Mrs. McCumber!