3. Application Tool for Gathering
Information
Suggested uses:
Registrations for Learning Camps
Creating a survey – How may I support your home education?
Weekly updates
Portfolio submission questions for; Health & Career Ed; PE.
Portfolio Date submissions
4. Google Account
First – setup a Google Account
Requires email address
Requires a password
12. Checkbox
Lets one pick more than one item from a list and
check the box next to the item to indicate one’s
choice.
13. Choose from a List Question
Creates a drop down box with a list of choices.
Users can only select one choice from the list.
14. Scale Question
Lets people rate something on a scale of one to
whatever number you would like (e.g. Rate your
enjoyment of reading fictional novels; 1 being dislike
to 5 being strongly enjoy).
15. Grid Question
Gathers responses for a group of similar questions.
Allows one to label a few columns and create as
many rows as one likes.
16. Question Type Summary
Textbox
Short one or two word answers (e.g. Name; School)
Paragraph
Answers requiring sentences
Multiply choice
Choose one item from a list of given options
Checkbox
Lets one pick more than one item from a list, and check the box next to the item to indicate
one’s choice.
Choose from a list
Creates a drop down box with a list of choices. Users can only select one choice from the list.
Scale
Lets people rate something on a scale of one to whatever number you would like (e.g. Rate
your enjoyment of reading fictional novels; 1 being strongly dislike to 5 being highly enjoy).
Grid
Gathers responses for a group of similar questions. Allows one to label a few columns and
create as many rows as one likes.
17. Steps...
Required Check “Make this a required
Field
question” to ensure recipient
completes this field
Recipient cannot submit the form
until this question is answered
18. Steps...
Save & edit Click done with question type
question
type To edit the question click on the
pencil icon
To make a copy click on “two
squares” icon
To delete click on trash can icon
19. Steps
Arranging Drag question in the order you wish
question
order answered.
20. Steps
Assigning To assign section headers click on
Headers
“Add item” and choose Other;
Section Header
21. Steps...
Save! Remember to Save form!
If the form has been automatically
save the save option will be greyed
(faded)
22. Steps...
Arranging To rearrange columns in
columns in
spreadsheet spreadsheet mode, click on
column header and drag to
desired position, or click column
header and then click on “Edit”
command and choose “move
column right or left”.
Columns can be deleted under
“Edit”
23. Steps...
Navigation To navigate from edited form to
spreadsheet go to “See responses”
– “Spreadsheet”
To navigate from spreadsheet to
edit form go to “Form” and choose
“Edit form”
24. Steps...
View There are two ways to view the
Published
Form published form.
Ifin edit mode go to the bottom of the
form and click on URL link
If in the spreadsheet mode “Form”
and choose form down option “Go to
live form”
25. Steps...
Linking form To include the link to the published
in email
form in an email, copy and paste
the URL address from the window
of the published/live form
In your email or flyer paste this link
You may alternately use a hyperlink
option in your email/document/flyer
26. Steps...
Hyperlinks There are two ways to create a
hyperlink to your form.
InWord/Email choose the “Insert” tab
Or highlight the word you wish to
hyperlink and then right click (PC not
Mac)
27. Steps...
Hyperlink In the hyperlink pop up window make sure
the text (words) you wish to display are in
the “Text to display” box and the URL
address of your form is in the “Address”
box
28. Steps...
Emailing You may choose to email the form
from Google
directly from the Google form
To do this you will be required to
type the recipients email address
29. Steps...
Re-opening The form will be saved in your Google
Form Docs account under Google Docs
You must log into your Google account to
access it
When you open the spreadsheet you may
“Edit”, “Send form”, “Go Live”, etc... From
the Form command.
30. Steps...
Summary of To view summary of data collected
Responses
go to “Form” “Show summary of
responses”
31. Steps...
Sharing To give access to a fellow colleague
Form
click, “Share” (top right in
spreadsheet mode), and type the
email address in the “Add people”
field.
This will send them an invitation to
view and edit your form.
You have the option of giving them
editing powers or not
32. Steps...
Choosing Google gives you a number of
Theme
themes to choose
In editing mode go to “Theme”
33. Documents
Upload docs from Word
Share doc with student, parent, or teacher
Edit live with student or teacher
Skye, create, and edit together
Download to Word Doc
34. Upload from Word
To Upload a file in Google Docs click on
Upload and then choose Browse to find the
file on your computer.
To download file from
Google Docs click on File
> Download as > and
choose Word.
35. Presentations
To create a presentation choose Create new
> Presentation
Insert new slide
Insert options include
Textbox
Images
Drawings
Videos
Tables
Shapes
Play Presentation
36. Spreadsheets
Choose Create new Spreadsheet
Upload from Excel
Download to Excel
Share and edit together
Budgets
Registrations
worksheets
38. Links and videos on Google Docs
How to.
Google doc Help page.
Google Docs in Plain English
Introducing a New Google Docs
Quick Video Clips on Google Apps.