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When you have to gather information from different people, Google Forms is an useful tool that helps you store and manage all the information in a single place, where you can easily find it, analyze it, even share it if you want.<\/p>\n
This short video introduces some of the possibilities Google Forms offer:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=11&v=IzgaUOW6GIs<\/a><\/p>\n Google Forms also allows you to create (self-grading!) quizzes and other assessment tools. This is a (perhaps a bit complex) example of how to create them:<\/p>\n https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1KbepZltN9SQD7QzK1QNvWbbYVOcqxLCRAAIT0L3xoPc\/edit?authkey=CMG44o8N&authkey=CMG44o8N<\/a><\/p>\n But this is a very simple idea on how to pre-assess your student’s knowledge about a certain skill…:<\/p>\n https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/austinisd.org\/forms\/d\/15ezGXtEEPjjsdfcpguwC3e8Vqj6NEpkWJddEWDglIdw\/viewform?formkey=dDhTeTY5UHJuN1JOM1ZrTTRSdU91X3c6MQ<\/a><\/p>\n If you want to know more about this incredible tool, you can access Google Doc’s help pages at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/topic\/6063584?hl=en&ref_topic=1360904<\/a><\/p>\n And don’t forget to have a look at the Anchor of Support for Google Forms that the Austin ISD’s Instructional Specialists have already prepared for us:<\/p>\n http:\/\/bit.ly\/1JFac8y<\/a><\/p>\n One more hint for today. Some of you may have concerns on how to share documents, calendars… with other people (or with your students). When we share a document, we can choose who can only view, who can comment and who can have edit rights on the documents or items. This is a simple guide to "how to share" that may be helpful when deciding what is the best choice when setting permissions on our documents:<\/p>\n https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive\/answer\/2494822<\/a> <\/p>\n