Google+Forms

=Google Forms =

**Data Gathering** There are several kinds of anonymous data gathering activities you might want to carry out with students during the course of a semester, inside the classroom or out.
 * Determine class demographics
 * Choose which activity to do next
 * Survey opinions on an issue
 * Check background knowledge on a topic
 * Conduct an early course evaluation

Google provides a very flexible tool for gathering data – and all you need is a plain old free Google account! From the Google Docs screen, choose Form from the Create New menu. Select the type of question you want and fill in the blanks. After entering questions you are ready to collect the data. At the bottom of the screen is a web page address you can send people, OR choose “More Actions” > “Embed” to get the code that allows you to add the form to a page in your Wiki or on your Web site. Why might you need to **create your own online survey**? Need to get the opinion of several of your peers about an idea you have? Or maybe you are interested in assessing your students' prior knowledge? A form is always linked up with a spreadsheet, so if you create a form, then you’ll get a spreadsheet and vice versa. This is because all of the responses are automatically added to the spreadsheet and kept track of there. To begin go to the Create New menu and choose form. You can type in a form name and description as well as start typing your first question.


 * Step 1:**




 * Step 2:**




 * Step 3: Embed form in your Wiki (or Web page)**



Here is my sample form:

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