I was recently asked if technology could help with collaborative research - a tool that would help to collect and store data and responses from all students in a class. Why yes there is! A great tool for this purpose is Google Forms (part of the Google Docs apps). Once a form is created, it is posted online for students to enter information. After students submit the form, all responses go into one spreadsheet. This allows you to collect and aggregate data from a class or even multiple classes. Use it to collect and store lab data, opposing and supporting viewpoints for a debate or evidence for a report. Once data is collected, it can be posted and distributed for viewing, charting or graphing.
To Make a Form:
To Make a Form:
- Sign up for a Google account
- Login to your Google account and open Google docs by going to www.google.com > More >Documents and entering your username and password
- View instructions on Docs Help or watch the video below
