Google Forms is a tool allowing you to create surveys, quizzes, and more.

Ways to Use Google Forms

• Surveys
• Quizzes
• Peer Reviews
• Rubrics
• Choose Your Own Adventures
• Sign Up Sheets
• Logs
• Exit Tickets

Making a Form

You can make a google form by going to google.com/forms. From there, choose a template from the template gallery, or create a new blank form or quiz.

Questions

Click on the plus symbol on the right to add a new question to the form. By default, the question type will be Multiple choice, but you can change it to one of various different types:

• Short Answer - write answers with a few words
• Paragraph - write longer answers over one or more paragraphs
• Multiple choice - choose one option from a list
• Checkboxes - choose any number of options from a list
• Dropdown - choose one option from a dropdown list
• File upload - upload a file
• Linear scale - rating on a scale (e.g. from 1 to 5)
• Multiple choice grid - choose one option per row or column from a 2D list
• Checkbox grid - choose any number of options from a 2D list
• Date - enter any date
• Time - enter any time

For a more thorough rundown of each of these options, see the attached in-depth PDF.

If you want to add an image next to the question or any of the options, hover over the question or option and then click on the image button that appears to the right of it.

On the bottom of a question, there are icons for duplicating the question, and for deleting the question. There's also a toggle that allows you to set the question as required, forcing someone to answer the question before the form can be submitted. 

If you want to import questions from a previous form, you can click on the Import Questions icon just below the Add Question icon. From here, choose the form you want to import questions from, then choose the questions you want to import.

Additional Content

You can add a title with description, an image, or a YouTube video on its own. Simply click on the corresponding icon to the right of the current question, and the content will be added below the currently selected question.

Sections

You can separate your form into sections to make it easier to read and complete. Click on the Section icon to add a new section below the currently selected question. You can choose what happens after this section is completed. You can either go to the next section, jump to any other section, or finish the form.

If you click on the three dots icon on the bottom-right of a question, you can choose to go to a different section based on the answer to that question.

You can re-order sections by clicking the three dots icon on the top-right of the section you want to move, then choosing "Move section". This will pop up a menu where you can easily rearrange sections by dragging them.

Quiz Mode

You can turn your form into a quiz by clicking on the settings gear icon on the top-right, then going to the Quizzes tab, then toggling "Make this a quiz". In the same menu, you can choose whether quiz takers receive their grade immediately, or after a manual review by you. You can also toggle whether quiz takers can see missed questions, correct answers, or point values after they have completed the quiz.

If you are making a quiz, you will have the option to choose "Answer Key" on the bottom left of each question. This will let you mark which answer is correct, and choose the number of points the question is worth. You can also add answer feedback, which will be shown to the person taking the quiz when they choose a right or wrong answer.

Other Settings

You can access your form's settings by clicking on the settings gear icon on the top-right. In the General tab, you can choose to collect email addresses from people who fill out the form. This is useful if you want to know which students have completed the form. You can also restrict the form to people with trinityes.org email address to prevent outsiders from filling out the form, and limit the form to 1 response if you don't want people to be able to fill it out multiple times. You can also allow people to edit their submission, and to see summary charts and text responses.

Adding Collaborators

If you want to have others collaborate with you on making the form, click on the three dots icon on the top-right, next to your Google account icon, then choose "Add collaborators". Enter the email addresses of the people you want to collaborate with, then click Done.

Sharing the Form

Once you have finished making the form, click the Send button on the top-right. From here, you can send the form via email, via a link, or via HTML. You can also choose to automatically collect respondent's email addresses if you want. You should definitely do this if your form is a quiz.

 If you are sending the form via email, enter the email addresses of the people you are sending the form to, along with a subject and message if you want to change them. You can also embed the form within the email itself by checking the "Include form in email" checkbox, but this is not necessary.

If you are sending the form via a link, first click on the link icon next to "Send via" to get a link to the form. This link can then be copied and sent to whoever you want, however you want.

Forms can also be printed if necessary. Simply open the form and press Ctrl + P or Command + P to print the web page. The form will automatically be formatted so that it can be answered on paper.

Viewing Results

To see form or quiz results, open the Google Form, then click on the "Responses" tab. From here, you can choose to view individual responses, the answers to each question, or a summary of all responses. If you want to export the responses to a Google Sheets document, simply click on the Google Sheets icon on the top-right. Any responses that are made in the future will automatically be added to this document.

If you are grading a quiz, choose the "Individual" tab to see each student's responses. You can choose the student or click the arrows to cycle through each student. You can then enter how many points were earned for each question, and provide feedback on each question. When you are done grading a student, click Save. You can also grade question-by-question by choosing the "Question" tab. This will let you grade each student's response to one question.

Once a student has been graded and you want them to receive their grade, you can go to the "Individual" tab, then choose "Release score". Check the checkboxes next to the people you want to email their scores to, then click "Send emails and release".

More Information

• See the attached in-depth PDF