Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Google Drive (Forms) & Formative Assessment

This year, our district has implemented required formative assessment.  As such, teachers are being asked to keep a formative assessment record of how students are doing.  In response to this, I have sought the help of  Google Drive, specially the FORM function in Google Drive.  As a teacher, I need to streamline the process of keeping formative assessment records but also be able to do it in such a way that it does not subtract from my ability to instruct students.  As such, I use my iPad to collect data.  Then I review the data.

Several of my colleagues have asked about doing this as well.  I was scheduled to provide a training to interested parties on using Google Drive and developing a formative assessment tool.  Unfortunately, my little boy was sick and I needed to stay home to nurse him back to health.  However, one of my colleagues stepped in and provided the training to the group.  I am so thankful to my colleague Janet for doing this and showing great leadership. 

I also developed a JING to help folks get started.  Here is the link - http://screencast.com/t/ouE4pU9uOpvu.  In developing a sample form, I created this one to help guide my colleagues: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dHVlNXFYZElQcmxsaG9rTlZBQ1VLM2c6MQ#gid=0 .  Several of my colleagues have taken the jump and developed formative assessment tools to help them.  I am pleased that we are moving forward and can only imagine how successful our students will be with our new tools.  I was sincerely humbled today when a former colleague contacted me to inquire about how I collected data and I shared with her how I was using google drive to do it. 

In using this tool, it must fit your needs and be straightforward.  This is why I choose to go ahead and input n student's names so that my list is autopopulated and it is one less thing to have to type in.  Additionally, I use the same form to collect other information about behavior, parental contacts, and documenting positive experiences.  As we go forward, I hope that we all will continue to learn from each other and maximize our students and their success.


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