Google forms

Here is the link to my Google Forms survey.

I really like this application! This survey is one I plan to use when teaching online for the first time this fall. I have taken both the six-week training course and the Vista Bootcamp, and both recommend giving a computer-aptitude test to determine how comfortable students are with being in an online learning environment, much like we did for this course. When teaching face to face, I have always given a diagnostic test to see where students fall in terms of what their prior knowledge is. This is an easy way to do just that. I plan on also giving a more course-specific survey to see how much they know about the subject. My main concern for teaching online is first-time students who have no idea how much work is involved. This survey will hopefully weed out those who may not feel the online environment is best for them.

I like how this application gives results in a spreadsheet. This way, data culled from given answers is easily accessible and put to greater use.

Here is a link to the results. Hopefully someone will take it and give me some!


ISTE-NETS related:

2.Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

I think this is a good tool for providing true assessments. Is there a way to make the students aware of data collected? Did they all miss the same question? I think there are ways to do this through Black Board. I like also with Google Forms there are a myriad of question types to choose from. This will give the instructor more flexibility when creating authentic assessments.


3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning


a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
By assessing, one finds out what the students know and can therefore better the way they communicate educational goals.
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
If students are taught how to use this tool, they could create assessments for themselves and their peers. Sometimes you are hardest on yourself. So making a test you knew you or your friend had to take can up the competitive ante. Plus, by rephrasing information in the form of a question, students can see how lessons are communicated. Also, teachers can glean information from student created surveys and tests to see what kinds of questions they would ask each other and perhaps model questions in that mode.
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.