The information and data you can collect with Google Forms is astounding! They have become so versatile that the uses in education seem to keep growing. Now with Google Forms one thing that needs to be remembered is that your responses are often collected in a Google Sheet (look for a post about the great add-ons and uses for Sheets coming soon!). You can now opt to see the results directly in "Summary of Responses" from the "Responses" tab.
You hopefully are familiar with the various types of questions you can ask in a Form (Text, Paragraph Text, Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, Choose from a List, Scale, Grid, Date, and Time.) Each question type can serve a unique purpose to helping shape the type of data you're collecting and how it can be used. Let's go over some of the advanced features you can enable for certain question types:
There are several add-ons you can use in Google Forms to make them more dynamic and useful. Here are some of my favorites and what they do:
CheckItOut- Allows you to modify several question types to create a dynamic system of check-in and check-out items. I have personally used it to create a Chromebook check-out for students in my high school. Choice Eliminator- This add-on lets you pick or create a question with a set of answers that can be removed from the list as they are picked. Great for sending out a sign-up for snacks for a class party or time slots for a conference. You can even set the number of times an answer can be selected before being eliminated. Form Notifications- Quick and easy way to have emails sent to one or multiple people when a certain number of responses have be collected with your Form. Respondents can also receive emails with custom messages after they complete the Form. formLimiter- Lets you set a number of responses or set a specific date and time of when your Form is no longer accepting responses. Very useful if you are using a Form as some type of sign-up and need to ensure you only allow a specific number of participants. formRanger- allows you to populate multiple choice, list, checkbox, and grid options from columns in any Sheet or Doctopus roster. When you've already done the work once use formRanger to ensure consistency and not retype the same information you have. So if you haven't jumped into all the amazing uses of Google Forms, go a little deeper and see how you can utilize this amazing tool for the betterment of your teaching and your students learning!
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Dynamic Fields for Google Forms is also a nice Add-on. It allows you to populate multiple choice, list, checkbox and grid options from different data source like Google Calendar, Contact, Sheets and Sites. Link to the add-on in Google Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dynamic-fields/ipeckgnbnbjgljjnpajhafjmnliihdef
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Chad Maxton
3/6/2019 11:40:28 am
Any chance you know of an add-on that allows drop down choices to eliminate in sequence? For instance, when ranking 10 things with a dropdown of 1-10, is there a way for the second dropdown to be missing the choice from the first dropdown? Thanks!
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Evan
3/14/2019 04:46:11 pm
Thanks for you question Chad! I unfortunately am currently unaware of a choice eliminator add-on that will accomplish the task of eliminating options in sequence. Since this post the original choice eliminator mentioned above has even had some issues with consistent functionality that has caused many of my teachers to move away from it completely. It seems like such a useful task I'm surprised no one has picked up the baton and kept running with it. Hopefully soon someone will develop an update that will make this a viable option again.
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Aileen
7/23/2019 10:14:52 pm
I am looking to be able to do this same thing. Have you been able to come up with a solution yet? Thanks!
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Peter
7/17/2019 02:03:16 pm
How can I put G Sheets calculated date into linked G Form Question (Not Form Response)?
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Rebecca C Dale
9/6/2020 10:33:18 pm
on google forms can multiple choice grid have numeric values? Basically what I'm wanting is a numeric scale in grid form.
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Reshma Doshi
2/2/2021 07:48:31 am
How can I add
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Kristen Valenzuela
8/18/2022 01:59:38 pm
Is there a way to make the rows in a multiple choice grid editable for the responder? I am creating a survey for teachers to create a list of students and then check the columns for grade level and period. The columns would be fixed and the names entered by the survey taker.
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