I was able to go to a Google for Educators conference last spring, I believe. The timing doesn't necessarily matter but the fact that it blew my mind did! So, I was able to start working with Google Docs, Presentation, Pages, Forms, etc. a bit before the district even got wind of it.
That being said, I am a bit familiar with Google Forms. I have spent the past two years (and hopefully continuing into future years) collaborating with a professor from MCTC who teaches a basic reading class. The students from her class post and respond to news articles from the students in my English/Reading 12. The hope was to get our students reading and expanding their prior knowledge; the hook was being able to collaborate on news in a social-networking fashion.
Anyway, there were several forms that we created so that students from my class and students from her class could give feedback on their internet usage before the unit as well as their feedback on the unit once it was done. Interesting results that I was able to present with her at a conference this fall! If anyone would like to discuss what we're finding out, let me know!
Here are links to copies of those forms, if you are interested in seeing how the forms look:
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZRc2l1VlkzdkhCTWdVZTdncUM2Y0E6MA" width="760" height="4565" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dDJBNlk2My1nNEV1Z0dXQmZLcUhuUUE6MA" width="760" height="3723" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>
Finally, I usually collect data from students at the beginning of the trimester. One year I opted to try it through a google form. If doing this I would recommend having students in front of computers to complete it as you are watching. Even with my AP class students didn't follow through to fill this out independently even when it was factored (GASP) in their grade (I know, before SBG).
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/a/apps.district279.org/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHJtUHhWanNFVnYzWFA1OWtESzNiYXc6MA" width="760" height="3413" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>
If anyone needs or wants copies of these just let me know.
