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Structuring Writing Assignments With Google Forms + AutoCrat

Introduction: Structuring Writing Assignments With Google Forms + AutoCrat

Do your students have difficulty structuring thesis statements, introductions, abstracts or whole writing assignments? Do you receive essays that have not followed a specific format? If so, use Google Forms and the Chrome extension autoCrat to keep writing assignments organized and focused.

Through answering questions, selecting choices from a drop-down list and/or other interactive elements in Google Forms, responses are saved into Google Sheets and merged into a Google Doc template using the Chrome extension, Autocrat. Final products can either be delivered to each student's email address or a specific folder.

*The example used in this instructable focuses on structuring a 3-point thesis statement for an argumentative literary essay, but the generator can be used for all types of writing assignments.*

What you will need:

• A Google account
• Chrome web browser
• Installed Chrome Extension autoCrat
• Google Form
• Outline template created on Google docs

To troubleshoot please access the autocrat Google Communities page .

Step 1: Creating a Google Doc

1. Sign into Google Docs using either a gmail account or another that is linked to Google. Make sure you are using Google Chrome.

2. Click on "Start a new document"

TIP: Create a specific folder to save templates

Step 2: Creating a Template

3. Name your template

4. In Google Docs, create a layout of the writing assignment structure and use the tag << >>, around the specific response field. This tag will tell autoCrat which response field to merge into the template.

TIP 1: Please look at the attached pdf which includes an example template for structuring a 3-point thesis statement and a sample response. Please feel free to modify and upgrade!

TIP 2: As you write the template, evaluate any sections which could use a drop-down list or another interactive feature on Google Forms.

TIP 3: When opening Google Forms, open a separate window to have quick access to the document in order make sure all questions or response fields (<< >>) have been incorporated.

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Step 3: Download AutoCrat Add-on

5. Add the AutoCrat Chrome add-on by clicking here and pressing the "Add to Chrome" button.

Step 4: Generate Google Form

6. Go to Google Forms

7. Click on "Start a new form"

Step 5: Structuring the Google Form - Part I

8. Things to consider when creating a Google Form

a. To identify student submissions create a "Name" box. To automatically collect email addresses go to Settings in the top right hand corner (cog symbol) and click on "Collect email addresses". This is helpful for sending out generated documents to email addresses.

b. Always activate the required button so that students cannot skip a question.

Step 6: Structuring the Google Form - Part II

c. Some questions can incorporate a drop-down list format or other interactive elements. For example, students can select teacher and/or grade level. It can also be used when working with students who struggle to structure critical responses.

d. Make sure that you have included questions or response fields which connect to their respective tag (<< >>) .

Step 7: Structuring the Google Form - Part III

e. Use questioning strategies in "Description" to generate content. Helpful questions might include, What is the author trying to show by using these literary devices? or how does this evidence support your thesis statement? This is especially effective in an argumentative essay when a critical response is needed rather than just a summary. Activate the "Description" option by clicking on the 3 vertical dots at the bottom right corner of a question.

f. You can add visual aids or rubrics to help guide students before they fill in their answer.

TIP: When outlining a writing assignment, targeting certain areas in a non-chronological order can be beneficial for students. For example, explaining their thesis statement and supporting claims before developing a hook and contextualizing the topic can be more successful than starting chronologically.

Step 8: Viewing Responses in Google Sheets

9. After students have completed the Google Form, answers can be viewed by clicking the top right hand tab "Responses".

10. After clicking on the Responses tab, click the top right hand green icon to view answers in Google Sheets.

11. A dialog box will appear, click on Create a New Spreadsheet and then Create .

12. Google sheets will open in a new tab and click on the Menu tab then Add-Ons . If you followed Step 3 , autoCrat should be listed. Click on autoCrat and then Open .

Step 9: Merging Responses With AutoCrat - Part I

13. The dialog box No Merge Jobs Set Up Yet will appear, click “New Job”.


14. Choose your pre-created template ( Step 2 ) from the Drive and click “Next”

15. Autocrat will then ask you to map the <<tags>> from the template to the data in your Google Form. After all tags are mapped, click “Next”.

Step 10: Merging Responses With AutoCrat - Part II

16. File Settings will appear, and type in the File Name (tags can also be used to identify files). Under Type , select the document type (Google Doc or PDF) that the file will be saved as. If you are planning on sending out generated responses via email, the Output As Option needs to be set to Multiple Output Mode so that each student will receive an individualized document or Single Output Mode which means all students will receive the same document. Click "Next".

17. Choose a Destination Folder for where you want student responses to be saved. Click "Next".

18. (Optional) A Dynamic Folder reference can also be added by clicking on Reference , which means that copies of the document can be saved into specific folders using specific data from the spreadsheet.

19. (Optional) Setting a Merge Condition can be selected by clicking Add Condition . This option is useful for sending documents only to students that fulfill certain data requirements, such as submitting work.

Step 11: Merging Responses With AutoCrat - Part III

20. To share the final generated document via email, click Yes on Shared Documents . In the drop down option, select the Document Type (Google Doc or PDF) that you want students to receive. If allowing students to re-share the document select Allow Collaborators to Reshare . There is also the option of sending the email from a generic no-reply address.

21. Further down there is an email template that can be edited. In the "To" line, tags can be copied from a list by clicking the light blue tab to the left of the template. In the email text, tags can also be used to individualize the message, such as the students name which is generated from the spreadsheet data.

22. In order for autocrat to automatically run the merge job, select Yes for Run On Form Trigger . This will tell autoCrat to automatically send an email to students every time a form is submitted. To select Yes for Run On Time Trigger would run autoCrat at a given time or interval. Click "Save".

23. Existing Jobs will appear and to start the merge job, click “Run”. To verify that the merge job has completed successfully, check the Responses spreadsheet. New columns should have be generated at the far end of the document and if it says under Document Merge Status - Automatic Mail Merge , “Document successfully merged”, the email has been sent. There will also be a link to the individual Google doc created by the student.

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The beginner's guide to google forms.

Want to learn how to create surveys and quizzes for free with Google Forms? This beginner's guide walks you through everything you need to know!

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What the heck is google forms, how to sign up for a google account, how to create a blank form, how to customize your form, how to choose question types, how to add more questions, how to create a quiz, how to collaborate on forms, how to store responses in google sheets, how to use a form template, add the final touches, how to share your form.

Are you just getting started with Google Forms? Never heard of it before? Either way, here are some tips to help you get going with Google's powerful form tool and start building surveys and forms online for free.

If you already know about Google Forms, feel free to skip ahead. If you don't, here's the crash course. We'll go over the basics, and get you brushed up on what Google Forms is and how you can start using it right away.

Google Forms is a free survey tool that's part of G Suite---Google's complete office suite (although  some people  refer to it all as Google Docs). The other main services included in the cloud-based suite are Sheets (Excel), Docs (Word), and Slides (PowerPoint).

Related: What is Google Workspace, Anyway?

Google Forms lets you collect information from people via personalized quizzes or surveys. You can then connect the info to a spreadsheet on Sheets to automatically record the answers. The spreadsheet then populates with the responses from the quiz or survey in real-time. This makes Google Forms one of the easiest ways to save data directly into a spreadsheet.

With Forms, you can collect RSVPs, start surveys, or create quizzes for students with a simple online form. You can share your form via email, a direct link, or on social media and ask everyone to participate.

And since Forms is an online tool, you can share and collaborate with multiple people on the same form in real-time.

Have you heard enough? Let's get started!

Before you can use Google Forms, you have to sign up for a Google (an @gmail) account. If you already have one, feel free to move on to the next section. If not, we'll go over the simplest way to create a Google account and get you set up with Forms.

Head over to  accounts.google.com , click "Create Account," and then select "For Myself."

On the next page, you provide some information---first and last name, username, and password---to create your account.

You also have to verify your phone number so Google can make sure you're not a bot.

After you verify your phone number, the subsequent pages require you to provide a recovery email address, your date of birth, and gender. You must also agree to the privacy statement and terms of service. After that, you're the proud new owner of a Google account.

Now that you have a Google account, it's time to create your first Form. Head over to the  Google Forms  homepage and place the cursor on the multicolored plus sign (+) in the bottom-right corner.

The plus sign turns into a purple pencil icon; click it to create a new form.

Pro Tip: You can type 

 into the address bar from any browser and hit Enter to create and open a new blank form automatically.

One of the first things you might want to do after you create a new blank form is give it a bit of personality. Google Forms lets you customize the theme and help it stand out by adding an image, color, and font style.

Click the artist's palette at the top of the screen. From here, you can choose a header image from one of the many stock photos provided (or upload one of your own), the primary color of the form, the background color, and font style.

While customization is lacking when it comes to the theme of forms (aside from being able to upload any image for the header), Google Forms makes up for it with everything else it has to offer.

After you customize your form, close the theme options to return to your survey.

When you create a Google Form, you can choose the types of questions you want people to answer. Whether you want static answers from a multiple-choice form or essay-length responses, you can create your ideal form in a snap!

Click the drop-down menu next to the question field.

Then, select the type of question you want from the list.

Your choices are:

• Short Answer:  Responses only require a few words. You can set rules people have to follow in their answer with data input validation . Great for email addresses or URLs.
• Paragraph:  Responses require long-form answers of one or more paragraphs. Data input validation is available for this type of response, as well.
• Multiple Choice:  People choose between a set of options (one per question). You can include "Other" and an option so people can input a short answer. Depending on a person's answer, you can also send them to a different section of the form.
• Checkboxes:  Responders choose one or more of a set of options, including the "Other" option for a short answer. Depending on a person's answer, you can send them to a different section of the form.
• Drop-down: People choose their answer from a set of options in a drop-down menu (one per question). Based on the answer, you can, again, send people to another section of the form.
• File Upload:  This allows the person to upload a file in response to a question. Uploaded files use Google Drive space for the survey owner. You can specify the size and type of files people can upload.
• Linear Scale:  People can rate your question on a scale that starts at 0 or 1, and ends on a whole number from 2 to 10.
• Multiple Choice Grid:  This creates a grid from which people can select one answer per row. Optionally, you can limit answers to one choice per column and shuffle the row order.
• Checkbox Grid:  This option creates a grid from which people can select one or more answer per row. Optionally, you can limit answers to one choice per column and shuffle the row order.
• Date:  Responder must choose the date as an answer to the question. The default is day, month, and year. Optionally, you can include the time in people's answers.
• Time:  Responder must choose the time of day or a duration of time.

If you're creating a survey or quiz, you're likely going to include more than one question on it. Google Forms makes it super-easy to add as many questions as you want, and you can vary the types of questions. You can even separate them into sections, so everything doesn't appear on a single page.

To add more questions to your form, click the plus sign (+).

To add another section to separate questions, click the icon that looks like two rectangles.

Optionally, you can give the section a name and description to distinguish it from other sections later on.

If you want to add any questions to a different section, it's simple! Just drag and drop them between sections. At the end of the section, click the drop-down menu to choose where the form should direct people next.

Google Forms isn't just for surveys or event invites. Teachers can use Forms to create digital quizzes, which automatically grade, send results (if enabled), and collect student responses.

It's one of the easiest ways to give students immediate feedback and reduce the amount of time you spend grading quizzes.

Click the Settings cog at the top of the page.

Click the "Quizzes" tab, and then toggle on "Make This a Quiz."

After you enable quiz mode, you can choose when to release a student's mark, and what information he can see after he's submitted his quiz. When you finish, click "Save" to exit the window.

Once you return to your quiz, select one of the questions, and then click "Answer Key" to edit the correct response, and the weight each question has in the quiz.

Here's where you set the correct answer(s), decide how many points each one is worth, and add answer feedback for the answers to each question.

Click "Edit Question" to close the answer key and save your changes.

While you can only select correct answers for multiple-choice, checkbox, and drop-down questions, you can associate any question with a point value for correctness.

Like all Google suite applications, Forms lets you collaborate with others. Anyone you share a unique link with can edit the questions in your form. This makes it a lot easier to work on the same survey with a group.

To do this, click the three dots at the top of the page, and then click "Add Collaborators."

Next, under the heading "Who Has Access," click "Change."

Select "On - Anyone with the link" to generate a shareable link. Anyone with this link can then access and edit your form. Click "Save."

Now, you can copy and share the link with anyone you want to have access to your form.

You can do a lot more with these shareable links, as they also work with other Drive files and on mobile. For a deeper look at how links work and how to generate them,  check out our guide .

Related: How to Create Shareable Download Links for Files on Google Drive

Google Forms stores the answers to your Form automatically. It saves each response in the "Responses" tab at the top of your form and updates in real-time as people answer questions.

However, if you prefer a more in-depth way to analyze responses from your form, you can generate a new Google Sheet---or link to an existing one---to store and view answers. When viewing data stored in a spreadsheet, you can apply many types of calculations and Google Sheets' functions to create formulas that manipulate your responses.

To do this, select the "Responses" tab, and then click the green Sheets icon.

Next, click "Create" to generate a new spreadsheet to store all your answers.

Each spreadsheet contains all responses, along with a timestamp of when the survey was completed.

If you already have a spreadsheet you want to use, you can do that, too! Instead of clicking "Create," click "Select existing spreadsheet," and then click "Select."

Choose the spreadsheet you want from the list of those saved on your Google Drive, and then click "Select."

As people answer each question in the form, their responses dynamically appear in the selected Google Sheet spreadsheet.

Sometimes, you don't want to think about the format---or questions---of a survey. When that's the case, you can use a template from the Google Forms template gallery. It has templates for everything from party invites to course evaluation forms.

To get started, head over to the  Google Forms  homepage and place the cursor on the multicolored plus sign (+) in the bottom-right corner.

The plus sign becomes a purple pencil and purple page icon. Click the purple page icon.

Once the window opens, choose a template from one of the three sections: Personal, Work, or Education.

Click on a template. The form opens in the current tab and saves to your Drive with all your other forms. If you want to add any questions or edit any existing ones, the templates are customizable, just like any other form.

Before you share your form with everyone, be sure to check out the settings. From here, you can collect email addresses, create a confirmation message, limit responses to one per person, and more.

The first tab has a few settings you can enable. From here, you can collect email addresses and limit each person to one submission. You can also choose whether respondents can edit their answers after they're submitted or see a summary chart at the end of the survey.

Note:  If you enable "Limit to 1 response," the respondent must log in with their Google account to access your form. Anyone without a Google account won't be able to submit answers to your form. Unless you're positive everyone has a Google account, leave this option disabled.

The "Presentation" tab has settings that show a progress bar that lets people know how far along they are in the form. You can also shuffle the question order, show a link to submit the form again (if "Limit to 1 response" is disabled), or compose a confirmation message that respondents see after they submit the form.

After you finish, hit "Save" to save the changes and return to your form.

After you've completed creating a form, it's time to send it out and get some responses. You can share the form via email, a direct link, on your social media account, or you can embed it into your website.

To get sharing, open the form you want to share, and then click "Send."

Choose how you want to share your form from the options at the top of the pane. From left to right, your choices are: email, direct link, an embedded link for your website, Facebook, and Twitter.

This beginner's guide will have you creating Google Forms in no time! Whether you need a survey to find out what everyone's bringing to the BBQ, or a quiz for your physics class, Google Forms is an easy-to-use, powerful tool. And it doesn't cost a dime.

What is Google Forms and How Can It Be Used by Teachers?

Learn everything you need to know, as a teacher, about using Google Forms in class

Google Forms is a fantastic tool for teachers to help enhance the way class works. Since it's a free, online-based platform that plays nicely with Google Classroom , it's well worth a try for anyone new to this excellent organizational tool.

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Google Forms, as the name might give away, is a quick and easy way to leverage the form-based system to create quizzes, make grading faster and easier, and more.

Since it is all cloud-based, distributing anything you create is as simple as sharing a link. You can collaborate with other teachers and share quizzes for editing to suit the subject, for example.

So how can you start using Google Forms now and what are some of the best ways to get the most out of it for class? 

How to Get Started with Google Forms

If you don't have a Google account, signing up for one – for free – is your first step. Then head on over to Google Forms by going into your G Drive. To create a new Form from scratch, select the "New" icon, then "More" before picking "Forms." If you want more of an overview of options, such as templates, go directly to your Forms link here .

In addition to "Blank," there is a selection of prepopulated options. Scroll down to Education for the most relevant. This includes options such as a quiz, assessment, worksheet, and more.

If you're signed into Google Classroom with your school this may look a little different. Options are broken down into "Your school department" and "General." The former are pulled in from your linked account if you have Google Classroom setup with your Google account. The rest are the generic offerings from Google.

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Create a Quiz using Google Forms

One of the most straightforward ways to use Forms is as a quiz platform. It's built well for this, making one very easy to create. Simply go to Create a new Form and select "Blank Quiz" from the templates.

Here you can give the quiz a title and a short description. Then, using the drop-down menu to the right, you can select the answer style – multiple choice, for example. Short answer and Paragraph are good options if you're setting more of an essay-style quiz. 

Either way, the next step is to add a question. Then, below that box, give an answer option and add more, as needed, writing in an answer option for each. You then have the option to give points for each answer by selecting the "Answer key" below.

You're also then able to "Add answer feedback" both for correct and incorrect answers. You can even insert a link or video to go with that feedback.

To add the next question, select the plus icon from the bottom, which will read "Add question" if you hover over it. You can also add images and videos, or import questions as needed.

If you don't want the student to progress to the next question until the current question is answered correctly, select the "Required" toggle.

How to Setup a Locked Quiz

A useful feature that works on Chromebooks on a school network only is locked quizzes. This can be selected in the "Settings" section under the "Quizzes" tab. It cleverly means a student will be locked into the quiz once they start.

The student seeing the quiz will be told it is a locked quiz. Once they begin, the window will go to full screen mode and they won't be able to navigate away. This keeps students focused and makes this ideal for a quiz in which you have a time limit and want total focus.

Another useful feature is the ability to see if a student navigates back to a previous question to change an answer. This comes up in a connected Google Sheet, which can be used to create quizzes with multiple sections. More on that next.

How to Link a Google Form to a Google Sheet

By linking a Google Form to a Google Sheet, it allows you to analyze all the data, say from a quiz or a checklist, in different ways. That could mean outputting a chart to show attendance by pupil, for example.

This is done very easily. Once you've created a Questions item, such as a student grading graph, you can select the "Responses" tab. This will show a summary of responses and, to the right, there is an icon of Google Sheets. 

Select this icon and then you can add the data to a new Sheet or to a current one, in which it will be added as a new tab. Whichever you select, you'll be taken right into Sheets where it will be populated with the data.

How to Password Protect a Google Form

A very useful way to ensure your quiz is only taken by those you want is to add a password. This is ideal if you want to create and post a quiz without it being taken until you send the password. It's also helpful if you post one publicly, perhaps shared school-wide, but only want certain students to take part.

Whatever your reason, there isn't an option to add a password directly to a Form. Thankfully, there's a workaround. To do this you'll need to add a new question to the start of the quiz.

This question will be set to "Required" so that the student can't access the rest until it is answered. You've probably guessed by now: This question is the password entry point. 

Simply call the question "Enter password" and set the answer to "Short answer," then using the dot menu at the bottom right, select "Add data validation." Leave the first drop-down as "Number" but set the second to "Equal to." Then add in the password. 

You can add a "Custom error text," such as "Wrong password," which will appear only in the case of an error. Otherwise the student will be allowed to move on to the next question and the rest of the quiz.

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How to Make a Google Form Survey – Google Forms Tutorial

Google Forms is a helpful tool that lets you create surveys with a great variety of customization options. In this guide we will see the most common ways to make and customize your own Google Form.

Start from a template

When you're ready to create a new survey, you have the option to start from a blank document or start from one of the many templates already available.

These templates are divided into three categories: Personal, Work, and Education. There are ready to use and save you from having to design the form yourself – for example, for a Customer Feedback form or a Party invite.

General Google Form features

In the upper right corner of the page there are the buttons to reach the settings and customization options.

The Settings allow you to customize various features, such as

• whether the email addresses of the respondents are collected
• if respondents can return later to change their answers
• if they can submit multiple times or only once (in this case the respondent must be logged in with their account)
• if it shows a progress bar, and
• if the questions are shuffled randomly.

Customize Theme

You can also customize your template's Theme with various options, like changing the main color, the background color, and the font used in the form.

You can also add a header image, upload one, or choose between the many available options.

Google Form Questions and Question Types

You can add a new question using the first button in the floating menu to the right. Each question can be customized with a title and a description (through the three dot menu of the question), and also with an image or a video.

You can also set up each question as you require, making certain responses required. This way, it's impossible to submit the form without filling in that answer. For certain question types it is also possible to customize a response validation.

There are various possible types of questions, which I'll described individually below.

Short answer form questions

Short answer questions allow for a single line answer. From the three dots menu, this answer can be validated:

• as a number, and also with various possible constraints for which numbers are allowed,
• as text, constraining whether it contains or doesn't contains something,
• as a URL or email address,
• using length, with a minimum or maximum length constraint,
• using regular expressions, which allows you to make personalized pattern validations (this Google Support page on Regular Expressions Syntax can be useful),

You can set a custom error message to show when the answer fails the validation.

Paragraph form questions

A paragraph question allows for a multi-line text answer. It can be validated with a minimum or a maximum length or a regular expression, and you can set a custom message to show if the validation fails.

Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, and Dropdown form questions

These three types of questions let the respondent choose between multiple prewritten options. Where multiple choice or dropdown allow for a single answer, checkboxes allow respondents to select multiple options.

The difference between multiple choice and dropdown is that in dropdown all the options are hidden inside the menu until it is selected. In multiple choice, all options are always visible.

Both checkboxes and multiple choice allow for an "other" option where the respondent can fill in what they want. In all of these types of questions, the option order can be shuffled.

File upload form questions

These questions allow a user to upload a file to the form owner's Google Drive. Adding this question makes it mandatory for respondents to be signed in with their Google Account.

For this type of question you will need to confirm you agree to give others the access to your Google Drive.

You can set limits on what files can be uploaded, and on their size, and if multiple files can be uploaded at once.

• Allow only specific file types : switching this on will let you choose which file types will be accepted.

• Maximum number of files : this dropwdown menu lets you choose between 1, 5 and 10 files to be uploaded at once.
• Maximum file size : you can choose between a maximum file size of 1 MB, 10 MB, 100 MB, 1 GB, 10 GB.
• The form can accept up to 1 GB of files. Change : pressing on "Change" will bring up a section of the Settings where you can change how much memory can be occupied by the files uploaded from this form. You can choose between 1 GB, 10 GB, 100 GB, 1 TB. Once the size limit has been reached, the form will stop accepting answers.

Linear Scale form questions

This type of question creates a scale starting from 1 or 0, with a maximum number of 10. The respondents will select a point on the scale that they feel best reflects what they think.

Multiple Choice grid and Checkboxes grid questions

These questions create a grid where each row is a multiple choice or checkboxe question. You can set it to require a response for each row, and/or to limit the respondent to one response per column (do not set both if you have more rows than columns). You an also set the order of the rows to shuffle.

Date and Time form questions

The Date type question will let respondents insert a date. There are the options to include or not include the year, or to include or not include the time. The Time type question will let respondents insert a time or a duration.

How to Divide the Form into Sections

Sections can be used to divide the Form in pages, and each section is shown separately to the respondent.

You can create a new section from the last button in the floating menu to the right of the page. From the three dots menu near the title of the section, you can duplicate the current section, move it to another position in the document, or delete it. And you can customize each section with a description.

How to navigate between sections

You can make it so that, at the end of a section, the respondents will be redirected to a section that is not the next one in order.

You can set this by the drop down menu at the end of a section.

Or you can use the setting that gives to a multiple choice or dropdown question the power to determine to which section to go based on the selected answer. If a respondent selects an answer that has redirecting power, that wins over the end of section option.

If multiple questions have redirecting powers, the last one is the one that determines what redirecting happens (if question 2 dictated redirection to Section C and question 4 to Section D, then the last question determines that the next section visited is Section D).

How to Show Answers in a Google Form

The answers are collected in a second tab on the same page in which the form is created. There are the options to see the answers in a Summary, by question in the Question tab, or by respondent in the Individual tab.

Using the Google Sheet button, you can have the answers automatically updated in a sheet. From the three dots menu, more answer options are available, like downloading them in a *.csv file, activating an email notification each time the form is submitted, or printing the answers.

The image below shows the summary of a multiple choice question. The answers given with the "other" option also appear in the legend on the side. The same answer spelled differently will create different entries, so it will need a manual tally.

Other Google Form Features

You can switch on Quiz mode at any time from the settings. This will give access to more options for each type of question, like auto-grading, providing a score for each question, and feedback to show with the results.

When you set the form as a graded quiz using the "answer key" in the bottom left corner of the question block, you can add the score and the correct answer for the question. You can also set a feedback to show to the respondent with their test results.

More complexity

The options for using Google Apps Script (three dots --> Script editor) or Add-Ons (three dots --> Add-ons) allow you to customize your forms even more.

For example you can populate multiple choice, list, checkbox, and grid options from columns in any Google Sheet, or you can shut off the form after a certain number of submission. You can even (useful with the Quiz mode) add a timer to the form, or webcam face identification as an anti-cheating measure.

Google Forms offers a lot of customization options on its own. You can create complex data collection surveys or complex graded quizzes. And with the added complexity of Scripts and Add ons, there's almost nothing that's out of reach.

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Make a new quiz and answer key.

Tip:  The quickest way to create a quiz is to go to  g.co/createaquiz  .

• Open a form in Google Forms .
• At the top of the form, click Settings .

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• Fill in your question and answers.
• At the bottom left of the question, click Answer key .
• Choose the answer or answers that are correct.
• To add a written or YouTube video explanation to an answer, click Add answer feedback .
• You can edit questions or answers when you click on them.

Note: You can assign points and add feedback on all question types.

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• Open a quiz in Google Forms .
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• Under 'Responses', turn off Restrict to users in [your domain] and its trusted organisations .

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Lesson 6: using forms with google classroom.

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Google Forms is typically used to create surveys, sign-ups, feedback forms, and more. It also can be used to create quizzes that you can easily incorporate into Google Classroom. There's a variety of question types you can use to make your own quizzes, and they feature an array of customizable settings .

Watch the video below to learn more about creating and sending forms to your students using Google Classroom.

Creating a quiz

To create a quiz, you'll first need to create a basic form. We go over this in greater detail in our lesson on creating simple forms , but we'll cover some of the basics below.

Navigate to the Google Forms homepage , then click the Blank icon.

Before writing questions and answers for your quiz, you'll need to make some changes to the form's settings. Click the Settings  icon in the top-right corner.

Click the Quizzes tab and toggle the Make this a quiz switch. Turning this on will make several quiz options available that allow you to choose how your students will interact with your quiz.

Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about the various quiz settings.

Release Grade Immediately

With this option, students will immediately receive their grade upon completion of the quiz. You may want to use this option if your quiz is entirely multiple choice.

Release Grade Later

This option allows you to manually review each quiz before releasing grades to students. This can be helpful for quizzes that feature questions involving a lot of typed responses.

Missed Questions

This allows students to view the questions they missed after completing the quiz.

Correct Answers

This allows students to view the correct answers to questions after receiving their grades.

Point Values

Students will be able to see the total points for the quiz and how many points they earned for each question.

Once you've chosen your desired settings, click Save . You can then name your quiz and start writing your questions. For more information on creating form questions, review our lesson on creating simple forms .

Selecting correct answers for your questions

For each question on your quiz, you'll need to define the correct answers. To do this, click Answer Key .

This screen will appear differently depending on the question type you've chosen. Let's take a look at how to choose correct answers for several popular types of questions:

• Paragraph questions don't offer the ability to add correct answers. Because they're longer and require more analysis, you'll need to read each individually and grade them on your own.

After choosing the correct answers, select how many points you'd like the question to be worth using the points field.

You also have the option of using answer feedback . This gives students feedback on certain questions, depending on whether they chose the correct answer. Click  Add answer feedback and type the messages you'd like to appear for correct or incorrect answers.

Each question has a Required toggle switch. If you want students to answer the question, toggle on Required. A red asterisk will appear next to the quiz question to let them know that it is mandatory. If you want students to have the choice of answering the question, toggle off Required.

Once you're satisfied with the question, you can preview it and give it a try to make sure everything's correct. To do this, simply click the Preview icon in the top-right corner.

Adding sections to your quiz

Depending on the number of questions, you may want to separate your quiz into multiple sections . This will make it so that your questions are broken up across several pages instead of having them all appear on one page.

To do this, simply click the Add section icon in the toolbar on the side.

You can add questions to these sections by following the same instructions listed above. You can also move questions to other sections by dragging and dropping them using the icon shown below.

Adding quizzes to classes

Once you've finished creating your quiz, you'll need to bring it over to your class. Much like how you can attach documents, links, and videos to your assignments, you can attach forms.

When creating an assignment, click the Google Drive icon in the lower-left corner.

Locate and select the quiz you've created, then click Add .

After you've sent the assignment with the quiz attached, your students will be able to complete it. You can access responses the same way you would with any Google Form.

Teaching Writing With Google Classroom

When it comes to teaching writing, there is one thing I could not survive without: Google Classroom. Early on in my teaching career, I even went rogue and used Google Classroom when I was supposed to be religiously using my school’s other LMS. (Whoops! Anyone else who hated My Big Campus?) I used Classroom before my students had Chromebooks, back in the old computer lab days. I would jokingly tell my teacher friends that “Google was taking over the world” and that we would eventually go Google. Maybe I was a little obsessed, but we did go Google! And once you go Google, you can’t go back. (Trust me…I tried. And I resigned.)

But seriously, Google Classroom makes it ridiculously easy to streamline your writing instruction. And with the new normal of remote learning, Classroom is more important now than ever. Admittedly, I don’t have much experience with other platforms, and I am biased, but Google Classroom will help you make the most of distance learning, especially when it comes to teaching writing. Not only will Classroom improve your writing instruction, but it will help you stay connected to students throughout the entire writing process.

Google Classroom is intuitive enough that you figure out the basics on your own (assigning work, posting materials, grading, etc), but you can really maximize the platform with a few tips and tricks. Teaching writing will never be easy, but it can be much more manageable with the help of good old Google. Whether you’re brand new to Google Classroom or a techie teacher who is figuring out how the heck to teach during this time, here are 10 practical tips for teaching writing remotely:

1. MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESS WITH GOOGLE CLASSROOM & GOOGLE DOCS

Instead of assigning an essay and hoping for the best when it’s deadline time, you can use Google Classroom & Docs to monitor students’ progress throughout the entire writing process. The next time you want to assign an essay, create a template for the assignment in Google docs. It can be as simple as instructions and text that says “Type here.” You can even set it up with the right formatting (font size, double-spacing, MLA header) if you’re feeling generous. Then, assign that doc on Google Classroom and select the “Make a copy for each student” option. Selecting this option is crucial because it will create individual copies for every single student.

This way, you will be able to see students’ writing progress in real time. If a student is writing, you can simply open up their doc and watch them type. Students’ docs live in their Google drives and your drive, so you can’t lose anything. Everything is already organized in Google drive folders for you, which is a blessing for Type-B teachers like me. You can leave comments and even use the Chat feature to instantly message students as they write. While it’s not as ideal as communicating with students face-to-face in a classroom, it’s definitely the next best thing.

2. PROVIDE FEEDBACK VIA GOOGLE DOC COMMENTS

THIS is the real reason I went rogue back in the day. THIS is why once you go Google, you can’t go back. Once you have the ability to give students instantaneous feedback at every step of the writing process, you’ll never be able to teach writing the same way again. The more feedback you can give students during the writing process, the more they will grow as writers. More feedback also means less time writing comments on final drafts. Win-win! To give feedback via comments on Google docs, simply select (highlight) the text you want to comment on, and then select the plus sign speech bubble icon that should appear in the right margin. As students view your comments and make the necessary revisions, they can “resolve” your comments and effectively check each edit off their list.

I always try to give as much feedback as I can, especially in the earlier phases of the writing process. So I have students brainstorm and submit topic proposal docs, draft different versions of their thesis statements, and send in their topic sentences to make sure they support their thesis.

Feedback is my number #1 priority in the earliest stages of teaching writing, because I want my students to have a successful foundation for the rest of the process. Before I “release” my students to really, really write (as in draft their entire essay), they have already received lots of feedback from me. The best part? It’s all documented…so if weeks later, I’m grading an essay and thinking, “I know I told this student to revise their thesis,” I can quickly check the comment history. 

3. SCAFFOLD THE WRITING PROCESS WITH MINILESSONS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES

The writing process is already daunting for students, so it’s even more intimidating in the virtual setting. To make writing more manageable, scaffold the process by breaking it down into smaller chunks/steps. Here’s how I support my students when I’m teaching writing:

• Giving students an outline to help them structure their writing. This helps me give students feedback before they really dig into the rest of the writing process.
• Posting mini-lessons for each step/element of the writing process. I usually provide these in slideshow form AND screencast video form. ( Loom is my favorite tool for creating screencast videos.) I provide students with writing workshop minilessons on everything from crafting a thesis statement to selecting strong & thorough textual evidence.
• Offering students additional graphic organizers and resources to use if they need them . These resources, like the thesis statement “fill in the blank” organizer pictured below, help scaffold the writing process for students.
• Familiarizing students with the rubric I will use to assess their final drafts. This means posting it on Classroom, explaining it, referring to it during minilessons, providing feedback that gives students an idea of where they are on the rubric, asking students to self-evaluate throughout the writing process, and making sure all expectations are 100% clear.

4. CURATE & ORGANIZE RESOURCES WITH HYPERDOCS

It’s easy for students to become overwhelmed with all of the resources you are offering them. Even though students have the entire internet at their fingertips, they don’t always know how to use it. That’s where hyperdocs come in. Like its name suggests, a hyperdoc is a document of hyperlinks to other documents, resources, videos, websites, etc. Depending on how you use it, a hyperdoc can function as a self-paced lesson module or a resource hub. When it comes to writing workshop, I use hyperdocs for the latter, linking up all of the minilessons, videos, graphic organizers, and outside resources students might need throughout the writing process. I carefully curate resources to help every type of learner at every step of the writing process.

In this way, hyperdocs help me scaffold and differentiate for students. Not to mention, they answer students’ questions and free up more of my time to provide valuable feedback. I love hyperdocs because everything is in one place, and anytime students have questions, you can direct them to the hyperdoc. (Eventually, you’ll train them to head straight to the hyperdoc when they need some help.) A hyperdoc is a great way to accommodate all of your learners and support them as they work through the writing process. To learn more about how to create your own hyperdocs, check out this blog post.

5. USE DAILY “CHECK INS” TO SUPPORT EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY

Checking in with every student is challenging enough in the traditional classroom, but it can feel even more overwhelming in the virtual setting. But there’s an easy solution that will allow you to check in with every student, every day of writing workshop: A daily check-in. You can do this via Google forms OR Google Classroom questions. (I prefer the latter.) I assign these as exit tickets at the end of each writing workshop day, and the check-in reads the same almost every day: What did you accomplish today? What questions do you have, and how can I help you?

If students want specific feedback on their writing, I encourage them to give me specific instructions. It takes some time and practice to move students away from the “Can you check my writing and see if it’s good?” questions to the “Can you check my thesis to see if it clearly previews my claims?” questions. But within a few days, you’ll see students asking specific, purposeful questions. These simple check-ins will give you a chance to help the student who need it the most. They’ll help you provide more precise, helpful, and efficient feedback for students.

While you can easily create a check-in Google form, I prefer using Google Classroom questions because I can easily reply to students, whether it’s with a general “I left a comment on your doc!” or “It looks great; keep up the good work.” Helping students is even easier when you have a hyperdoc of resources, because you can direct students to the appropriate minilesson and post the link in the comments on Classroom.

6. ASSIGN CHECKPOINTS TO BREAK UP THE WRITING PROCESS

In addition to daily check-ins, I also like to assign formative checkpoints for essential parts of the writing process. Once again, I do this to a) scaffold the writing process and b) provide meaningful formative feedback along the way. Here are examples of various checkpoints I use:

• Topic Proposal: Students submit a topic proposal via a Google Classroom question. I provide feedback and approve their topics by replying to their submissions.
• Thesis Statement Checkpoint: After rounds of drafting and revising a thesis statement, students submit their thesis through a Google Classroom question. Once again, I offer comments in the replies. After reviewing my feedback, I ask students to revise their thesis and post it as a reply. This way, I can visually see how they have taken my feedback into account and revised their thesis.
• Outline Checkpoint: After completing an outline on a Google doc, I ask students to copy/paste the “bare bones” of their outline (thesis, claims, and one piece of evidence per claim) in a Google Classroom question. I usually use a rubric to assess the outline and provide formative feedback. Students do not begin the rest of the essay until I have approved their outlines in this way.

7. ADD IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER FEEDBACK

Writing can feel like a lonely, tedious process, especially in the online setting. Give your students the opportunity to connect with peers and offer feedback. Yes, it can be done online! Here are a few different ways to incorporate meaningful peer feedback remotely:

• For focused peer feedback on a specific part of an essay (such as a thesis, topic sentence, even an entire paragraph), I love using a Google Classroom question. For example, I will ask students to submit their thesis statement via a question, and then I will have them give feedback to 2 of their peers. Sometimes, I will give students the option to pick a specific part of their paper and ask for feedback on that. For example, a student could post their introduction and ask their peers if it’s engaging and clear. Or they could post a claim, piece of evidence, and commentary, and ask their peers if their evidence and commentary is strong enough to defend the claim.
• For peer feedback on an entire essay, I often ask students to share their Google doc with a peer and require that they provide feedback via the comments or even the rubric. To structure this, I give students a checklist, the rubric, or other guidelines.

No matter how you facilitate peer feedback, the most important part is giving students some structure and guidelines. Instead of just asking them to give comments, tell them what to look for. Give them your rubric and allow them to familiarize themselves with the language of instruction/assessment as they peer-edit.

8. SCHEDULE VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS OR CONFERENCES

In my opinion, one of the most rewarding parts of teaching writing is simply talking to students about their writing. While there is a certain magic in face-to-face writing conferences, you can still find a way to “meet” with students in the online setting. Depending on your district’s guidelines, video conferencing through Zoom or Google Hangouts may be an option. If it’s not, you can still arrange virtual meetings by scheduling times to “meet” on a student’s document at the same time. This way, you can communicate in real time through comments or the Chat feature (if your district has this enabled; some may not). It’s certainly not as good as the real thing, but at least you’ll be in the same doc at the same time, looking at the same piece of student writing.

To create a virtual sign-up sheet like the one pictured below, create a Google form with your time slots in check-boxes. Then, use the add-on Choice Eliminator so that slots are removed from the form when students claim them. For a slightly easier option, simply create an editable Google doc and allow students to sign up directly on the document.

9. ENCOURAGE THE USE OF OTHER TECH TOOLS

Even with all of the wonderful technology at your disposal, you can only do so much for students. Foster some independence by encouraging students to utilize the various other tech tools that exist outside of Google Classroom and your arsenal of resources. Learning to maximize the internet’s resources is a skill that will serve students well when they attend college, join the workforce, and enter the “real world.” While there are countless options out there, here are my favorites:

• Grammarly is a Google Chrome “writing assistant” that will help students understand and correct their grammar and spelling mistakes. Once Grammarly is activated, students will see suggestions and explanations as they type in docs.
• Diigo is a convenient bookmarking website and extension that allows users to curate, organize, and annotate various sources. It’s especially helpful for research writing or projects where students need to keep track of a body of articles.
• Kami is a helpful tool that allows students to annotate PDFs right in their browser. It integrates with Google Classroom, and the premium subscription is currently free due to COVID-19.
• Read&Write is a Google Chrome extension that can help scaffold the writing process with its text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools. While it is a paid extension, students can access it free for 30 days. (FYI: Teachers can receive a free premium subscription, but obviously that doesn’t help students at home.)

10. ASK STUDENTS TO REFLECT & SELF-EVALUATE

Don’t let the writing process abruptly end when students attach their doc and click submit on Google Classroom! Instead, facilitate thoughtful reflection and connect with your students one more time by asking them to self-evaluate. In my experience, this works well with a Google form or a rubric copied/pasted at the end of the essay document. If you feel disconnected from your students, this exercise will help you stay connected AND it will give you meaningful data that goes beyond what any rubric or grade could tell you. 

When I ask students to reflect, I keep it simple by giving them a copy of the rubric I use to assess them. I ask them to give themselves scores in the different categories, justify those ratings, and then reflect on the writing process. I also give them a chance to tell me what I could have done to better support them and express any other concerns about the writing unit. My students’ reflections always teach me more than any other kind of data I could collect and analyze.

BONUS TIP: SHARE OR “PUBLISH” STUDENT WRITING

The act of writing can feel isolating, and even more so in the online setting. Don’t forget to find a way to publish student writing and celebrate the last (but often forgotten) phase of the writing process. Publishing doesn’t have to be as formal as it sounds; even the simple act of sharing one’s work and connecting with fellow writers will go a long way in the virtual environment. Thankfully, technology gives us plenty of options for sharing & publishing student writing. Here are just a few ideas:

• Share student writing on a class blog or Google Site. (Or better yet, have students create their own sites and update them throughout the process).
• Invite students to share their work via a Padet or Flipgrid (video responses).
• Create a virtual gallery walk, or compilation of student work, via Google docs, slides, or forms.
• Combine student submissions into an e-book, and post it on your LMS. (It’s as simple as combining all docs, adding a nice cover, and converting the file to a PDF).

Whatever you do to share, celebrate, or publish student writing, I guarantee it will help you and your students stay connected and feel rewarded for your hard work!

I hope these tips help you navigate the uncertain world of teaching writing remotely. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there are any other blog posts I can write to help you during this time. Best of luck, and stay healthy!

If you’re interested in digital writing resources, you may find the following materials helpful:

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You have given me some great ideas in this post. My school uses Canvas, and I integrate multiple Google features. The one draw back that I have had in the past is with rubrics and grading essays in Google Docs. While not perfect, Canvas is easier for me. However, can you explain how you grade essays using rubrics in Google. Has Google added a grading feature that I do not know about? Thank you in advance for your reply.

Yes! So there are a few different ways to do it. I like copying & pasting the rubric at the bottom of a template doc that I assign to “make a copy for every student” on Classroom. There are also extensions like Orange Slice, Doctopus, and Goobric that automate the process a bit more. But Classroom has added a rubric feature; it’s relatively new and I haven’t had a chance to use it yet but I know teachers love it!

Hi. I am HATING teaching , and I do teach writing, because I cannot get Google Classroom. One thing I am looking for though, is how can I show them how to write in real time? Like doing a 4 square with them? Is there such a program online?

Hi there! Teaching is definitely tough when it’s facilitated online (which is what I’m assuming you’re doing). Even if you don’t have Google Classroom, you could use a view-only Google doc to model how you’re writing in real time. All you would need to do is set the sharing settings to view only (meaning students cannot edit) and then share the document link with your students.

I hope this makes sense, and I hope teaching gets better for you. Hang in there!

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