Inviting Students to Write

Using Google Forms for Book Reviews and Other Writing Projects

Elizabeth Dejean, MLSP.S. 360 Library

What are we writing in the library?

Book Reviews Reflections Special Projects Contests

Why write for the library?

Why students may choose to write like to write want recognition want your attention Want to work outside the classroom

CCSS W 6 Use technology, including the internet,

to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate

What do you want your students to Write? (11/08/2011)

Plan your writing prompts

How do you want the writing organized?

What are the big questions? How can you support the students’

thinking?

Now you’re ready to begin!

Go to Google Docs Don’t have an account? It’s free.

Create a Form

Click Create Click Form

Name and Describe your Form

Short, descriptive name Longer description

Purpose Process

Descriptions of Google Forms

Composing the Form

Duplicate a question Edit the copy

Question Types

Select the Question Type to match your expectations.

Writing prompts will be answered in “paragraph text.”

Required Questions

Check this box if the question must be answered.

Help Text

Detailed instructions for each question can be added Help Text.

Close your question

Click Done to close the question

Test Your Form

Close the form editing window. Click the Form tab and Go to Live

Form

Complete the Assignment

Note necessary changes Click submit and close the thank

you box.

Submit your response

Close the thank you window.

Edit Your Form

Go to the Form tab and Edit

Excel Spreadsheet

Copy and paste the data from your Google Form to a new Excel Spreadsheet.

Include headers (questions)

Create Your Merge Format

Open a new Word Document Tools – Letters - Merge

Use the Mail Merge Wizard

Click arrow for starting document at the bottom right corner.

Select recipients

Select Recipients

In the dialogue box you can select which responses will be merged. You will do this each time, so you only look at the new responses.

Write Your Letter Format

Insert Responses by clicking “More Items” Select an item, Insert, and Close

A New Merge Format

Preview then Edit Individual Letters

Problems? Unexpected Results?

Use the back arrow to go back to your format to fix it.

Save your format!

Go Live!

Post the URL on your library home page or to your website.

Advertise!

Books Marks PSA’s Class Introductions

Monitor, Respond, Celebrate!

Google Docs will send you an email Merge – Edit individual letters –

Save as… Respond – A short note after the

student’s writing works. Celebrate!

Ideas and Inspiration

How could you inspire your students to write using Google Forms?

Questions?