Google Form: Art Survey

I couldn't use the computer all day, so sorry I didn't make my doc accessible!!! It didn't occur to me until now that nobody would be able to access it without the URL link.

What I Did

I have created a form in Google Docs, or Google Drive. What a useful tool for exams, worksheets, surveys, or other fun ways to get students using the technology online and giving data that is useful to the teacher! All of the data results are right there! Please complete my survey about your opinions of art and art class so that I can have an idea of who likes art besides me. The data from your answers can be viewed in this spreadsheet.

The purpose of my survey would be to do the following:

• Get students involved in their own education by sharing their opinions or interests
• Involve family or friends in what the student is learning
• Find out what the students are learning or where they are struggling
• Find out where I could improve in teaching or class structure

This survey would be accessed by sending the link to anyone I choose (parents, other teachers, etc.) as long as I have set it to be shared with only the link provided. Other settings include accessibility only for a certain community, like Shenandoah University, or completely open to the public with or without the link.

I would use this survey throughout the year so that I could check it every couple of weeks and see the results, which students can influence by changing their answers to the survey in reaction to a part of class. Some units may go well while others may have poor student response. I could even assign different surveys for different units. At the end of the semester/year I would start with a clear spreadsheet and have the students complete the survey to see if overall opinions of art and the class have changed compared to previous data in the beginning of the year. I would use other methods to focus more specifically on communicating with students' needs and improving the class.

What I Learned

For someone who has never had to use Excel, or other spreadsheets, this is amazing!!!! This can cut back on so much work for teachers who may feel that they don't have the time to find out just how their students feel about different aspects of the class because there is work to be done and SOLs to be passed. What an easy and neat tool for collecting any kind of data for different professions, and I know how to use it now!!!