Google Forms Makes P.E. Teachers Ecstatic

Find out how the P.E. teachers at EJHS used Google Forms to streamline a system that causes headaches every year.

Problem:

At the beginning of each semester, Physical Education teachers at the Junior High level have their students fill out a Rules and Regulations form.  This makes the students and their parents aware of the expectations of P.E.  The teachers then file hundreds of documents away in case the student/parent signature ever needs to be referenced.  This becomes an organizational nightmare very quickly, not to mention all of the paper that is used!

Solution:

Using Google Forms, a virtual version of this form can be created so that all of the information is stored digitally and no paper is used!

How We Did It:

First, we had to create the form (visible here).  This involved sitting down and deciding on the best way to take a paper form, which asked for check marks next to items to show agreement, and make it digital.  Parents needed to check each box as they progressed through the form to indicate that they understood the expectation, and then type their name at the end of the form.

[caption id="attachment_1772" align="alignnone" width="150"] A section from the P.E. Google Form[/caption]

The resulting data is stored in a Google Spreadsheet that can be filtered and sorted by P.E. teacher and class period.  No more filing cabinet full of forms to sift through when an issue arises!  Also, because the P.E. department will see nearly every student in the building during the course of the year, this process alone saved nearly two reams of paper.

~ Thank you to the P.E. department at EJHS for allowing me to work with you, and especially to Dana Curby, the brainchild of this wonderful process!

Google Drive Connects Your Personal Device to Your Professional Practice

*Keep in mind that this post only applies if your building has allowed the use of personal devices for educational purposes in the classroom

Problem:

You have an amazing activity planned, and you want students to record their progress through photographs or video.  Many of them have phones with wonderful cameras that are easy to operate, but it is difficult for students to get those photos/videos from their phones to their computers.

Solution:

Students can download the Google Drive App for their Apple/Android device, sign in using their Google Account credentials, take a photo/video through the app, and have it immediately appear in their Google Drive folder on their computer.  Likewise, they can upload directly to the app on their device for the photos/videos to appear in their Google Drive.

All you need to do for this process to work is to follow these simple directions...

1. Your students will need to download the official Google Drive App for their Apple/Android device from their appropriate app store.


2. Once they open the app, they would sign in using their Google Account credentials.


3. All of their Google Drive files will then appear on their device.


4. They can navigate to a specific folder, click the "+" button, and take a picture directly from the app.
   
   [caption id="attachment_1697" align="alignnone" width="199"] Once the "+" button is pressed, this menu is displayed.[/caption]


5. The picture will then be saved in this folder in their Google Drive.


6. If they have the Google Drive App for PC downloaded on their computer, the photo will automatically be synced.

 

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Using this technique, students can quickly and easily use a combination of their own devices and their district provided Google Account to add a new element into their learning experience.

You can also use this to quickly take a photo/video and have it appear to your students in a folder that you have shared with them!