G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education) has been inspiring a lot of educators worldwide. Driven by the latest pedagogical frameworks (ex. SAMR pedagogical framework) that are shaping the 21st-century skills, Google Team has augmented their educational sources to meet both the teacher and the student's needs.
One of Google's outstanding applications that are made freely accessible for all is Google Forms. Here is a list of some smart activities an English Language teacher can bring to his class.
Suggested activities can be classified skill-wise as follow:-
Suggested activities can be classified skill-wise as follow:-
1- For Reading:-
a. Adventure Story - Innovated by Sylvia Duckworth, Google Certified Innovator
This activity aims at attracting ELL to reading through weaving adventures. First, the teacher selects a story theme that is culturally relevant. Second, he or she should cut down the story onto different segments. Each segment will have a prompt question of what the student thinks happening next. And of course, the educator should think of a tree of options, creating interchangeable links. All that should be designed in a document before implementation with Google Form.
In order to create the links in the form, the secret lies in "Go to section based on answer" option.
Click Here to try the form
b. Augmented Assessment with rich media text that sparks students' critical thinking skills.
Click here to see a Sample Reading Test
a. Adventure Story - Innovated by Sylvia Duckworth, Google Certified Innovator
This activity aims at attracting ELL to reading through weaving adventures. First, the teacher selects a story theme that is culturally relevant. Second, he or she should cut down the story onto different segments. Each segment will have a prompt question of what the student thinks happening next. And of course, the educator should think of a tree of options, creating interchangeable links. All that should be designed in a document before implementation with Google Form.
In order to create the links in the form, the secret lies in "Go to section based on answer" option.
Click Here to try the form
b. Augmented Assessment with rich media text that sparks students' critical thinking skills.
Click here to see a Sample Reading Test
2- For Writing: assisting students with Auto-generated essay (5-Minute Essay Writing)
Click here to try it out
3- For Listening: Enriching pre-listening or post-listening activities with critical thinking tasks.
Check an Example Here
Click here to try it out
3- For Listening: Enriching pre-listening or post-listening activities with critical thinking tasks.
Check an Example Here
4- For Speaking:-
a. Students recording their speeches and upload them using their smart gadgets.
b. Peer Evaluation
Another great feature that enhances students' critical thinking skills and collaboration is to design a form to evaluate their peer's presentations objectively.
To do that,
5- For Class Project / Research: creating Smart Surveys that better deal with individuals' views.
6- For most language skills: you can create Auto-Graded Assessment using the awesome Flubaroo addon.
If you access to the Google Sheet generated after publishing a Google Form, you can add "Flubaroo" from the addons tab.
That small program works automatically every time a student submits answers to your Online Test. It compares his/her answers with the key answers you have entered earlier, calculate the score, and send a feedback email to the student with his answers and corrections immediately.
To know how it works, you can read instructions first at their official page here. And I am sure you love this great addon.
By the way, Flubaroo was programmed by a group of students 💪- Not teachers. I think it's worth a mention.
a. Students recording their speeches and upload them using their smart gadgets.
b. Peer Evaluation
Another great feature that enhances students' critical thinking skills and collaboration is to design a form to evaluate their peer's presentations objectively.
To do that,
- first, start with designing a Form with possible feedback's questions.
- Second, send the form to your students.
- During students' presentation, the presenter student writes a short link of his form to the attendance.
- Audience students will be able to record their feedback upon their peers.
- Each student can easily review his friends' reviews from the Responses tab.
See an example here
5- For Class Project / Research: creating Smart Surveys that better deal with individuals' views.
Remember: It is YOU who can make technology smart, NOT the technology that turns you a smart teacher.
6- For most language skills: you can create Auto-Graded Assessment using the awesome Flubaroo addon.
If you access to the Google Sheet generated after publishing a Google Form, you can add "Flubaroo" from the addons tab.
That small program works automatically every time a student submits answers to your Online Test. It compares his/her answers with the key answers you have entered earlier, calculate the score, and send a feedback email to the student with his answers and corrections immediately.
To know how it works, you can read instructions first at their official page here. And I am sure you love this great addon.
By the way, Flubaroo was programmed by a group of students 💪- Not teachers. I think it's worth a mention.
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