I had the chance to experiment with Google Forms
and the Google Add on, Flubaroo. I used this to create and grade a simple art
history quiz which was then converted into an Excel spreadsheet. Google Forms
allowed me to quickly and efficiently create a quiz on art history. After
creating my quiz and having people take it in class, I was able to use the
Flubaroo add-on and submit the answer sheet and have the rest of the date
turned into a spreadsheet, showing the percentage each “student” had.
I think this is a great resource to use in the
classroom. I could use this as a quick assessment of students’ progress during
a lesson. I think this add on works best for basic information, since it cannot
grade short answer. Flubaroo would be great for mini quizzes throughout a
lesson. It could be used to check progress, see what needs to be repeated, and
what they know very well. I think that it’s similar to other tools we have
used, such as Plickers. They work as a way to assess the students'
retention of information but lacks the ability to check for deeper meaning.
When checking other add-ons through Google, I came across
Doctopus. Doctopus uses excel as a way to create rosters, grading, groups, and
much more. It definitely looks like a more complex app but also looks harder to
use. I would want to look into it more to check how I could use it in my
classroom. For now Flubaroo has worked great as a way to do a quick check on
students.
