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The Question type assignment can be a very useful tool within Classroom. It can be used: as an entrance or exit ticket,  to do a homework check,  gather information about your class (or data to use, even) to divide your students into groups by answer It is an easy item to add a question to your Classwork area.   Within the Classroom, click Classwork at the top -  Click on the Create button - Select Question - There are many options in the window that opens, several (1-2, 5-7, 9) are options for all assignments, while others (3-4, 8) are only options for a question - Select with Class (or classes) this will be posted to Select which students will see this (this can only be used if you are assigning it to one Classroom) Your Question to post Instructions for the question (this is optional) Points assigned (this can be none) Due date (optional) Topic (optional) Question type & information - more info below Files/links t...

Any of us who remember the OLD Google Forms will remember our biggest complaint when working with a longer form...all new questions were added to the bottom, and moving questions around (especially from the bottom to the top of the form) was a HUGE pain that took a LOT of time!  One of the most intuitive improvements to the current version of G Forms, in my opinion. If you prefer a short video, here is one on both duplicating questions AND moving them .  Duplicating questions is in a separate blog post. To move a question - Look for the double stacked dots at the top of the question you wish to move.  For the question that is in edit mode, they are visible.  For the other questions, they show up when you mouse over the question. When you place your mouse over these, the cursor will change to a 4 way arrow.  You can then click and hold on the dots then drag the question to where you want it within your form -

There are a variety of types of questions that can be used on a Google Form.  Sometimes it is hard to know which one is best, even with the Google "smarts" trying to pick the right one for you based on what you type.  I am creating several posts that provide a run down of the (current) types of questions you can set up, along with some of the small differences between the types.  First up is the Multiple choice, Checkboxes, and Dropdown options. Second will be the Short answer and Paragraph options. Third will be the Linear grid, Multiple choice grid and Checkbox grid. Forth will be Date and Time. Last will be the file upload.  The Multiple choice, checkbox and dropdown question types are all similar to each other.  There are some small differences that make each one advantageous in different situations.  First up - Multiple choice.  You don't even have to select this one, as it is the default question - Once you have typed in your que...

This is a very slick and easy to use way to create a random name generator by Flippity.net! And actually, in addition to being a random name generator, it is also a random group creator, and random seating chart - all in one setup.  For this first post, I am walking you through the setup.  In my next post we will look at what it generates and ways you can use it. To set this up for your students, follow these steps: 1. Get the template Google Sheet here. 2. Put your students' names in column A (replacing the ones that are there - you can add and delete as needed, it will adjust to however many names you have in that column).  My recommendation - just use student first names, not their full names.    3. Double-click on the sheet name at the bottom, and replace it if you want your class name when you view the generator.   4. Go to the File menu and select Publish to the web. Click on the Publish button. 5. Copy the link that...