Google Forms with the Flubaroo Add-On are the ticket to more time to plan instruction and less time to spend of grading! The results will be inserted on a new sheet on your form and results can be e-mailed to students.
It's simple, fast, and FREE!
Here are a few quick steps:
1. Create the quiz using Google Forms. Add three questions at the beginning of the survey: first name, last name, and e-mail address.
2. As a teacher, take the quiz. Your results will be the answer key.
3. Go back in to Google Spreadsheets.
4. Click on Add-Ons and search for Flubaroo.
5. Click on the Add-Ons tab and you will now see Flubaroo.
6. Click on Add-On --> Flubaroo > Grade Assignment.
7. Answer the on screen prompts.
8. Your quiz is now graded. The results are on a new sheet ready for you to view and even e-mail to students!
Need some help? Check out the Flubaroo website at http://www.flubaroo.com/
Written by Ann Feldmann @annfeldmann1
I created a quiz for my Pre-K summer school students. We have been doing lessons on the alphabet. So I created a quiz with 5 items. They had to find the lowercase letter to match the uppercase letter. I had the link to the quiz but for time purposes and lack of computer skills on the student end, I sat down with each student and guided them through the quiz. As the students were taking the quiz, it gave me a good idea of who needs more guidance with there letter knowledge. Flubaroo was slick in grading and I can see how this would be a very useful tool when it comes to grading. Even though I sat down with each student, it was still a good tool to see who needs more practice and who is right on track. I thought it was great that it broke it down in percentages and gave you many numbers for grading. I hope to use this in my classroom this coming year and to try it for the different subject areas as well. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am teaching summer school with ISEC students, grades 3-6. Our theme is Dr. Seuss. I developed a quiz with six questions over one of the books we have read. I wasn't sure what I was doing, so I had the students take the quiz as a class. Then of course I realized later how I could have each student take it individually (next time then). I put the quiz on the rover cart for the class to take. Then I graded the quiz and it was so easy. This is something I would definately use in my classroom next year.
ReplyDeleteI created a quiz for math for my summer school lessons. I am doing this at the deadline of course so I didn't yet give the quiz to my students since it is Saturday night. However, as the assignment indicated, I am just learning how to use this great tool and student input is not imperative at this point. I had a little trouble reading my quiz results but everything was extremely easy to follow. I plan on using this at school this week and looking at the results again. This was great and I love learning more about google docs/forms!
ReplyDeleteMatt Moore
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to quickly assess learning in your classes! This is a great tool to use to measure understanding and gauge how your lessons or units went. Will save a ton of time!
Go T-Birds!
DeleteI just created my quizzes. I will have to wait for the students to take the quiz before i install Flubaroo as I understand the instruction. I'm looking forward tot he results!
ReplyDeleteWe have been working on sorting in math so I made a quiz where the kindergarteners had to find the letter that did not belong in the group. It was a great introduction to using forms with the kids because it was very simple. The Flubaroo is a great tool to show quick results of who knows the information.
ReplyDeleteGreat tool with quizzes that are multiple choice or one answer. Is there a way to use it with short answer [as in putting in "key words" in the key?]. Very quick and easy to use. Great idea for exit tickets for lessons if students had their own laptops or Ipads.
ReplyDeleteAs part of a Google Forms class I was introduced to using Google Forms and Flubaroo and wow what as awesome tool this is! It made grading formative assessments so much easier, literally cutting the time it took in half. I also love that is shows in red those students that did poorly as those are the students that need reteaching. Extremely useful tool.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really like about the google forms and creating assessments is the use of page breaks. As a recent college student completing many test, I always looked at the other test items to look for clues for answers. When creating assessments, page breaks will allow to to divide your quiz in multiple pages. This allows me to ask any question I deem necessary without having to worry about correlation with other items. Flubaroo makes it very easy and fast to grade the assignment! - Peter Kok
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful tool! It's quick, efficient and is a great stress reliever for busy teachers like all of us! Keeping up to speed with current trends and best practices in both lesson planning and delivery coupled with assessing well both formatively and summatively, creates quite a load. This google forms and Flubaroo tool is something I'm going to share with my UNO technology graduate course. It hasn't made it onto our list of course topics, therefore I think my colleague will be pleasantly receptive to it. I used to use quia.com frequently, however, it costs money to create your own profie. The GF and Flubaroo are FREE! I am all about cutting costs where possible ;-)
ReplyDeleteI gave my period 4 students their Act 3 Romeo and Juliet quiz using Google Forms. I liked how fast it was and all but 2 students said it was "easier" than normal; however, I "normally" require short answer responses and with Google Forms most of my questions had to be turned into Multiple Choice in order for Flubaroo to grade their answers. They said this was better because they had options and it wasn't short answer. I try to stay away from multiple choice and matching quizzes, so this system, although fast, isn't ideal for my purposes. My students also spent about 10 minutes trying to log onto the computers, then they didn't remember their email passwords, or how to log-in to edmodo, or how to access the "From Teachers" folder. So honestly, the whole process took about twice as long as if I were to just give them a paper copy. Of course, if they were used to using their iPads (or whatever 1-1 device we will soon have), this wouldn't be an obstacle every time we were accessing a Google Form.
ReplyDeleteEven though I wouldn't count this attempt as a "homerun," it is still a technological tool I will utilize in the future.
Amy Smith: West
ReplyDeleteI used Flubaroo/Forms today for a reading quiz with my AP kids. The biggest issue for me was the availability of technology, as well as getting the right version uploaded to my class page. The only other drawback was, in the case of a quiz over reading, there really isn't always one right answer. I will grade those questions on my own, obviously, but it does take away from the usefulness of the tool. I didn't read the new update info until after I submitted the quiz, so I will keep in mind the key strokes to allow for more than one answer. When I am giving a truly multiple choice/right-wrong answer test, however, this is a fantastic time-saver. If we ever have devices for each student, this will be an incredible asset in all of our classrooms!
Keri Williams: Leonard Lawrence
ReplyDeleteI created 2 quizzes and sent them to about half of my class. The kids were so excited to get them and completed them right away. The others were not very happy with me that I didnt send it to them too! That is really slick! I love how quick it grades, that it gives percents and shows which areas were lowest. I do wonder about how to use it with open ended questions and things like that but Im sure with time I can figure it out. Awesome! I am so glad that I know how to do this!!
I created a form for students to use to record their answers to practice Calculus AP multiple choice tests. The fantastic thing about this is that Flubaroo gives me the breakdown of specific problems that students struggled with the most. This gives me guidance to show students what they need to study more of to prepare for the AP exam and we can skip over the problems that the majority are getting right and focus more on those particular topics!
ReplyDeleteJenn Manning-TS-I created a NE History Quiz and a survey for Health. The quiz was to check for understanding and the survey was my way to introduce the new Health unit! They kids responded in a variety of ways (paragraphs, text, multiple choice). They were fast and easy to create! The kids enjoyed the new way of completing a quiz and survey as well. I really liked how easy it was to see the responses and the concepts that needed to be retaught. It was much easier than grading a paper/pencil quiz or looking at a survey. The results will help to guide my instruction in a much easier way than the paper/pencil tests have in the past.
ReplyDeleteVicki Hansen (West) - I recently used Google Forms/Flubaroo on a Unit 9 posttest for FAME Adventures class. All four of my students were able to log on and take the test via email with no problems. However, I forgot to add a required field for their names (duh!), so I had to check the timestamp on each one to figure out who received which grade. Having the grades appear within seconds was fabulous and I could see myself using Forms/Flubarro for each week's unit posttest. But, my class is very small and students have access to computers in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteI used Google Forms/Flubaroo as a review for the state reading test that is coming up. The "quiz" was easy to create in Google Forms, and the students loved the idea of taking it online instead of paper/pencil. AND, the internet was working well that day, so it all ran pretty smoothly! Flubaroo/the script was very easy to use, too. Loved seeing the responses almost immediately and looking at the individual answers to see where possible "weaknesses" lie...things I can go over more before the test. I have to agree with some of the other posters...this is great and all, and would be just awesome especially if each student had their own device. However, because of limited lab space, and now NO lab space until almost mid-may, it is of little use to me at this time. Don't get me wrong....I DO love it!!! An amazing time-saver!!!
ReplyDeleteI used Google Forms/Flubaroo to create a map quiz over Africa. The quiz was very easy to create and the kids had a great time completing the quiz online. That being said, the availability of technology when needed is a huge issue. In the future I will make the link available on our team webpage and have kids take the quiz as homework. Those without access to computers at home can use mine or the library computers during guided study that day or the next.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great tool for assessing knowledge in different subject areas. The only drawback that I see is the available resources in our classrooms for the students use. I can see myself using docs/fluberoo in the future.
ReplyDeleteJoe Nadgwick
As I don't work directly with students in a classroom setting, I used the a Google Form with Flubaroo script as a pre-test for the Sped U class that I taught on March 27. I see an amazing amount of potential in this tool. In less than five minutes I was able to determine the base level of knowledge of the attendees and identify areas that would require additional instruction and focus during the day. Next year, for several classes that cover beginning to advanced concepts, I plan to send out a pre-test several days prior to the training. This will allow me to tailor instructional content and activities to more directly address the specific needs of the staff who register for the class.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous comments that google forms + flubaroo is a great combination that could save time grading. Also, since flubaroo is able to email the students their grades, I won't have to spend the first few minutes of class handing back papers. However, like Joe mentioned earlier, technology availability is an issue. The majority of my students have internet access outside of school, but some still do not. So in the future I see myself using google forms/flubaroo as an exit ticket or quick quiz when my class is already in a computer lab.
ReplyDeleteSince it is summer and I’m not teaching summer school, I made a quiz/lesson to go with the novel we are reading next year in Academic Decathlon. Had to use my alternate e-mail account and family members to take the quiz, but it worked as advertised! I think that Google Forms and Flubaroo is going to be a winning combination. My plan is to use this a way to get students in the textbook prior to coming to class. I also hope that this will make grading these short reading quizzes a snap instead of a chore. Just wish I could dump them in the gradebook…..
ReplyDeleteHome run... more like grand slam. Flubaroo was super easy to install as an add on and worked flawlessly. I did a trial run on my summer school kids and it was really easy. The only thing that will be hard is phrasing questions so that typing in difficult math expressions is not necessary. This may limit how much I can use the tool.
ReplyDeleteFlubaroo was an eye-opener for me. I created another quiz for this course, but I had tried Flubaroo with my students last year. It's the biggest time saver EVER! The kids also get excited for the immediate feedback. My plan is to convert all of my quizzes to Google Forms by the end of the school year. I had only tried Flubaroo with multiple choice, so I was very excited to see the short answer grading options with multiple acceptable responses. What a gift! Thank you, Google!
ReplyDeleteI thought this was pretty slick. I loved how quickly it graded everything. We'd been introduced to this at new teacher technology training but it was too many people and not enough time for me to quite get a look at it. I think this is a great resource, I will use it, and I will share it with others. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that not all types of questions would work, so I learned that the questions should just be multiple choice or text answers. I like that you can set it to accept more than one answer in the fill-in questions. I think it would be good to use for a reading quiz if the technology were available to the class. I didn't have my summer school students try it out since they were not in a computer lab, so I had to experiment with my willing colleagues. I'll be sure to share my newfound knowledge with my colleagues next fall.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great tool not just for short quizzes, but for assessing daily work as we are (hopefully) transitioning more into paperless options. The turn-around time helps to provide better feedback for our students. I did not get a chance to utilize the tool with my students but looking forward to their input in the fall!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting tool but I need more practice.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to use this with my students! It seems like it will be an extreme time saver. The instructional video on Flubaroo's website made it seem so easy.
ReplyDeleteAnyone use flubaroo for a pretest and then a posttest to measure growth? I want to see how to have the post test score automatically compared with the pre. What I've done so far is manually correlate the two scores.
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