Activity #8 - Polling and Data Gathering

POLLING - It was really easy to create a poll using PollEverywhere.  I like how there is the option to upload a visual image - that is a great adaptation for many of my students who have limited reading skills.  I'm not sure about using the texting option in my class, as most of my students don't have cell phones.  However, for the students who do have cell phones, it would be a fun learning tool for them to answer a poll question by having to text their answer (as texting is now an everyday, real life skill that I could teach to students in my program).

 GOOGLE FORMS - I've seen this used a lot (admin sending out informal polls to us) but never had a clue how they did it!  Now I know!  I played around with it a bit to figure out the different questions/response types.  I think this would be a tool to use in terms of organizational purposes - either within our department or PLC group.

It might also have application to individual students in terms of sending out a personalized survey to IEP team members to gain input for progress reporting or IEP meeting updates.  (We currently use an online program called TRAX/Tensigma for this, but this would be good for more personalization for an individual student).  For example, if I had Suzie's meeting coming up, I could create a form that was sort of a checklist...."What behaviors have you seen in the last week?", "How many days has Suzie been absent from your class?", "How many prompts did you need to get Suzie to put on her shoes?".  The questions/response types would depend on what I am asking and the student skills/needs.