Back to School Support with GoFormz
Support your school’s staff with digital forms
Nothing says “back to school” quite like the smell of freshly sharpened pencils ticking off items on a “to-do” or “school supplies” list. And while the nostalgic smell of a classic #2 pencil will live in our hearts forever, there are more streamlined ways to power through the back-to-school season. GoFormz is proud to support educators, and their students, with a robust digital form software solution to minimize paper waste and streamline workflow efficiency.
Simplify Student Intake Information
While many school admission forms get handled by administrators and leaders in the district, teachers need ways to learn more about their students. Whether it’s gathering information about allergies or nicknames, or even finding out how well they worked through their summer reading list, there’s a lot of student data that isn’t handled by the attendance office. Don’t rely on handwritten notes from parents or a conversation at “back-to-school” night to get this crucial information about your students. GoFormz has the ability for you to gather this information digitally, and store it in any spreadsheet or cloud storage application you prefer.
You can use the Public Forms feature within your GoFormz account to send questionnaires to anyone. Because these forms are digital, it means parents can fill out forms on any device they prefer, without having to rely on students to transport paper forms. These also work great for planning field trips or any other permission slips throughout the year. If you already have a paper form you like, you can convert a PDF to a fillable form without changing the look and feel of your existing form. Don’t worry, there’s no coding knowledge required!
Take Control Over Assignments and Quizzes
Grading papers is a big part of being a teacher; whether it’s essays, quizzes, reports, or standardized tests, there are always assignments to be reviewed. GoFormz allows you to bring many of these items into the digital realm for a faster, smoother experience for you and your students. GoFormz unique features and customizable Workflows give you additional flexibility to send and store digital copies of assignments. By building out your assignments and quizzes as forms, you have the ability to automate the grading process. This not only restores your valuable time but also provides instant feedback for your students. By customizing Workflows within your GoFormz account, you also have the ability to automatically email parents a copy of any assignment or quiz to help keep parents informed of their child’s progress.
Lighten the Load of Group Projects
Group projects are a great way for students to learn collaboration and communication skills, but grading them can be difficult. Digital forms allow each student to take full responsibility for their contribution to the project. Within your GoFormz account, try setting up timesheet templates that allow students to note what they worked on, and for how long. This insight can show you how much time each student put into the project, and can also give you feedback on how demanding the assignment was.
A post-project evaluation survey is also a great way to get feedback about the project while also getting insight into how well the team worked together. This can be a way for you to guide future group pairings in the future or can be incorporated into their grade. Either way, a digital evaluation form is quick to build in your GoFormz account, and you can bring all the information together into any cloud storage platform you need when it comes time for parent/teacher conferences or report cards.
