Using a Google Form to Collect Information from Alumni

A Google Form can be used to collect information from program alumni. It includes a variety of question types and the results are automatically time stamped and collected into a spreadsheet. Since we have an apps.edu domain we have the option to require a login before accessing the form, but our alumni might not have easy access to their eServices username and password information.

Here are the steps shown in the embedded video:

1. In the Google Drive application, create a new form, title it, and pick a theme.
2. Create questions and choose the data validation options as appropriate (e.g., require that certain questions be answered)
3. Test the form at any time
4. Share the form via a URL
5. View results from Google Drive page (a Google Spreadsheet) is automatically created that collects the results
6. Turn the form off on the edit form page at any time
7. Turn on notifications to get an email any time the form is completed