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Today's post, however, is about a great work that has been done by our colleague Tom Barret. He has created awesome example forms for different topics. He has also , thankfully , made all these forms availabe for us to download and use with our students. I have checked all his forms and I was really amazed by the great efforts he has put into them. You can use these forms with your students for sure but remember to keep in mind the great things you can do with Google Forms if you give it a little time. Check out this list of forms below and click on any title to access its corresponding form. The pictures you see below are only  half snapshots of each form:

" Take a look here for a more detailed introduction and guide to using and creating a Google Form - this was written prior to Google bringing forms into the NEW menu."

This video is basically a free webinar presented by Google certified trainers Kevin Brookhouser and Tim Lee where they unveiled some of Google forms secrets and provided simple directions on how to create self-grading quiz forms within Google Docs. The transcript of this video is available HERE.

Inspired by a suggestion from a TES user, this template comes in two forms, allowing students to construct a Facebook page for a character from a text or some other context. In Word format, the form is editable, while a PDF version allows prints for worksheets to be written on. The Inbox si More… Downloads and web links

Gone are the days when students complete a paper worksheet and then put it in the wire box on the teacher's desk. In today's world, students are creating digital projects using a variety of tools on computers and mobile devices. It can become difficult for the teacher to find and keep track of all of the students' digital products/projects. One solution is to have students use tools that will provide a URL for their finished product, and then to collect those URLs using a Google form. (See Tip 112 for a list of web tools that will provide a URL for the finished product.)"

Ideal for character study or reading response, this template allows students to enter a Twitter comment for a character in one of 14 sections, as well as providing a brief bio and other similar information. There are three versions of the form: an editable Word version, a printable PDF vers More…

"Starting today, the Newseum is testing a watermarking system to prevent illegal downloads of the newspaper front pages. Through a special agreement with more than 800 newspapers worldwide, the Newseum displays these front pages each day on its website. The front pages are in their original, unedited form, and some may contain material that is deemed objectionable to some visitors. Discretion is advised."

"More than 860 papers you can download and print for free. We've got graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper, and more."

Not that we want to encourage a lot of printing and copies, but this may come in handy once in a while.