Google Forms to Simplify Parent Contact Info (back-to-school)

To create your own back-to-school form for guardians, follow these steps:

1. Go to forms.google.com
2. Click Blank "+"
3. A new Form will open

Then add your questions! Questions may take on a variety of formats, such as multiple-choice, checkboxes, and short-answer.

Learn more about the different ways to build your Google Form.

SAMPLE FORM

To send your form to families: 

1. Open the form in Google Forms
2. In the top right, click Send
3. At the top of the window, click the "link" icon
4. To copy the link that appears, click Copy or press Ctrl + c (Windows) or ⌘ + c (Mac) on your keyboard

You could share that URL via the following channels:

• If you already have a list of guardian emails, email the form link to them directly
• Write or print the short URL on index cards to send home with students
• Publish the link on the existing school or class website

To Access the info:

 With Google Forms, it’s easy to create a spreadsheet to see all results in one place.

1. Open the form in Google Forms
2. At the top of the form, click Responses
3. At the top right, click Create Spreadsheet
4. Select Create a new spreadsheet and enter the name of the new spreadsheet
5. Click Create

Once you have your Sheet, you can efficiently find what you’re looking for in a few ways:

• Sort
• Filter
• Control+F