Monday, October 28, 2019

Exit Tickets and Bell Ringers with Google Forms

October 28, 2019

Have your students “caught what you taught?” Setting up a digital form to collect responses at the beginning and end of class can provide you with valuable insight. Here, we will explore the methods to get started with using digital forms in the classroom.

The Value of Bell Ringers and Exit Tickets
  • A type of formative assessment
  • Can be done in 2-3 minutes at the beginning or end of class
  • Provide an informal measure of how well students have understood the previous day’s lesson.

Note: With bell ringers, you can also set up your digital form to allow students to “check in” to let you know how they are doing outside of the classroom.

With Bell Ringers and Exit Tickets, Students Will ...
  • Apply knowledge from the lesson to deepen learning
  • Express understanding
  • Reflect on what they have learned

 Click here to make a copy of a sample template for a digital form.

Here are the steps for creating a Google Form:


You may be wondering about the quickest method to get the form into your students’ hands. Creating a QR code can direct the students to the form immediately. You may already know how to create a QR code, but did you know that you can install a Google Chrome extension to make a QR Code of your current page with just one click?

Steps to install a QR Code generator extension:
  • In Google Chrome, access chrome://apps/.
  • Choose Web Store
  • Search: Quick QR Code Generator
  • Select: Add to Chrome
  • Select: Add extension


Making the QR Code with an extension:
  • From within the Google Form, click Preview.
  • Click the icon for the newly added extension on the Google Chrome toolbar.
  • Make a copy of the QR Code image by right-clicking. From here, you have three options: 1) save the image to your computer; 2) copy the QR code it into a document to display on the SMART board; or 3) copy the QR code into a Word document to print a hard-copy for the students to scan.