Creating Forms and Surveys



Welcome!
	Welcome to our class on creating forms and surveys. In order to become better acquainted and to add some direction to today's class, please complete the following survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?SXMAXKXLXL89HCHXXAD5CGMC
Why Use Forms and Surveys?
	Forms provide the web designer a perfect way to interact with those on the other side of the Internet. Instead of making a web page that is merely a sounding board of the designer, the forms allow communication between the site's visitors to the designer. *Think of forms you have used online.*
Types of Forms
	Information Gathering Applications Responses to open-ended questions Quizzes Tests Letter of Recommendation Request Forms Database Creation Guest Books Reviews of Movies, Books, Web Pages Suggestions Message Board Surveys Polls Voting Tools Access of a priori knowledge Brainstorm ways that forms could be used in the classroom.
Field Types
	Text box - single line of text Text Area Box - comments, paragraphs Radio Box - only one of the options Yes No Maybe Check Box - one or more options Hershey's Reese's Cups Snickers Milky Way Cadbury Drop Down Box - choose only one option from the list Forms are usually submitted to an email address, but they can also be submitted to a database file or another web page.
Examples of Forms
	http://www.englishhillconsultants.com/forms/inclassjots.htm This form will allow students to submit ideas regarding a particular subject. http://www.englishhillconsultants.com/forms/grammartask.htm This is an example of a form that could be used by students to respond to a peer lesson on a regular basis. http://www.englishhillconsultants.com/forms/groupeval.htm In this form, students evaluate their level of group work.
Tools for Creating Free Surveys
	http://www.zoomerang.com http://www.votations.com/ http://www.pollit.com/ http://free-online-surveys.co.uk/ http://www.opinionpower.com/startSurvey.html
Tools for Creating Forms
	Microsoft Front Page 2000 Microsoft Word 2000 Site Builder on www.tripod.com
Tools for Publishing Your Forms
	http://www.tripod.com http://www.geocities.com
Steps for Creating Forms
	1. Brainstorm the information you are looking for. 2. Determine the type of form that would be useful and the fields you want to use. 3. Create prompts, fields with field names, field properties, and where you want the information submitted to. Use form wizard. 4. Customize properties for the form. 5. Publish the form online. 6. Announce the publication of the form to the class or other audience members.
Created by Lara Hill for ETTC class - "Forms and Surveys" - October 2001 - based on information from various web sites listed throughout. Please feel free to email me at lhillclasses@prodigy.net.