Coding Resources

Coding Resources

There are many ways to approach coding with young people. And the good news is that you don’t need to be a coder. You don’t actually even need to know anything about coding to expose the students in your class. You can learn right alongside your students! Or, you can take a step back and allow your students to work through a few exercises independently with encouragement given to them to synergize, collaborate and help one another out

…in no particular order (though I tried to sort them from easiest to harder)

Moving Files from Your Windows Laptop to your Chromebook

Moving Files from Your Windows Laptop to your Chromebook

You will be glad to be reminded that this is an easy task. 

  1. Launch the Chrome browser on your Windows computer
  2. Slide it off to one side so that it only takes up 1/2 your screen. 
  3. Go to drive.google.com
  4. Log in
  5. Drag files off the desktop of your Windows computer onto the Chrome Screen showing your Google Drive
  6. The files will begin to upload to Google Drive

 

  • If my description above isn’t clear, here’s a video – fast forward to the 5-minute mark for a demonstration of the above steps. 

    Recommendation 1 – Create a file called “uploaded” on the desktop of your windows computer and once you’ve uploaded a folder/file place it in that folder called “uploaded” so that you don’t get confused if you have a ton of files.

    Recommendation 2 – Pick up a flash drive or hard drive (Western Digital makes a good drive that is about the size of a deck of cards) and put all your Windows teaching resources (Word, publisher, SMART notebook files) onto this drive. Store it in a safe place. 

    My reasons for suggesting this are twofold. Firstly, we can’t know if somewhere down the road someone may write an extension for Chrome that will allow Chrome to read a Smart Notebook file.

    Secondly, that content is yours, and while your windows computer will be returned this spring, maintaining the original files is not likely something you’ll regret.  Finally, all schools will have a Windows computer in the office for teachers to use. So, should you require the ability to access one of those files, you will be able to do so.returned this spring, maintaining the original files is not likely something you’ll regret.  Finally, all schools will have a Windows computer in the office for teachers to use. So, should you require the ability to access one of those files, you will be able to do so.

Self-Grading Quizzes in Google Forms

Self-Grading Quizzes in Google Forms

Make a new quiz & answer key

  1. In Google Forms, click Plus (+) .
  2. At the top right, click Settings .
  3. Click Quizzes  -> Make this a quiz.
  4. Optional: To collect email addresses, click General  -> Collect email address.
  5. Click Save

 Make an answer key, assign points & add automatic feedback

You can make an answer key on certain question types:

Create an Answer Key
  1. To add a question, click “Add question” .
  2. Fill out your question and answers.
  3. In the bottom left of the question, click Answer key.
  4. Choose the answer or answers that are correct.
  5. In the top right of the question, choose how many points the question is worth.
  6. Optional: To add a written or YouTube video explanation to an answer, click Add answer feedback.
  7. Optional: To edit question or answer options, click Edit question.

Note: You can assign points and add feedback on all question types.

 

Choose what people see during and after the quiz

You can choose if people can see missed questions, correct answers, and point values.

  1. In Google Forms, open a quiz.
  2. At the top right, click Settings .
  3. Click Quizzes.
  4. Under “Respondent can see,” check the boxes next to the options you want.
Grade Quizzes

You can see automatic summaries for all quiz responses, including:

  • Frequently missed questions
  • Graphs marked with correct answers
  • Average, median, and range of scores
Grade Individual Responses

If you collect email addresses, you can assign points and leave feedback on individual responses. After you grade each response, save your changes.

  1. In Google Forms, open a quiz.
  2. At the top, click Responses.
  3. Click Individual.
  4. To move between individuals, click Previous  or Next .
  5. Find the question you want to grade.
    • In the top right, enter how many points the response earned.
    • Under the answer, click Add feedback.
  6. Enter your feedback and click Save.
  7. To save your changes, at the bottom, click Save.

See Quiz Results

  1. In Google Forms, open a quiz.
  2. At the top, click Responses.
  3. Click Summary.

Grade Question-by-Question

  1. In Google Forms, open a quiz.
  2. At the top, click Responses.
  3. Under “Responses,” click Question.
  4. To award points for a group of answers:
    • Full points: click Mark correct .
    • Partial points: enter the number of points you want to award.
    • No points: click Mark incorrect .
  5. To add written or YouTube video feedback for a question, click Add feedback.
  6. To move between questions, at the top, click Previous  or Next .
  7. When you’re done grading, at the bottom, click Save.

Send Results to Google Classroom

You can import grades all at once from Forms directly into Classroom’s Student Work page if you attach a quiz to an assignment.

If you import grades, all grades are imported. You can’t select some grades to import. Extended instructions can be found in Google’s Teacher Centre.