Appreciation post: Paper worksheets versus Google Forms for my 8th grade history class

I spent 3 months using Google Forms for quizzes and the results were all over the place. Kids kept skipping questions or typing random stuff. Last week I went back to plain paper worksheets I print from a resource site. The difference was huge. They actually read the questions and wrote real answers. Plus I could see their scratch work on the map parts. Has anyone else had better luck with old school paper over digital tools?

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brian_kelly911d ago

Hang on, wait - they were actually typing emojis in the answers? That's insane to me. I've seen some goofy stuff but that's a new level of nonsense.

umamurphy1d ago

Jaw dropped reading this. You mean the kids actually wrote answers instead of typing "idk" or some random emoji? That's wild. I've seen middle schoolers treat a Google Form like it's a race to hit submit with nonsense just to get it over with. Paper forces them to slow down a bit, can't cheat with autofill either.