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Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms can be a valuable tool to support the teaching strategy of Explicit Instruction. With its user-friendly interface and versatile features, Forms allows educators to create and administer assessments, quizzes, and surveys that align with explicit instructional goals. Teachers can design formative assessments to gauge student understanding, provide immediate feedback, and make data-informed instructional decisions. By using the branching feature in Forms, educators can tailor questions and responses based on student responses, ensuring targeted instruction. Additionally, Forms offers options for self-paced learning, allowing students to progress through instructional content at their own pace. With its ability to collect and analyze data, Microsoft Forms empowers educators to deliver explicit instruction effectively, monitor student progress, and make informed instructional adjustments.

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Low Risk - Use Responsibly

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Developmental Considerations

Potential Uses

Microsoft Forms can be used to enhance Explicit Teaching  in the classroom. 

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Pre-Assessment Quizzes

Teachers can create pre-assessment quizzes in Microsoft Forms to replace traditional paper-based quizzes. This allows for easy administration and grading while providing immediate feedback to students.

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Formative Assessment

Teachers can use Microsoft Forms to create formative assessments with automated grading and instant feedback. This enhances traditional formative assessments by providing timely feedback to students.

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Guided Practice Activities

Teachers can create guided practice activities in Microsoft Forms, providing interactive and self-paced activities for students to apply newly learned skills or concepts.

Student Reflections

Teachers can create surveys or reflection forms in Microsoft Forms to gather feedback from students about their learning experiences during explicit instruction. This enhances traditional paper-based surveys by providing a digital and easily shareable platform.

Self-Assessment

Students can use Microsoft Forms to complete self-assessment surveys after explicit instruction, reflecting on their understanding and identifying areas for improvement.

Collaborative Decision Making

Teachers can use Microsoft Forms to involve students in decision-making processes, such as selecting topics for future explicit instruction or providing input on instructional strategies. This transforms traditional decision-making into a collaborative and inclusive process.

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Interactive Check Points

Teachers can embed interactive checkpoints within instructional videos or presentations using Microsoft Forms. This transforms passive viewing into an interactive learning experience, allowing students to engage with the content and check their understanding.

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Data Analysis

 Microsoft Forms provides data analysis and visualization tools, allowing teachers to analyze students' responses and identify patterns or misconceptions. This transforms traditional data analysis into a dynamic and visual process.

Data Driven Instruction

Teachers can utilize the data collected from Microsoft Forms to inform their instructional decisions, personalize instruction, and target individual student needs. This transforms traditional instruction by leveraging data to drive personalized teaching strategies.

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Accessibility Features

Keyboard Accessibility: Microsoft Forms supports keyboard navigation, allowing individuals with physical disabilities to navigate and interact with the platform using keyboard commands, providing an alternative input method.

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Screen Reader Compatibility: Forms is compatible with screen readers, enabling individuals with physical disabilities to access and complete forms using text-to-speech or braille displays.

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Alternative Input Methods: Forms allows users to provide responses using alternative input methods, such as voice dictation or external assistive devices, catering to the needs of individuals with physical disabilities.

Simplified Interface: Microsoft Forms offers a user-friendly and intuitive interface, making it accessible for individuals with cognitive disabilities by providing a simplified and easy-to-navigate environment.

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Clear Instructions: Forms allows educators to provide clear and concise instructions, ensuring that individuals with cognitive disabilities can understand and respond to questions effectively.

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Branching Logic: Forms supports branching logic, allowing educators to create personalized paths based on user responses, accommodating the individualized needs of students with cognitive disabilities.

Visual Customization: Microsoft Forms provides options for visual customization, allowing users to adjust the color contrast, font size, and style to meet the needs of individuals with visual impairments or sensory disabilities.

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Closed Captioning: Forms supports closed captioning for videos or multimedia content, ensuring accessibility for individuals with hearing impairments or auditory processing difficulties.

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Alternative Formats: Forms allows educators to provide alternative formats for content, such as text-based transcripts or audio recordings, accommodating the needs of individuals with sensory disabilities.

Private Response Option: Microsoft Forms offers a private response option, allowing individuals with social/emotional disabilities to complete forms privately, reducing anxiety and promoting a sense of comfort and security.

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Flexible Timing: Forms allows educators to set flexible timing for form completion, accommodating the needs of individuals with social/emotional disabilities who may require additional time or breaks.

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Visual Customization: Forms provides options for visual customization, allowing users to adjust the color contrast, font size, and style to meet the needs of individuals with social/emotional disabilities.

Making Functional Adjustments

PHYSICAL ADJUSTMENTS

  • Alternative Input Methods: Teachers can provide options for alternative input methods within Microsoft Forms, such as voice dictation or external assistive devices, allowing students with physical disabilities to provide responses effectively.

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  • Flexible Timing: Teachers can offer extended time for students with physical disabilities to complete forms within Microsoft Forms, accommodating the additional time they may require due to their physical limitations.

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  • Collaboration Support: Teachers can use Microsoft Forms to facilitate collaborative responses, allowing students with physical disabilities to work together with their peers to complete forms and share ideas.

SENSORY ADJUSTMENTS

  • Visual Customization: Teachers can customize the visual appearance of forms within Microsoft Forms, such as adjusting color contrast or font size, to meet the needs of students with visual impairments or sensory disabilities.

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  • Alternative Formats: Teachers can provide alternative formats for form content within Microsoft Forms, such as text-based transcripts or audio recordings, to accommodate the needs of students with sensory disabilities.

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  • Closed Captioning: Teachers can include closed captioning for videos or multimedia content within Microsoft Forms, ensuring accessibility for students with hearing impairments or auditory processing difficulties.

COGNITIVE ADJUSTMENTS

  • Simplified Language: Teachers can use clear and concise language in form questions and instructions within Microsoft Forms to ensure accessibility for students with cognitive disabilities.

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  • Visual Supports: Teachers can incorporate visual aids, such as images or diagrams, within forms to support students with cognitive disabilities in understanding and responding to questions effectively.

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  • Chunking Information: Teachers can break down complex questions or tasks into smaller, more manageable parts within Microsoft Forms, allowing students with cognitive disabilities to process and respond to information more easily.

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS

  • Private Response Option: Teachers can offer a private response option within Microsoft Forms, allowing students with social/emotional disabilities to complete forms privately, reducing anxiety and promoting a sense of comfort and security.

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  • Emotional Check-ins: Teachers can use Microsoft Forms to create surveys or check-ins that allow students with social/emotional disabilities to express their feelings, concerns, or needs, providing an avenue for personalized support and intervention.

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  • Choice and Autonomy: Teachers can incorporate choice and autonomy within Microsoft Forms by allowing students with social/emotional disabilities to select preferred response formats or customize certain aspects of the form, fostering a sense of control and empowerment.

Support for Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of Representation

Microsoft Forms supports representation by offering multiple means of presenting information. Teachers can include images, videos, and audio clips within forms to provide diverse modalities for content delivery. Additionally, forms can be customized with clear instructions, visual aids, and accessible design features, ensuring that information is presented in a way that is accessible and comprehensible to all students.

Multiple Means of Engagement

Microsoft Forms promotes engagement by providing interactive and customizable form-based activities. Teachers can create engaging quizzes, surveys, and assessments using various question types, multimedia elements, and branching logic. This allows students to actively participate, reflect, and provide feedback, fostering their engagement and motivation in the learning process.

Multiple Means of Expression

Microsoft Forms facilitates action and expression by providing flexible options for students to demonstrate their understanding and express their ideas. Students can respond to form questions using various formats, such as multiple choice, short answer, or rating scales. They can also utilize alternative input methods, such as voice dictation or external assistive devices, to accommodate their individual needs and preferences.

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