Introducing and Exploring Microsoft Forms

Brian Alderman

Microsoft Forms provides the capability to create surveys, quizzes, and polls. After doing so you can invite users to participate, from most any device, and then view the results in real-time, use analytical tools to summarize the information gathered from the form, and optionally export these results to Excel for use with other analytical tools. Creating and deploying a form is extremely easy, and can be completed with just a few mouse clicks if you are utilizing an Out-of-Box (OOB) template provided by Microsoft. However, there are a few additional mouse clicks necessary when creating a new form from scratch. To begin the process, you’ll need to decide what type… Read More

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Introducing and exploring quizzes using Microsoft Forms

Brian Alderman

Quizzes are used to assess learning, get real-time feedback, and much more. Quizzes can be created as Web-based, inside OneNote notebook, and as a tab in a channel in Microsoft Teams. We are going to go through the basic steps necessary to create a web-based quiz, which as you’ll see is pretty similar to creating a form but with a few important differences. After logging into Microsoft 365, click the Forms option located on the waffle in the top left hand corner of M365 Click on the dropdown arrow on +New Form and choose New Quiz Type in title of quiz, optionally a description, and an image representing the topic… Read More

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Integrating Microsoft Forms with Microsoft Teams

Brian Alderman

Microsoft Teams has taken the world by storm and it has become the most versatile and utilized end-user service offered by Microsoft. There are already several components that are tightly integrated with Teams including SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Azure AD, and over 600 additional apps available in the App Store. With Teams being so popular, it only makes sense for us to not only use it for collaboration, chatting, and video meetings, but also use it for gathering information from the millions of individuals who are accessing this powerful application. This is where Microsoft Forms comes in, a powerful tool that can be easily integrated with Teams to allow us… Read More

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