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How to Limit Responses on a Google Form

Google Forms are great for collecting survey and assessment data, but sometimes you may wish to turn them off when you have received a certain number of responses (e.g. if you are offering a PD class and only have room for 20 people, or you are organising a field trip and only have room for 40 students). Thankfully, there is a way to do this using Add-ons .  Here's how: Step 1:  From your form, go to the Add-ons  menu and select Get add-ons : Step 2:  In the window that appears, type in "Form Limiter" , hit Enter , and then click  + Free on the blue button that appears: Step 3:  Click Allow Step 4:  Now, go to the Add-ons  menu and you will see there is a new option called formLimiter .  Select this menu, and then Set limit : Step 5:  From the menu at the right-hand side, select the type of limit you wish to impose: Step 6:  Set your limit and response message, then click Save and enable

Bring Content to Life with Google Drawings

Discover how to use Google Drawings as a learning tool. Have you discovered Google Drawings yet?  If not, you are missing out on a great educational tool. While it’s potential might not be obvious from the start, Google Drawings offers numerous possibilities for creating engaging learning activities. Last February, I posted “Graphic Organizers using Google Drawings” which highlighted a blog post by Matt Miller, on his site Ditch That Textbook , titled “ 15 FREE Google Drawings graphic organizers — and how to make your own” .  If you missed that post, I suggest that you check it out for some wonderful examples of graphic organizers that are ready to use. Graphic organizers are great for certain activities, but that is not the only learning tool that Google Drawings offers.  Matt Miller has written another post on his site titled, “ 10 engaging Google Drawings activities for classes.”  Yes, graphic organizers are mentioned as one of the engaging activities, but there is so