The Forms Package is a School Site Manager premium option. It is a general and useful product but sometimes folks have a hard time imagining how to use it. Here are some suggestions.
Surveys
The simplest use of the Forms Package is to create a survey. Create a series of questions and whatever demographic information you need to collect, then your form is ready. You can put a link to the survey on your website or send it out in emails.
The Forms Package will collect the data that users enter into a database which you can view online through a web interface or download in spreadsheet format for further analysis.
Password-protected surveys
If you have a survey that only faculty are intended to see, you can password-protect it. Users will be required to log on and must have the specified permission to view the form. A typical use is to restrict the survey to only those who have access to your Admin page.
Event Registration with or without payment
You can create a form that collects the info you need to register for an event such as a conference to be hosted on the campus. The Forms Package also includes the option to collect payments through PayPal. Simply create an account on PayPal and indicate in the Forms Package the amount to be collected and the account to credit.
Work order requests with workflow
Schools use the Forms Package to keep track of submitted work order requests from around the school or district. The work order request form would collect information about the problem to be fixed. The form creator can also specify several workflow steps that the request must go through such as authorization, assignment and completion. As each step is completed, the next person in the workflow is automatically notified. She does her task, marks it complete, and then the next person in the workflow is automatically notified. The details of handling of the request are stored in the database, viewable online or may be downloaded in spreadsheet form for further analysis.
Novel uses
Have you put the Forms Package to a new use? We'd like to hear about it!
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