Peer Surveys

Independently or with a partner, you will create an on-line survey that will be distributed via email request to your friends. *June 1st: Today you should finalize your survey and send me an email that includes the url (web address of your survey.)

1. Login to survey monkey. Select your survey. Choose the "Survey Options" button from the left side and make any changes you desire to the following: Page and Question Numbering, Progress Bar Settings, Survey/Page Titles, Navigation Buttons options. When finished make sure to click "Save Changes".
2. Return to "My Surveys" Click on "Collect" beside the title of your survey. On the page that appears, under: How Would You Like to Collect Responses? Choose: "Create a link to send in your own email message or to place on a webpage." Then, where is says: "Enter a Name for this Link:" put your name. (Or both names if working with a partner.) Click "Next Step"
3. On this next page find: "Placing Survey Link on a Webpage?" COPY the entire entire string of text you see in the blue box. (*yes, even though you are sending me an email you should copy the text string from the lower box, not the one that says Sending Survey Link in an Email? because I'll be placing the link on a web page.)
4. In another window of your web browser ( File > New Window) Login to your email and create a new message to Monica (edwardsmo@edmonds.wednet.edu) Include "Survey monkey link" in the subject link. Paste the string of text you copied from Survey Monkey into the body of the url. Write me a little note if you wish, but BE SURE to include (sign) your name AND your partner's name (if you had one) in the body of the email so I know who the email is from and how to identify the survey when I make the page of tech students' names and links to surveys.
5. Finally, return to the Survey Monkey page and find: "Before you send out your link, be sure to review the collector's settings and restrictions." Click on the word "settings". Then, on the resulting page where is says "Allow Multiple Responses?" choose
   "Yes, allow multiple responses per computer -- Recommended for kiosks or computer labs"
6. Whew! Make sure you "save settings" and that it says "Open" above "save settings" so people can access your survey. Monday will will distribute your survey via email AND you will be able to access everyone else's survey from the links page I will create.
7. Next: visit the "YOUR CHOICE" page from the assignments page.

STEPS:

1. Collaborate and decide on the topic for your survey. Discuss what some of the questions will be. Creating the survey is not a challenging in a technological respect, so the majority of your grade will be based on the content, sophistication and purpose of your survey.
2. Go to Survey Monkey and login. You will need to create an account. It is not required to use an email address, however, surveys may be copied from one account to another ONLY if an email account is used as a login. This will be helpful so that both partners can copy the survey to their own account on survey monkey- so each of you can later make changes, etc. (The other partner will need to make an account after the survey is created.) It's not required, but your survey will be evaluated so if you choose not to create accounts for both partners, be confident that your partner will not delete, sabatoge or close the survey before evaluation by the teacher!
3. Create your survey. My suggestion is to use the sample survey as your 'template' and modify each question from there. It will help give you an idea of the structure and possibilities for your questions. Use a variety of questions formats- short answer, multiple choice, t/f or y/n, etc. When you design your survey keep in mind how the results get returned (I showed you the "ANALYZE" feature in class) so create questions that are interesting and that have responses that can be easily compiled and potentially graphed.
4. Try out your survey! (Be sure your survey is "Open" and not "Closed" so it's accessible.)
5. Note the URL (web address for your survey). Read directions about how to copy the link for posting to the web. Copy the link and include it in one of the 9 cells in your "PowerPoint links slide". Type something like: "click here to take my survey" and make the text a hyperlink to your survey.
6. Create Link: Send a link to your survey in an email message generated by SurveyMonkey and then track who responds. You will be taken to the "List Management" section of SurveyMonkey. You'll have to import all or selected names & emails addresses from your "friends and family contacts" document and automatically generate an email communication to each of those people, inviting them to take your survey. Here's how to create a comma delimited file from your data merge project. (See below)
   1. Create new sheet in Excel file with first, last and email only (in that order!)
   2. Save as comma delimited format (.CSV)
   3. Open in a text editor such as MS Word or Text Edit, etc.
   4. Print & Turn in a hard copy
   5. Copy and paste text from .CSV file into the IMPORT text field while logged in to Survey Monkey's List Management area
   6. Check for any errors in data format, ie: extra spaces, missing data, etc.
7. Check your survey results online!
8. Complete surveys that were created by other Madrona tech students. Click here!
9. Quality examples here: Justine & Ian Miranda & Megan

REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION:

• Theme/topic: a purpose for gathering the data
• Six question minimum of at least 4 types (one answer, multiple answers, matrix and open ended)
• "Graphable" data (as shown in "results" view of Survey Monkey)
• Two relational questions. EX:

  1.what store do you shop at most frequently? (choices follow) 2. what type of music do you listen to? (choices follow)

  1. How many hours a week do you spend using AIM, myspace, chat room features, blogs, etc. 2. On average, how many hours a week do you spend in organized extra-curricular activities?

  1. Do your parents allow you to watch "R" rated movies? 2. Do you purchase "parental advisory" CDs/ songs online? 3. Do you attend church?

  1. What is your GPA? (grade average?) 2. Are you planning on attending college?

• Thoughtfully and tastefully designed in addition to demonstrating good use of conventions.

If you liked this survey site, you might try Zoomerang to compare features. Look carefully for the free version. It's a bit hard to find.