I wish I would have known about Google Docs years ago when I was word processing all of the forms to be sent to teachers and parents. I think it gives a more polished and professional look to documents compared to the standard word documents. I think obtaining teacher input may be easier (for them to provide) since this is done on line. There is no risk of anyone else mistakenly viewing the document, nothing to keep hidden from the probing eyes of other students (while sitting on the teacher's desk). Also, virtually nothing to get lost and nothing for the teacher to worry about placing in someone else's mailbox or misplacing.
One small downside (if you can call it that) is that as the solicitor of information, I would be the one printing off the responses to review and then include in my social work report. Of course there is always the issue of the computer or network being down and not accessible. There will likely be some people who want a hard copy (in their mailbox). These may be the same teachers who refuse to respond to my emails but will willingly talk to me in person!! The person to person element is still needed to inform people what I will be sending them and why!
I would need to think about how to use this with student's since many have reading or writing issues. I could certainly develop pre or post tests (surveys) that focus on skills such as anger management, conflict resolution, etc.
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Have you tried creating a survey in Google Docs? It's a great way to gather data, and Google Docs does a nice job of aggregating the data, although it still has room for improvement.
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