🎯 Learning Intention

I will learn how digital survey tools like Survey123 or Google Forms help collect and organize data.

✅ Success Criteria

• [ ] I can identify features of Survey123 that make data collection easier
• [ ] I can draft 5–6 clear survey questions I could use in a real project

🌍 Why this matters

Digital tools let us move from theory to practice. With apps like Survey123, we can collect real-world data, analyze it quickly, and use it for root cause analysis. Knowing how to use these tools is a skill professionals rely on in GIS, research, and industry.

🔓 Warm-Up (Tech Journal • 5 min)

Prompt: When you’ve taken a survey before, what made it easy (or hard) to complete?

📚 Vocabulary

• Survey Tool — a digital app (Survey123, Google Forms) for building and collecting surveys
• Form — the layout where questions are displayed to respondents
• Data Export — downloading survey responses for analysis (CSV, Excel, GIS database)
• GIS-Linked Survey — a survey that ties responses to locations (maps + data together)

🧭 Agenda (45–50 min)

1) Mini-Lesson: Why Use Survey Tools? (10 min)

• Demo Survey123 (or Google Forms if easier):
  • Show how to add different question types (multiple choice, scale, short text).
  • Highlight features: required questions, automatic charts, export to GIS.