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ZoHo Creator ** Sample Project  **

Your first name *
===Your last name *  ===

Author’s first name *
===Fiction:Genre  === ===Nonfiction:Subject  ===
 * || adventure graphic novel fantasy historical horror humorous mystery romance science fiction spy suspense war western other ||

Please Note: Questions marked with an asterisk (** * ** ) are required. ** Overview  ** ZoHo Creator is a free online database creation tool. The database is created by data entered in an online form. You can quickly build forms, embed them in your web site, blog, or e-mail, collect, sort and manage this data easily all on the web. Directions for completing the form cannot be included on the form as a field in the form but you can place the directions on the web page, blog or e-mail directly above the form. The Notes field does not appear on the form that people see. ** Sample information to create a form  ** Title--Book Reviews || Note: If you don’t want to receive anonymous reviews, add these fields: Student’s first name, Student’s last name. ** Directions  ** **Create a form**
 * Field Type || Description ||
 * Single line text || Author’s first name ||
 * Single line text || Author’s last name ||
 * Single line text || Book title ||
 * Dropdown/Radio-Single select Choose Dropdown list || Fiction: Genre (drop down choices: adventure, graphic novel, fantasy, historical, horror, humorous, mystery, romance, science fiction, spy, suspense, war, western, and other) ||
 * Single line text || Nonfiction: subject ||
 * Dropdown/Radio-Single select Choose Dropdown list || Your Book Review (drop down choices: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down, Thumbs Sideways)
 * 1) Go to [|Zoho Creator]
 * 2) Set up a free account with a user name and password.
 * 3) Click on Creating a new application
 * 4) Give the Application a name without spaces: ex. StudentBookReviews
 * 5) Give the form a name such as Book Reviews
 * 6) Drag and drop a field onto the blank form
 * 7) Label the field.
 * 8) Repeat until the form is complete.
 * You can embed the form on a web page or a blog or a wiki.**

1. Start with the application open in edit mode, click on the yellow button to access the application. 2. Hover over the "More Actions" button and select "embed in your website" button. 3. A pop up window displays code. Copy and paste it into your blog or web site.

** Product Information  ** Data entry is easy and error free. Duplicated and blank entries are avoided. Fast sorting of data. Multiple views of the information: List, Chart, Summary, Calendar and Spreadsheet. Collaborate with specific users Collaborate with anyone on the Internet Pricing is based on the results stored per form, number of forms per account, number of items on a form, form submissions per month, and other criteria. Free: 10 results stored per form, 5 forms per account, 50 items on a form, and 50 form submissions per month. You need to buy a subscription for more **Educational Uses of Interactive Databases**
 * Completing the form to create an interactive database.**
 * 1) Enter some data.
 * 2) View the data.
 * Benefits **
 * Pricing **

Some of the forms you can create: Event Registration Forms, Surveys, Book Reviews, Summer Reading Reviews, Scheduling Space in the Library


 * Other Interactive Databases**

Survey Monkey [|Survey Monkey] http://www.surveymonkey.com

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