Anonymous feedback

I created a Google form to collect anonymous feedback from students, and one used it to ask that I extend the deadline for assignments from 9pm to 11:59pm. They are due the night before our class. I picked that time for a couple of reasons. For one, I am awake at 9pm and therefore could be active on email or otherwise available should a student have a problem. Also I wanted them to get some sleep before class.

In reality, I do not check my email around 9pm Thursdays when assignments are due, and the technology we use is pretty reliable. Also, I remember being a student and getting work done during the wee hours of a due date. So I changed the deadlines on all assignments to 9am on Fridays, which is when our class begins. I posted a class announcement about this and will share the news in person with them this Friday. I will use a poll to ask them if they noticed the change before I make an announcement about it in class.