To use ODK, you need to do three things -- design a form, setup a server, and connect the device to that server. Once those three things are done, you'll be ready to start data collection.

You'll need three tools: Collect, Build, and Aggregate. You'll use Build to design your form and upload the form to your Aggregate server. You can then use Collect on your device to download and fill out forms and send them to Aggregate.

If any of this sounds complicated, we promise it's not! As one user said, "the instructions on the ODK site for doing this were easy-breezy to follow." If you run into problems, contact us.

Below is a demo video of Collect, our Android-based data collection client. Watch it, then start with the instructions for Collect, then try Build and Aggregate.