Excel Spreadsheets

I have never been very fond of excel, and in part this stems from a lack of knowledge on how to use it, and also a lack of knowledge on how it can be used. That said, The session 9 assignment challenged me to use my noggin a bit and really study and learn the assignment at hand. The benefit of this is that I now have a better understanding of how to use spreadsheets in excel not only in the classroom, but in general.

Today's classroom is, as noted, ever-changing. The new technologies that work their way into use refuse to stop developing. The result is a changing style of teaching and learning. New teaching styles that incorporate new technologies truly embrace he use of organizational tools. The first and foremost of these is Excel. What better way to stay organized than a spreadsheet? In fact, for us teachers who grow weary of calculating numbers an looking at graphs, it will actually do the math for us. This could be used to keep an electronic grade book, or even possibly a nifty tool for students to use in their research. Ultimately the use of these spreadsheets has a big place in today's modern classroom. In a world where paper books are going by the wayside, why not keep our records and statistics electronically as well?

Click here for a GREAT example of how spreadsheets can be used (note that there are formulas entered on the .pdf that make for easy calculation and easy graph creation).