Spreadsheets are very useful in the class room. Whether you are using it for a grade book or just using it for keeping records. I have to admit I was a little afraid to use it at first simply because I had never used it before. With careful instructions I was able to navigate and somewhat become more familiar with using Excel and spreadsheet.
We use spreadsheets because they are better at keeping records. For instance as a teacher using Excel for a grade book will be much more efficient because you can program the document to figure the average of multiple grades much more efficiently than using a calculator. Spreadsheets do have three primary functions keeping records, calculator, and charts. I think spreadsheets are multifunctional and have many uses because the more one becomes familiar with using Excel the more they will find new uses.
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I think as you become more comfortable with excel, you will find that it is quite simple to use and very efficient. You can do so many things with excel, from storing and organizing data to building charts and fun little lesson plans. Use your imagination, you can get very creative if you put your mind to it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think about using excel to find an average of your class grades. This would be a very helpful tool in helping to evaluate ourselves as teachers and the way that we teach our students and make us much more efficient.
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