Monday, January 10, 2011
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets intimidate a lot of people. I think it's the thought of using formulas. What a lot of people don't realize is that they can be used for so much more. I use them all the time, although I don't do a lot these days with formulas. I use them for organizing data, tables, columns etc. Some of the ways I currently use spreadsheets is by making flashcards for students, organizing information into neat rows or columns, create worksheets especially for science labs, to name a few. Spreadsheets provide an easy way to add formatting such as font size and type, color, position of text, width of columns, height of rows, and amount of rows. It's easy to add and delete information, columns, and rows in spreadsheets. Spreadsheets also provide an easy way to sort information. I use spreadsheets in both my professional and personal life.
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I wish that I would incorporate more spreadsheets into my curriculum. Have you found much success with your students when they utilize these spreadsheets as study aides? Are their ways to modify these for students of all needs?
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