WeEk 4: SpReaDsHeeTs

Spreadsheets are very helpful in the classroom. My father who just retired as a teacher, always used spreadsheets whether it was for classwork or keeping his grades. I like to use excel a lot with all of my classes. I make grading summaries for myself so I can keep up with my grades, plus it's super helpful when you're trying to stay organized. I would definitely use it in my class. It was fun making a crossword puzzle with it, plus it's good for studying. I would also make grade summaries for all my children that way when they go home, mom and dad can see how they are doing in the class.

As teachers, we use spreadsheets for the exact functions that it was made for: storing, calculating, and presenting information. We store information for example, each of the columns and rows are all related in some way, sort of like a database, we can use it for storing students grades and other types of information. We use spreadsheets to calculate grades or even mathematical problems. Being able to identify a solution to the problem too. WE also use it in presenting information, as our first assignment this week, we had to create a grade sheet along with a graph and material aid. All of these are use in a school year. I've never been in any class where there wasn't some type of chart, using spreadsheets are vital for the classroom. One advantage a spreadsheet has over a computer is that in a computer you must input every step one by one, where as in the spreed sheet the info is there and all you have to come up with an equation or click some buttons and your answer is revealed. Plus, it's an advantage time wise when you have 5 classes of 30 to calculate. As I mentioned earlier, I believe the 3 functions are the most useful thing that comes out of the spreadsheets. There are many things that you can do with a spreadsheet they just all fall under one of those 3 categories.