Spreadsheets in the Classroom...

Well, I am a little partial towards the use of an Excel Spreadsheet because, as so many people have stated, they will save me as a teacher time when I'm calculating my students grades. They will also allow the students to look at making calculations as possible instaed of impossible. I remeber in high school that I absolutely hated using my calculator when I made calculations because I would be the one who after spending freakin forever on calculation would accidentally press the clear button. With using Spreadsheets it would be impossible to completely erase your work because all you have to do is press the undo button. The three primary functions of Spreadsheets is just a process of tools that allow the student to practice a higher-order quantitative thinking. Students need to be stimulated.

Brittany Cleere
ETEC 424-02