Course: Tech Literacy for Teachers/Staff

Using a Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel helps when recording and manipulating numerical data like performing calculations. It is also quite useful with presenting numerical data in a graph or chart. It is important to note that spreadsheet software can be used for manipulating textual data, but a database is generally better for working with text. A spreadsheet has more functions that are geared toward working with numbers. In the assignment below, you will conduct research to find ideas, and hopefully examples for how spreadsheets can be used to manipulate numerical data in the classroom.

Please complete the assignments below. In the first assignment, conduct research to find out how others are using spreadsheets. In the second assignment, post one idea you got from your research and reply to two other ideas.