{"id":2752,"date":"2011-06-30T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:28:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:28:55","slug":"teaching-tip-spreadsheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/teaching-tip-spreadsheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Tip: Spreadsheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/spreadsheets.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2754 alignright\" style=\"border: 4px solid black; margin: 10px;\" title=\"spreadsheets\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/spreadsheets-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/spreadsheets-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/spreadsheets.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Many teachers are unfamiliar with the workings of common  spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc.  Although it can be quite beneficial to learn how to use this powerful  tool. Spreadsheets are excellent for storing data, but the real power comes in the calculation and charting\/graphing capabilities. Some of the ways teachers use spreadsheets include: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">storing grading data <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">creating charts and graphs for classroom display <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">having students analyze data collected in research or experiments <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here&#8217;s what teachers say about how they use spreadsheets:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&#8220;I use Excel for budgets, as well as to collect  student details like average age, height, total height of class,  sports, etc for research projects to demonstrate charts and graphs.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&#8220;I use Excel to teach inventory control, using calculations and graphs&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&#8220;We use it for basic accounting\/budgeting\/check  book applications when we make music videos and research the business  end of the music industry&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Got a great teaching tip, lesson or resource that uses spreadsheets?<\/strong> Please let others know about it here!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers: <a href=\"..\/..\/course\/view.php?id=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Technology for Teachers<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Many teachers are unfamiliar with the workings of common  spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc.  Although it can be quite beneficial to learn how to use this powerful  tool. Spreadsheets are excellent for storing data, but the real power comes in the calculation and charting\/graphing capabilities. 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