week 4: Excel

   I think spreadsheet is very useful. It is a very neat thing to use.I would use preedsheet in my class room becuase it could give the students a new insight into making timelines and different types of charts.
   As a teacher, i would a spreadsheet to configure my grade book. The advantages a spreadsheet has over a calculator are:

• formulas already there
• calculations are done for you

The 3 primary funtions of spreadsheets are:

• storing
• calculating
• presenting information

   I think they are awesome because  they are examples of Mindtools that amplifies and reorganizes mental functioning. Building spreadsheet models engages a variety of mental processes.

Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R. M., & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful Learning With Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.