Microsoft Excel is a beneficial teaching resource. Although, I find it to be the most difficult out of all the tools in Microsoft office. I am still learning how to integrate this tool into my teaching and classroom environment. There are many ways to use Excel in the classroom. Teachers can create grade books using excel. They can make timelines, work puzzles, graphs, charts, and much more.
Teachers can lead by example and show students how to use excel and then the students can create projects with this tool. For example, students can collect data during science class and then put the data into a table and then create a graph or a chart. All of this can be done using excel. It will allow students to learn a new way to collect and present their data.
Creating an Excel table for Mail Merge seems like a beneficial tool. The tutorial seemed to give a step by step procedure that helps when creating a mail merge. This would be a great technology source in and out of the classroom. I look forward to learning more about Excel and how I can use it in my teaching and learning.
I think that Excel is something I still need to further explore. After reading the tutorials I feel more comfortable with the basic applications of Excel. There are so many resources out there to help teachers when using these types of tools. Creating a timeline allowed me to use my skills and knowledge of Excel and create something that I know I would not have been able in the past. Excel will be used in my teaching and will be something that helps to enhance my student's learning.
Jess, like you I still need to further explore excel. I feel like it has a ton to offer but would really need to think about how to incorporate the program into class. I like how you pointed out that teachers can lead by example and show students how to use excel, that's a great idea!
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