Presentation by Beth Rajan Sockman with the help of others! Why Teach with Spreadsheets?
Feb 24, 2016
Presentation by Beth Rajan Sockman with the help of others!
Why Teach with
Spreadsheets?
What is Math?
• Numbers• Qualitative reasoning• Make meaning from numbers
Question• How many of you liked math? • When do you do reading in school?• When do you do math in school?• How much is math reinforced?
Why Spreadsheets?
Teaching should promote quantitative literacy - the habit of mind where one engages quantitative problems in relevant context.
Let’s take a look at some examples
Interdisciplinary study of the Rainforest
Excel – How Big are Things?
How can this help learners?
Early Elementary
• Excel - First Grade– Average students– Traditional education– One computer classroom– 2 students take a daily “poll”
How can this help learners?
Language Arts
• Excel – Poem– Madlib: Robert Frost
• Excel - Spelling
How can this help learners?
Doing spreadsheet versus making
Benefits to Doing Benefits to Making
Social Studies
• Excel – Civil War– Why does the
teacher ask the questions
– Part of Webquest?
How can this help learners?
Math & Music
• Excel – Instruments– Part of webquest
How can this help learners?
How can YOU use Spreadsheets?
Thanks Former MCOM 510 Students!