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!