Excel in the classroom

Unfortunately I do not have Excel on my MacBook Pro yet, so it's kind of frustrating because I have not been able to do my Excel assignment. I have used Excel before so i was already aware of the ways it could utilized. I was unaware of how it was helpful in a classroom. 

For starters they are great for organization. It keeps everything straight in columns & rows. The columns are assigned letters from the alphabet and the rows are assigned numbers. When you pick a column & and a letter (for example, column B & row 4) you will end up on a cell. The cell would be known as B4. Cells are located everywhere on the worksheet. It's really easy to enter information in the cell. All you have to click on it, then you start typing away! 

Excel is great for many different things. For example, you can use it for charts, lists, and even diagrams. They make a teachers life easier! It's not complicated to use at all! 

Taylor Aiello :)

Google Docs

I have never used Google Docs before this class. I think it is kinda cool. You can do a lot with it. You can write papers, create charts, & even draw. I think at first it was confusing, just like anything that is new. But once you play around with the site you start to figure it out. At least I did! 

Google Docs allows you to access your documents from any computer. It also let's you choose who sees what work you have done. It eliminates all the e-mail sending between people. All you have to do is allow others to see your work, & they can edit & save any changes that they have made. It makes it easier & less confusing because you are only dealing with one copy of your document. You also get rid all the e-mail attachments. It saves you a lot time & trouble.

taiello :)

Wiki's & Powerpoint

Throughout class so far I have learned a lot. I didn't know too much about wiki's but now that I have taken the time to do some research on my own & use the help from others I know how to use wiki's appropriately. They are a great tool for discussions because they include the opinions of other classmates & even your teachers. I think that more teachers should use wiki's in their classrooms. They provide a lot of information that is easy for students to access. It allows them to ask questions when they are confused & they can receive feed back from fellow students along with their teacher. It keeps everyone on the same page. 

Powerpoint is something I am a little more familiar with. I've used them before & have so have some of my teachers & professors. They haven't always used them in the best ways, but I used that to teach myself what the good ways to provide information were & the bad ways. Hopefully I will be able to learn even more so that when I am teacher I know what not to do too.

taiello :)

Welcome! :)

This is my first time using a blogging site for school. I hope to learn a lot about blogging so I can get the most use out of it. 

So far all I know is that blogging is considered to pretty popular. It's a good way to express how you feel about different topics or situations for others to see & comment. Hopefully after a little more research I can learn more on what blogs are all about. 

 :)