This method of teaching is vital for my essential question on the importance of numbers because numbers are needed in order to create ANY spreadsheet. With the numbers in the spreadsheet, students will be asked to do certain functions such as addition and subtraction in order to compare data. It is also a good way to use inquiry-based learning in the classroom beacuse the teacher can ask their students about their favorite type of candy (example shown below), how many brothers and sisters they have or how long they watch TV during a week. When all of this information is put together, the class can see how their answer compares to the answers that their friends gave.
I could use spreadsheets in almost every learning subject in the classroom. Here are some examples of unit questions that I could ask my students and later turn the information into spreadsheets in the subject areas of math, science and language arts:
What is your bedtime and what time do you wake up in the morning? (How many hours of sleep does this give you?)
How many seconds did it take the marble to roll down the slope when the incline was at 1in, 3in and 5in?
How many pages did you get finished in your reading of the assigned text today?
Below is my example of a spreadsheet that I have created for a wedding budget. I have also included an example of a spreadsheet that I could use in my classroom to look at the variety of preferences that my students have when it comes to candy.
Here is the graph for my wedding budget spreadsheet:
Hi Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas for spreadsheets in the classroom. I recently visited a kindergarten inclusion classroom, and I noticed that all over the walls there were graphs about all kinds of things, such as favorite kind of apple, eye color, and favorite season. I remember thinking how cool it was that kindergarteners created these graphs. Incorporating that data with technology and spreadsheets would be a great way for students to be emerged in the content. I really liked your ideas and your spreadsheet for the class. I sent you an email on how to get your graph to show up in your blog, and if that doesn't work just let me know. Great ideas this week! Keep it up!
I like the way you've thought about the different subjects for your guiding questions! I hadn't thought about it like that. And after reading your first comment by KChambless it makes even more sense! you girls are creative and that is a great quality to possess as a teacher. good job!
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