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