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Why Teach with Spreadsheets?

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?

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Why Teach with Spreadsheets?

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  1. Why Teach with Spreadsheets? Presentation by Beth RajanSockman with the help of others!

  2. What is Math? • Numbers • Qualitative reasoning • Make meaning from numbers

  3. 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?

  4. Why Spreadsheets? Teaching should promote quantitative literacy - the habit of mind where one engages quantitative problems in relevant context.

  5. Let’s take a look at some examples Interdisciplinary study of the Rainforest Excel – How Big are Things? How can this help learners?

  6. Early Elementary • Excel - First Grade • Average students • Traditional education • One computer classroom • 2 students take a daily “poll” How can this help learners?

  7. Language Arts • Excel – Poem • Madlib: Robert Frost • Excel - Spelling How can this help learners?

  8. Doing spreadsheet versus making Benefits to Doing Benefits to Making

  9. Social Studies • Excel – Civil War • Why does the teacher ask the questions • Part of Webquest? How can this help learners?

  10. Math & Music • Excel – Instruments • Part of webquest How can this help learners?

  11. How can YOU use Spreadsheets?

  12. Thanks Former MCOM 510 Students!

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