Thursday, April 23, 2009
Week 4 Post (Part II)
In addition to the the learning experiences I've had in the first weeks of this course, I have used tools that can help me in my professional development and in becoming a world changer. My favorite example of this is using Excel. I have played around with Excel and made charts with my students before, but for some reason I never learned how to use formulas. That part just seemed complicated to me. But after I completed the "Action Research" assignment, I realized how simple using Excel formulas can be. I showed my fifth and sixth grade students how to find sum, average, mode, and standard deviation today. We used it to average their quiz and test grades. They thought this was a great time saving device and had a lot of fun changing the scores and watching their sums and and averages change with each grade change. I intend to use this as a way of showing patterns in student progress.
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Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteYou really understand the need to use and teach the technology to your students. You will really turn them on to learning by using these tools effectively! I am so excited about your successes!
This is a perfect point in the year for me to be taking this course. It's great to have some new tools to grab the students' attention and keep them motivated.
ReplyDeleteI'm using everything we're learning in this course with my students and it's so helpful!