Work Sample #1
Microsoft Excel
Reflection
Summary
The technology
presented by the work sample is Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel is a
spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft for Microsoft
Windows and Mac OS X. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot
tables and more. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these
platforms, and has since become the industry standard for spreadsheets
(Wikipedia, 2013). Excel forms part of Microsoft Office and can be purchased
and downloaded by itself at the Microsoft store, or purchased as a
whole Microsoft Office series which include other Microsoft office
applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power point and Microsoft
Outlook.
Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool and a great Excel consists if a spreadsheet,
from there a vase range of tools are at the users fingertips for multiple
purposes like presenting or organizing information and data in the form of
statistics or graphs. Microsoft Excel might be a bit confusing at the start to
use, but once you get the hang of things the possibilities are endless.
Microsoft Excel
is a technology that is used to enhance learning (TEL) and is beneficial as a
use in the classroom for both teachers and students.
As a teacher using the spreadsheet, they can use it for multiple purposes such as organizing and presenting information, and keeping a record of student data. As shown in the diagram above, the teacher can generate the averages between tests and grades of students. Using Excel to do this proved to be a much faster and efficient way as manually. Not only does it present statistics within seconds, it also allows color-coding to highlight and bring attention particular areas (i.e. the boxes colored red indicate which students have failed tests, and the boxes highlighted green indicate the students who have achieved As in tests). This is a fast and efficient way to make clear which students are falling behind and need further encouragement/motivation, and which students are doing very well and should be commended on their excellent results to represent acknowledgement for achievements. Microsoft also allows you to make multiple types of graphs, for example in the graph above clearly represents who is the highest achiever of the class, students achieving above average results, students achieving below average results, and students whom are failing.
Students can use the software for multiple purposes themselves for similar reasons as creating tables/graphs and calculating information, all which aid to the development of their technological skills. There aren’t many disadvantages to using Microsoft excel, perhaps that it is not free, but the small cost is surely worth it.
Microsoft Excel is flexible and easy to use; the program can be used for countless tasks, all which aid to the enhancement of learning through the use of technology in the classroom for both teachers and students alike.
As a teacher using the spreadsheet, they can use it for multiple purposes such as organizing and presenting information, and keeping a record of student data. As shown in the diagram above, the teacher can generate the averages between tests and grades of students. Using Excel to do this proved to be a much faster and efficient way as manually. Not only does it present statistics within seconds, it also allows color-coding to highlight and bring attention particular areas (i.e. the boxes colored red indicate which students have failed tests, and the boxes highlighted green indicate the students who have achieved As in tests). This is a fast and efficient way to make clear which students are falling behind and need further encouragement/motivation, and which students are doing very well and should be commended on their excellent results to represent acknowledgement for achievements. Microsoft also allows you to make multiple types of graphs, for example in the graph above clearly represents who is the highest achiever of the class, students achieving above average results, students achieving below average results, and students whom are failing.
Students can use the software for multiple purposes themselves for similar reasons as creating tables/graphs and calculating information, all which aid to the development of their technological skills. There aren’t many disadvantages to using Microsoft excel, perhaps that it is not free, but the small cost is surely worth it.
Microsoft Excel is flexible and easy to use; the program can be used for countless tasks, all which aid to the enhancement of learning through the use of technology in the classroom for both teachers and students alike.
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