GAIN Spread-SHEETS

GAIN SpreadSHEETS

My Gradebook Link:

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   I found spreadsheet to be very challenging to use, however I do believe that this is because it is my first time using any type of spreadsheet in this way. Throughout High School, I was introduced to the very basic uses of Excel but I did not have the opportunity to make more complicated spreadsheets. I had a couple user situations where I had to figure out what my personal preference was to the creation of the document. It took my partner and I a while to figure out exactly how we wanted to portray the information and what way would work best. The next user situation I had to figure out was the fact that the grading aspect of being a teacher, I very much so struggle with. I do not fully understand how to use the grades and percentages. Having had the time to productively struggle with sheets, I feel much more equipped to use this as my grade book in my future classroom. Although I do think it will take me a while to fully learn how to use the formulas and all the tips that it offers, I think it will alleviate me having to use my calculator every evening to keep up with the grades. I enjoyed using the software when I fully understood what I was doing. The easiest part for me, which actually was the hardest as well, was the fact that I could enter in formulas to do the math for me. Anything that lets me off the hook for doing the actual math is a keeper to me. The hardest part was figuring out what the formulas were to create the equation that I needed. The formulas made it easy to check the grades as well, since I would get a very screwy number if I created the formulas the wrong way. This was a way to double check that the grades were entered in correctly.

    Using Google Sheets to match with common core can be very exciting for the students. They can incorporate all different types of math when using this software. This is a great tool to help students use math in a real world setting. Standards will ask the students to use collect data and create graphs. Using the sheets is a great tool to help the students build that data and create ways to present the information. Statistics was also something that I struggled with the understanding aspect throughout my math classes. If students use this software, it can help them understand, create, and present statistics that they have created themselves. A couple examples of using sheets in the classroom to match the common core standards would be: charting measurements, surveys, charts, drawing geometric shapes, and many other tools. It is also a great tool because it lets anyone get on to see the progress. The teacher can get on and check the progress of the students and make comments to help encourage their learning experience. Spreadsheets is a great tool to match along side of the common core standards and create an over all experience for the students to apply what they are learning to real life situations, which should be our ultimate goal as teachers.