Computer Activities: Teaching with Spreadsheets, Grades 5-8 (Every Day of the School Year Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586830813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From creating bar graphs to compiling the totals for a sales chart, students can use spreadsheets to compile and graphically represent key data. This activities workbook shows how to teach spreadsheet functionality and features in the most effective way. A wealth of activities and exercises demonstrate how to create a grid, change type in a cell, enter area equations, and other basics of working with spreadsheets.
Lorna Harvey said Computer Actiities book. The book wsa ok but didn't really flow well, nor did it have great upper grade level concepts. I can see using a few of the examples they gave, but overall I was rather disappointed in the examples. There was more covered then just spreadsheets, so it would have made a good beginning concepts for com
A resource list of Web sites is provided at the beginning of each lesson that would be useful to librarians. Some of the concepts and skills students will learn are how to collect and compare statistics, calculate area, create grids, create temperature spreadsheets, design budgets, and make reading graphs. Vocabulary and basic notes are provided at the beginning of each section. The activities start with simple tasks and progress to more complex ones. The text provides instruction for both a Windows platform and a Macintosh platform. Index. Part two begins with introductory lessons on spreadsheet basics and has 35 easy to implement reproducible activities.
Carolyn M. Zellers is an educator from Brewster, MA. Her published works include the Computer Activities titles.