Reflective Blog Post

My Spreadsheet

Using spreadsheets can be useful. I think that it is important for everyone to learn the technologies at some point in time because once you start actually using something you can quickly learn cool and helpful things about it that can not only make thinks look nicer but also make the technology more fun to use and make your job a lot easier. I know that in the beginning things seem much harder then they really are, you just have to step back for a second and read about what your doing then things come a lot easier then before.

For a classroom of my own I could do some type of project that the children would have to do a little research on what they can buy. I think it would be a fun activity that could help the students learn how to use technologies and use their imaginations. I think to start out the project i would ask the students:
How would you want your dream bedroom to look?
From this the students can start imagining what they would do if they could do anything to their bedroom. It shows the students creativity and personality. Not only will they have to think about what they would do but they would have to research how much things cost. This could be a great math lesson dealing with money and how prices of things add up. It would also be a great time to talk about taxes and it effects things. Next I would ask:
How would you create a spreadsheet to keep track of your spending?
In doing this the students would become better acquainted with excel, or another program similar to it, and expand their knowledge of how to use different technologies. Finally would ask them to find all the things, the carpet, the wall paper, and all the accessories they would want in their room and research the prices. In doing this they will learn the price of money in the world.