This project will be prepared with Excel (or equivalent Spreadsheet).

Create a spreadsheet application that will be of use instructionally.  Develop a spreadsheet on a topic you and your students would be interested in.  It should be designed to serve as a learning tool and/or research tool. 

This project will result in an instructionally useful spreadsheet.  You will be submitting (a) a spread sheet which shows all the necessary values and labels, (b) a spread sheet which shows all values, labels, and formulas, (c) a spread sheet chart, (d) row and column headers on one of the two spreadsheet printouts, and 
(e) a description of your project.

If you decide on using a survey, include a list of the questions you wish to collect data on.

Use a word processor to write a description of your learning activity (see Appendix C of class packet). 

1)     Description of Learning Activity

Your description should include:

1)     Topic

2)     Grade level

3)     Illinois Learning Standards

4)     National Educational Technology Standards for Students

5)     A rationale - this should address why this topic would be good to use with the students.  This includes:

a. Why students would be interested in this topic.

b. What students will gain by learning this topic?  (e.g., What learning and/or study skills, concepts, and/or content would they obtain or reinforce?)

c. How knowledge of this topic relates to their future learning and skill development.

6)     Goals - What are the reasons to teach this topic?  For example the A-Mazed spreadsheet may have these broad goals.

            a. Students will develop skills needed for scientific inquiry.

b. Students will be able to determine which incentive was the most effective.

c. Students will develop research and observational skills.

d. Students will gain an in depth understanding of operant conditioning.

7)  Description - how you will introduce the topic and the development of this spreadsheet to your students.  You may want to describe the first day's lesson you would engage your students in to introduce them to the topic (This is not an activity for them to learn to use the spreadsheet).  This should include:

a. A thorough description of the lesson your students will engage.

b. How you will evaluate that your students have learned from this lesson

2)     Structure of the spreadsheet

The contents and structure of the spreadsheet will depend on your topic.  You will be using labels, values, and formula in your spreadsheet as well as exploring charting.

3)     Resources

Bring whatever books or notes you need to help you gain the knowledge you need to develop a learning spreadsheet.  Feel free to discuss your topic with me.