Out of all the programs in
Microsoft Office, Excel is the program I am least familiar with and honestly it
is because I have never had to use it. Whenever I think of Excel I think of
creating data sheets or keeping finances in order. Going through the basic
tutorial was fine and I was able to go through it rather quickly, but the
advanced tutorial was much more time consuming. I was able to complete most of
the steps, but honestly I would have to use the tutorial again to complete
some.
I chose to make a crossword using
Excel because I believe it would be more useful in an Elementary classroom;
this was actually and easy thing to do and I had fun making it! I planned
everything out on paper first and the only thing I did search in Google was
what size to make my cells. I can definitely see myself using Excel again to
make a crossword for early finishers during a lesson or an extra credit
activity. I would like to learn how to
create a timeline and other things using Excel as well, but that might require some extra research.
After exploring Mail Merge more
with Word and Excel, I can definitely see the usefulness of it, but I can’t
think of when I would personally use it. Maybe sending a letter home to
parents?
I agree with you completely, I am not familiar with Excel at all. When I think of it, I think of data sheets too! Excel is not something I use on a daily basis, so I would have to use the tutorial again when using Excel. I picked to make a crossword for my students in my Middle School Math Classroom too. My students really did enjoy it! Worked perfect for days when I had students finished with an assigned before others. I am still trying to figure out how else I could use a Mail Merge other than sending it home to parents. I haven't come up with any other ideas.
ReplyDeleteExactly! When sending a letter home to parents is exactly the time to use mail merge... Other ways people use mail merge-- sending personalized coupons from stores to customers, sending tax information to employees which is specific to individuals, sending grades home to parents....just a few more ways to use Mail Merge...
ReplyDeleteThose are some great ways to use Mail Merge that I wouldn't have come up with. Another one that I did eventually think of was sending home personal reminders about parent teacher conference dates.
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