This was the first time I have ever used Microsoft Access.
At first I was a little hesitant because I was unsure of so much, but after
looking though the tutorials and playing around a little with the program I
started to really like it. After completing the assignment I can see the
usefulness of the program and I prefer it over using Excel. Some of the
features that I liked were being able to import Excel documents, the Queries,
and the ease of entering data. I think the Queries are a great feature because
the user can limit the data in a table to just the information they need.
I would use this in the classroom for my own use and in my
lessons. I could use this program as a grade book. Creating Queries would be
helpful for grades, grouping students based on academic levels, and seeing work
students still owe. For use in the classroom, students could use Access in math
class for data collection, creating representations based on data, and creating
tables and lists.
I also think Access will come in handy in my personal life.
I have a wedding to plan at some point and this would be a great way to keep
track of guest, their information, what I received from them, and whether or
not I sent them a Thank you card yet. Another way I could see this program
being useful is with finances. I wish I would have learned about Access sooner,
but now I think I will put it to good use in my personal and professional life.
I never thought of using Access as a grade book, that's an interesting idea. However, like the district I work in, I have to use a certain grade book so it can be uploaded to the correct server for report cards. I do like the idea of using it to group students. If you had different parts of data uploaded for each student, then depending on the group assignment you could group students differently. The wedding use is a great idea as well, you can keep track of the different meals each chooses (if you don't go with a buffet) and the thank you card tracking is a good idea too.
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