Spreadsheet-Based Learning Space

Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challengeof 21st Century Learning10 to 11 September Cebu City, Philippines

Elumir P. Macas

10 September 2008

Mis. Or.Gen. Compre. H.S.

Microsoft Excel, specifically 2003 application, has a full-featured spreadsheet application so

that one can create almost everything.

(J. Legaspi & Mañalac, 2005)

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Why Excel ?

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Objectives

1. Enable teachers to access and manipulate Microsoft Excel for practical use

2. Increase the use of ICT-based lessons and support materials for teachers of all subject levels

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Objectives

3. Provide tools for teachers so they can prepare students for a culture driven by technology

4. Harness every opportunity to make the students grow intellectually beyond the classroom setting through a spreadsheet-based learning space

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• Comment Insertion• URL Pasting• Web Picture Pasting• Hide and Unhide the Grid Lines • Automatic Test Evaluation Result • Page-up and Page-down feature • Shifting Background Color • Worksheet as Web page • Desktop Browser

Now… what is in Excel?

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• Webscan – Science– Social Studies

• Web Story Analysis • Creating Digital Test and Rubrics Scoring

What Learning Activities?

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Reflections

Design and Actual Implementation

What worked What didn’t work

Template creation

No hassle in web search

Most projects can be done in 2 hours or less

Requires technical know-how

WebQuest is poorly designed

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Reflections

FOR TEACHERS

Easy Difficult

• Inserting comments/ questions.

• Pasting images and pictures.

• Searching the web takes time

• Design of templates: others want unique templates.

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Reflections

FOR STUDENTS

Easy Difficult

• Identification (It is provided by the URL)

• Design can perform well

• WebQuest takes time (Needs knowledge in Scavenger hunt)

• Written communication (Specially in story analysis)

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Reflections

FOR TEACHERS

Enabling factors Hindering factors

• Lack knowledge of Excel command so having ready-made templates is useful

• More computers with Internet connection

• Widespread computer literacy trainings: more awareness

• No working computer station

• Computers are not enough since students are also using them.

• Teachers’ readiness

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Reflections

Enabling factors Hindering factors

• Students are very enthusiastic

• Interactive

• Quick and eager to learn (They will be better than teachers if mechanics of the lessons are understood well).

• Lack of technical know-how

• Not enough computers

• No money to pay the hourly rental of computer

FOR STUDENTS

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Recommendations

Regarding Teachers

1. Training and hands-on activity for the Administrators – let them appreciate first

2. Training and hands-on activity for the Teachers – for them to develop lessons

3. Collate possible strategy based on the competencies- and make lesson templates for particular topics

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Recommendations

Regarding Teachers

4. Monitor development of ICT lesson production and accumulate portfolio of interventions

5. Provide sample templates as guide

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Recommendations

Regarding Students

1. Schedule activity session with students (at least once a month)

2. Give electronic assignments such as blogs

3. Provide lesson templates for them to do outside classroom activities

4. Provide access/make available computer labs for their use

5. Provide sample templates as guide

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