"EXCEL"LENT RESOURCES
FOR EDUCATORS ON THE INTERNET

NOTE: addresses to web sites change very often. If the web page address of a resource below has become outdated since this book went to press, your browser may give you a "Document not found" error message. An updated version of this list of resources is always available by going to http://www.workshopbooks.com/software_tutorials/ewt.html.

 

GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION  
•Microsoft Excel home page

Check here for the latest releases, add-ons, sales info & specs.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/excel/default.htm
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES & LESSON PLANS  
•To Excel is Elementary

This amazing site by IT specialist Kathy Atkins of Forsyth County, Georgia, USA provides concrete examples of classroom strategies for using Excel at each elementary grade level. A section called "ABCs to Excel" has lesson ideas from A-Z. Another section is dedicated solely to graphing/charting data, again with ideas from A-Z.

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/spreadsheet.htm
•What Percentage of Your Class is Right or Left-Handed? http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rightleft.html
•Interactive Worksheets with Excel

Simple but powerful use of Excel to make simple Q and A software. Infinite possibilities for customizing practice and assessment tools.

http://essdack.org/tips/selfcheck.html
•Excel Project Ideas

Good place to look for creative ideas for spreadsheet projects high school students could do in a Computer, Business, or Home Economics class.

http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~ebrunner/ExcelSuggestions.html
•Example of Excellent Excel Project: Pet Snake Growth Rates and Costs Over Time

OK, so it was done by a Cal Poly student. It's still a very cool example of real-world practical application that could inspire advanced high school computer students looking for a spreadsheet project.

http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~ebrunner/ExcelSnake.htm
ONLINE TUTORIALS:  
•Microsoft K-12 Education

Download or view online Microsoft's own "In and Out of the Classroom with Microsoft® Excel®" files, an overview of the program for teachers and administrators (also comes with Academic version of Office).

http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Tutorials.aspx

(or go to www.microsoft.com, then Education, then Instructional Resources, then Tutorials)

•Creating Pictographs With Excel http://users.vol.net/edwintam/tips/1/TIP1.HTM
•Calculating Future Value of an Investment With Excel

http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~ebrunner/Exercises/ExcelRetirement.htm
DATA SOURCES ON THE WEB  
•Dinosaur Data Files

The Natural History Museum in London, UK offers printable data sheets on 28 different types of dinosaurs, plus a spreadsheet file containing all the basic information for further work

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/dinosaur_data_files.html
•To Excel is Elementary--Data Library

Need to get raw data for charting and graphing? Look here for links to population statistics, historical and real-time weather info, USDA nutrient information, and more.

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/library.htm
UPDATED VERSION OF THIS RESOURCE LIST  
•Janet Caughlin's Workshop Books.com Web Site

If new sites crop up, or addresses above change, you're covered!

http://www.workshopbooks.com/software_tutorials/ewt.html