Spreadsheets R' Us

I have always been able to complete basic steps on spreadsheet, but this week was a bit more challenging. Making a material aid was something quite foreign to me, and frankly, I would have never guessed it was made in spreadsheet!
I've learned about many different applications to Excel now. As a teacher, I can see where it is utilized. Grading, ranking, lesson planning...all of these are vital functions to the curriculum. Now that I understand it a bit better, I can use Excel for time lines, puzzles, or diagrams.
Spreadsheet over calculators makes the grading process smoother, more accurate, and easy to understand. Calculators, while useful, can be time consuming with 20 plus students! With a spreadsheet, you are 2 mouse-clicks away from a student's semester average.
As I said before, as a teacher, I would definitely use Excel, more now than before, now that I understand more of the capabilities of the program!
I'm am psyched about what I am learning in this class; it makes me feel confident that I WILL know a bit more than my students in the classroom! Ha!