This section seemed to be helpful to a particular audience. As an English teacher, do not find relevance in the objective of making spreadsheets, however I can see how they could be used in a variety of math lessons. The information on how to interpret graphs and other data, was helpful. It is easy to see a graph or chart that is presenting the information in a biased way, and that is helpful to teach students, so they can find accurate information. It was also helpful to see how teachers can use spreadsheets as tools for grades. Seeing this has proven to me that keeping this book may be essential, because I know I will not remember how to do that.
One question... Are there ways to use this as an English teaching tool? The text mentioned it, but id not provide examples, other than using it as a research tool.
A connection... I could relate to the text when it talks about how important it is to teach how to use the spreadsheet while teaching the subject matter. It is essential to accomplish this because of the time constraints the teachers are faced with. This seems like a skill that will take time to develop (not necessarily with spreadsheets). Simultaneously teaching two concepts, while also learning how to teach in general, will be difficult to overcome. But I guess it takes time and practice.
