In these169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.
Today’s tip: How to Create a Chart Really Fast
Category: MS Office, Google Apps
Q: What’s an easy way to create charts?
A: When students have completed spreadsheet basics, they’re ready to create a chart:
- Collect class data on a spreadsheet.
- Divide into categories.
In Excel: Highlight the labels, categories, and data; push F11. That’s it–a simple chart.
In Google Spreadsheets: Use the icon on the toolbar.
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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
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