I didn't realize how amazing spreadsheets could be until we created an INTERACTIVE SPREADSHEET! I basically made a worksheet for 8th-graders that students can input answers and immediately know their grade. I am impressed with the capabilities Excel has, and I am even more impressed that I was able to actually MAKE one of these because of my TPTE class.
Things did not go well the first time around--on my first draft. I completed the draft and did not attach it to the email I sent to myself and to Amy Graham. Since I composed it on a school computer in the Music Suite in AMB, the thing was erased from the desktop. I rushed to complete it a week later when I discovered the problem! The good thing about it was that I knew exactly what I needed to do from my former draft. I re-created the interactive spreadsheet and, voila! I was able to successfully "hand it in" digitally. Next time, I'll be sure to attach it!
This is a GREAT way to have worksheets that are technologically advanced and interactive for students in the classroom. It is applicable to any music classroom, though it would need to be extremely simplified if used for an elementary school music class. Students can instantly see their grades after inputting their answers, which makes it easy for the teacher to grade and the student to see.
Don't forget to post the spreadsheet to the blog or AT LEAST make a screen shot of it. Apple+Control+4 is the way to do a selective screen shot.
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