Blog post #9

I chose to review this website (http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx). I have used this website before, for a project I had to do for my Biology Lab class. I find it to be extremely helpful and easy to use. The website lets you create graphs that you can then save and paste onto a project. The graphs can be saved in many different formats, including pdf and jpeg.

The website allows you to create bar, line, area, XY, and pie graphs. You're allowed to change the color of each part of the graph, and allows you to use more than one line or bar (so you can graph multiple groups of data for comparative purposes). This website would be used in math or science classes, for all ages, to reflect data collected.

I don't really like using Excel, but I feel like once I practice more with it, then it will be easier to use. I would use it to make attendance charts and to record data collected from my students. It would be useful to use for grading purposes, if other methods were unavailable. The program can not only help you record grades, but to easily figure out letter grades for each student. For younger grade levels, work searches and crossword puzzles can easily be made using Excel.