Technology Boot Camp, Module 5Skills Update D

Zachary TaylorEDTL 6310

Bowling Green State University

Creating Charts in Excel

• This week I focused on collecting independent research that I will

use in my final project.• I surveyed every single one of my

students and asked them three questions:

– Would you agreed to have all of your classwork graded by a computer?

– Would you pay more in tuition to have your work graded by a human?

– How important is face-to-face feedback from a teacher? (Highest

importance, Important, Not Important, Depends on Assignment)

Creating Charts in Excel

• I then compiled the data and created

charts in Excel that I will insert into my

final project.• First, I entered the

data into the cells.

Entering Formulas in Excel

• Then, I entered a formula that would provide me the sum of my two data

cells.• Then, I entered a formula

that would only add the data that I wanted the

formula to add.

Entering Formulas in Excel

• Here is what all three of my data

sets look like after I entered the

formulas I needed.

Creating Tables in Excel

• I then created a table from the

data I entered by using the INSERT and PIE CHART functions in the

program.

Creating Tables in Excel

• This action produced a simple pie chart that is accurate,

functional, and easy to interpret: perfect

for my seminar.• All I need to do now

is repeat the process with the other

charts, and then label the charts.

Creating Tables in Excel

• This action produced a simple pie chart: I

changed a few of the display options and this pie chart is now perfect

for my final project.• All I need to do now is

repeat the process with the other charts, and then label the charts.

• Here is an example of one of my charts.

YES10%

NO90%

Students asked: Would you agree to have all of

your schoolwork graded by computers?

Creating Tables in Excel

• Here are my three finished charts that will be incorporated into my final project presentation to my fellow English teachers.

YES10%

NO90%

Students asked: Would you agree to have all

of your schoolwork graded by computers?

YES69%

NO31%

Students asked:Would you pay higher tuition to

have all of your schoolwork graded by humans?

75%

13%

1%10%

Students asked:How important is receiving face-to-face feedback on all

schoolwork?HIGH IMPORTANCE IMPORTANTNOT IMPORTANT DEPENDS

Thus Concludes Module 5…

• This module was especially beneficial as all of the skills I honed in this module were used in

the compiling of materials for my final project!• My updated technology skills checklist is

inserted into the post on my blog!• -Zachary Taylor