Excel

Excel spreadsheets are very useful tools as we have seen in our recently completed Gradebook and Lesson Plan projects. In the book it told us how spreadsheets have been used to model phenomena through four ways: computational reasoning tools for analyzing, comprehension in mathematics, visualization, and simulation. How cool is that?
The three primary functions of spreadsheets are storing, calculating, and presenting information. We use spreadsheets to keep track of information, make things simple and easy, and present that information in a more compelling manor.
Spreadsheets are labor saving and free us from having to calculate large amounts of data by hand. I would definitely find ways to use this tool within my classroom.