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http://42explore.com/graphs.htm 42Explore gives you a set of annotated links on using charts and graphs in the classroom. Activities are rated as easier and harder.

http://ali.apple.com/ Apple's Learning Interchange is an excellent resource for integrating spreadsheets into the curriculum. It contains a wealth of ideas, activities, and lesson plans for all classroom levels. Although AppleWorks may be the target software, Excel can be used as well. Scroll to the bottom of the page for specific links, or use the searchable database. Although the software may be Apple specific, the ideas can be used with any platform.

http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) "sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that utilize real time data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world." One of my favorites is about Human Genetics. Steven's institute makes these projects easy to do in the classroom.

http://www.suelebeau.com/excelactivities/excelactivities.htm Sue LeBeau's wonderful list of classroom activities using Excel.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html The New York Times Learning Network is a great source for teachers. This link will allow you to search their archived lessons. Select a grade level and subject area, then type spreadsheet in the search field.

http://techcoach.memphis.edu/sec4_main.htm The Technology Coach Handbook has lots of ideas for using spreadsheets in the classroom.

http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/excel.html Teacher Link's list of Excel Activities and corresponding resources, from the University of Virginia.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110054/Classroom_Activities.html?tqskip1=1 A Think Quest site with lots of spreadsheet activities to use in the classroom.

http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php David Warlick's Landmarks for Schools is "dedicated to the idea that the very nature of information is changing, practically before our eyes. It is changing in what it looks like, where we find it, what we look at to view it, what we can do with it, and how we communicate it. " Follow the directions for harvesting data, and browse the links to find excellent raw data for your classes.

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