Student Name: Alejandra Corona

Date: 9/20/2017

Portfolio Artifact Description: MCD Spreadsheet and Fries- Using Microsoft Excel create a

spreadsheet and a graph for the information given.

What you learned: The instructions for the MCD Spreadsheet and Fries project appeared easier

than the application. It had been many years since Ive had to use the Microsoft Excel software

so it was like using it for the first time. There were many features I had to learn before

organizing the data given. Initiating my project, I struggled with inserting a title because when I

had put my title in a cell the whole column would unnecessarily widen. The merge and center

feature helped me write a centered title without interfering with the rest of the cells in my

spreadsheet. Then, I kept getting an error that read #VALUE! when I attempted to average the

numbers on my spreadsheet. Through trial and error, I realized the error was because I had

written the word grams with the numbers I had to average. I rewrote my spreadsheet with only

numbers within the cells and I did not get the error any longer. The last thing I struggled with

was constructing the pie graph on the last spread sheet. Unlike the other two graphs where I

easily highlighted all my numerical data to make a graph, highlighting was not an option for the

pie graph because only part of the data was required. After failed attempts to make the pie graph

using my spreadsheet, I decided to make a new spread sheet with only the data that had to be on

the pie graph. My pie graph was then successfully built with the new spreadsheet. I took time

figuring out how to use all the different tools from Microsoft Excel, but I could definitely say I

have learned the basics of the software.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)S Addressed: Standard #5

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that

leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

Application of Skills Learned for the Future:

I think it is great that we had this assignment. Its a fun way to introduce students to organizing

numerical data. It allows students to practice their addition and multiplication skills. They also

get to visualize how a change in number makes an impact since digits are automatically

recalculated. It also helps students understand money and how numbers are applied in every day

life. They also get to construct different graphs and analyze them for a better understanding of

the spreadsheet. This project allows students to use many aspects of the school curriculum. I

would like to implement this project on a statistics math lesson in my classroom. I would have

each student survey their classmates on an approved topic. Then, they can make a spreadsheet

and a graph based off their research.