Data driven decision making is the practice of today. The availability of data has made No Child Left Behind mandates possible to follow through on. The Excel and Access programs correlate with Standard #3 regarding "management of the organization for an effective learning environment". From budget, to making curriculum decisions, these tech tools will be used in order to view, manipulate, and organize the information needed to make sound decisions as an administrator and teacher. I am in charge of our budget; it was great for me to have the instruction. Frankly, out side of the accounting department, I have not found many colleagues who explain excel.
I am really enjoying how the tech we are using works together. I have publisher for a brochure on Volunteers, blogs, and wiki for communication, and moviemaker will be on our school web page for another avenue to reach our community concerning this new program. The key is communication and this class has opened up new avenues to use.