Module Overview

Today's world is a world of "information explosion". This information explosion takes place at such a fast speed that even the literate person feels that she is illiterate because she can't cope with such information explosion. This information leads us to new inventions. Every now and then, there are new inventions in the field of technology. These new technologies are intended for the ease of living in our everyday life and also to make the education achieve its full purpose which is to educate the future generation.

In the field of education, the main purpose of technology is to facilitate and improve the quality of human learning. Technology in education is being developed with the aims of making education more widely available and also improving the quality of education which is already present. Technology in education provides appropriate designed learning environment. It modifies the learners' perspective of learning through varied techniques of presentation and arrangement of learning activities suited for the intended level of learners.

The emergence of new techniques in education such as audio-visual presentations, electronic books, training modules for software packages are indeed a great help to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of learning at all levels including the formal and non-formal settings. Education even at school stage has to provide computer instructions. Computer instructions include the proper use of hardware and software for ease and accuracy.

This material is focused with the use of software particularly, electronic spreadsheet, which is one of the most powerful and widely used application in terms of calculations. This material has varieties of ideas, easy instructions for hands-on activities, and productive output in each set of activities.

This module is designed for you. Having no formal or previous experience in using electronic spreadsheet it will provide an introduction to a range of useful knowledge and skills that will enable you to use the spreadsheet confidently in your everyday life. There are five lessons in this module. These are the following; (1) Getting Started with Microsoft Excel; (2) Creating a New Worksheet; (3) Modifying the Appearance of a Worksheet; (4) Managing an Excel Workbook; and (5) Inserting Formulas and Common Functions.

Each lesson has three parts and every lesson has several sections. The first part is the lesson proper. You have to get your "Minds On" with the knowledge related to the topic. The second part is the “Hands On” activities that deal with the proper use of the application wherein you can learn different methods. Lastly, the third part is the "Check your Progress". In this section you will be given a task to comply. Every activity or tasks are given allotted time to finish. This will be the part wherein you will be graded based on your hands on performance of the given activity.