Spreadsheet

When using the Google Docs Spreadsheet feature, I found it very similar to Excel.  It seems like you add data and formulas the same way which I found to be very easy.  I really like how you can use templates that other people have already made.  While I appreciate that more than one person can work on the spreadsheet at one time, it concerns me that the data can be changed.  I used to work for an organization that did parenting research and we had spreadsheets of our data.  We had procedures in place to prevent one person from messing up our entire spreadsheet of data so I can not imagine more than one person being able to change data at the same time.

In the lesson plan, "Introduction to Scientific method Marble Stacking Using Google Spreadsheets,"  the teacher used a spreadsheet for the whole class to put in there hypothesis, method, observations, and conclusions.  I like how this teacher projected the spreadsheet onto the screen so the students could see as they worked with each other.  I see myself using this kind of lesson plan when working with upper elementary students to learn math and science concepts.