Handy Tools

You can easily use Excel to create a functional grade book for your classroom. I took a snapshot of a grade book I made for a fictional class (made up of fictional cartoon characters!) Once you format the cells, Excel performs the calculations for you as you enter your grades for each assignment.

I liked this YouTube video explanation of how to make an Excel grade book.

I've created a skeleton of a Webquest at the Zunal.com website. This will give you an idea of how a webquest can be used and then incorporated into a lesson plan.

Web 2.0 scientific calculator

Below is a handy and safe search engine for younger students to use.