I think that infusing teaching how to use software into your curriculum is the best way to truly learn how to use it. Using it in a computer lab is one thing, but when you show the students that it has an actual application in the classroom or in the real world, they are more likely to take it serious and truly learn how to use the application. Also, using in your curriculum, in a project like this, will help you to make the material more relevant to today’s student. They will be more likely to learn the important material when it is infused with technology. Today’s students do not respond to lecturing, then need to be involved in the learning, they need to be engaged.
I think that a project like this would definitely help students to learn how to use excel. I learned a lot of things about excel that I did not know before. It is easier to learn a new skill by doing it rather then watching it be done. I would liken it to when you are in a car going to a new place. You are more likely to remember how to get there if you actually drive then if you watch someone else do it. Also, something like this would definitely help students learn the vocabulary. They would need to learn how to spell the words to set up the crossword itself. Also, they need to know definitions to write the clues.
Personally for myself I would not do anything differently next time. I followed the directions exactly, tried everything out, and plotted the crossword puzzle as directed. I cannot think of anything that I would do differently. The only thing I would do if I was in classroom with a group of students is to make sure that I am circulating to help them out, should they get confused by anything.
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