"Take Your Child to the Library Day" is an annual event celebrated in the United States to encourage families to visit their local library. It is typically observed on the first Saturday in February. Since I have my book launch that first week, I'm putting notice out early.

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One of the most popular applications of math is through spreadsheets (like Excel) that make those numbers relevant to everyday life. We're going to provide a series of lessons on spreadsheet basics you can use in your K-8 classroom. Here are some of the topics we'll cover:

1. #74: Mastering Excel (for Beginners)
2. #71: Beginning Graphs in MS Excel
3. #70: Create a Timecard in Excel for Grade Two and Up
4. #73: How to Graph in Excel
5. #12: Create Simple Shapes in Excel
6. #75: Tessellations in Excel
7. #72: How to Check Your Math in Excel
8. How to Use Excel to Teach Math Arrays
9. #62: Email from Word (Or PowerPoint or Excel)
10. #79: Excel Turns Data Into Information

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How to Use Excel to Teach Math Arrays

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

1. Public Doman Day 2026
2. Top Ten Posts and Tips for 2025
3. January is Braille Literacy Month
4. Free MLK Lesson Plans
5. Tessellations in Excel
6. Tech Tip for Writers #34: My Program Froze
7. National Handwriting Day
8. Tons of Online Resources About Classroom Management
9. Keyboarding 101
10. How to Check Your Math in Excel

Here's a preview of what's coming up:

Subject to change based on website needs

1. Tech Tips
2. Email from Word
3. Chinese New Year
4. Spring Online Resources
5. The Average USNA Candidate
6. How Excel Turns Data into Information
7. Great Research Websites

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Questions? Go ahead and ask! I love tech ed questions. You can either reply to this newsletter or contact me via email.