Think of one number that matters for your project, like a cost, a score or a stock count. Would you keep it in a paragraph, or in a grid where you can add it up?
A spreadsheet is a grid of cells in rows and columns, built for numbers and short labels.
Suitable uses are jobs like budgets, trackers, tallies and stock lists.
Tool fit means you use a spreadsheet for data and a word processor for writing.
Your project pick is the one spreadsheet you will build across ICT2.
Aoife bakes cakes to order. Her ideas are a budget, an order tracker and a stock list. She picks the budget because it helps her set her price.
You will sort each job into the tool that fits it best. Talk it through with the class first. Then drag each card into a bucket and click Check.
Use 1: A ___ tracker for my ___ so I can ___.
Use 2: A ___ list/tally for ___ so I can ___.
Use 3: A ___ budget/timetable/score sheet for ___ so I can ___.
Pick for ICT2: I will build ___ because it will answer ___.
Your pick will become part of your ICT2 Key Assignment.
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