In a data-driven world, understanding how to manage information with powerful tools is a skill needed by both students and educators. Database Magic is filled with practical advice and tips for using and creating databases as valuable learning and teaching tools. Novices to experts will find tips and tricks to help students from upper elementary all the way through high school and beyond. Practicing educator Sandra A. Dounce guides you from the basics of using databases to the higher-level learning strategies advanced data manipulation can afford. In addition to the useful classroom examples, the book also covers harnessing the power and magic of databases as a classroom management tool.Seventeen ready-made curriculum-based databases on the included CD in both MS Access and Excel formats enable users to put the information from the book into use immediately. Fully illustrated and complete with classroom-tested student worksheets based on Bloom's taxonomy, this book will make you a master of data, almost magically. The worksheets on the CD are fully editable and easy to customize for any grade level or content area.Also available:PowerPoint Magic - ISBN 1564842355The Digital Reader: Using E-books in K-12 Education - ISBN 1564842215About the AuthorSandra A. Dounce is certified in Elementary Education and Instructional Technology. She has an MA in Student Personnel Work. Her diverse interests have made it possible for her to work with databases in most curriculum areas.