I have really enjoyed being able to have class time to work on these assignments. I agree with Brooke it is sure nice to have fellow classmates and Dr. Closen to ask questions when you get stumped! I just really feel that I get more out of these assignments when I understand what I am doing and feel successful doing it. I guess I feel this way when you have help right there. I was always afraid to use Excel but really ...I think it could be helpful in the classroom. The basics really dont seem to bad.
I also enjoyed looking at the IIRC website. I never realized how much information is on there for us to view. I am intrested into looking further into it later on to see all that is there!