Write a short summary or response to the reading and the lesson plans that you found online. Include comments about how you would use databases in an educational environment. Data base planning activities. Begin data base activities. Database of portfolio artifacts, or the plan for achieving competency.
Databases are the electronic replacement for traditional filing and record keeping systems.
A database allows you to record information and to reorganize and retrieve it in different ways. Lists can be updated at any time and the information can be sorted and printed according to rules you select. In most cases electronic databases are chosen because they make it quicker or easier to organize and locate information, particularly when there is a large quantity of information or when the organizing task is complex. A common example of a database used by classroom teachers is one that consists of information on students in their classes, including basic information such as name, address, parents' names, emergency phone numbers, bus numbers, test scores, and whatever other information is desirable. Once this information is entered into the database, you can produce lists of students sorted by bus route or by test scores.