Not a Rocket Launcher; Teaching Future Rocket Launchers
February 09, 2018
Not a Rocket Launcher; Teaching Future Rocket Launchers
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Airtable
I am the only person who uses Airtable at my school. I plan on using Airtable with my co-teacher in the next year and with any student teachers I have in the future. Airtable helps me effectively track and analyze student data to meet the individual needs of students.
I am a new Airtable user, but I am pleased with the program and interface so far. I am a teacher and need to track student data such as state testing scores, current reading level, special education status, and more. In the past, I have used Excel to keep track of the data. Excel is a solid database program, but it does not have the features that Airbase does. Airtable’s grid view is familiar. I can import data from other spreadsheets and copy and paste information like I am used to.
I am a new Airtable user, but I am pleased with the program and interface so far. I am a teacher and need to track student data such as state testing scores, current reading level, special education status, and more. In the past, I have used Excel to keep track of the data. Excel is a solid database program, but it does not have the features that Airbase does. Airtable’s grid view is familiar. I can import data from other spreadsheets and copy and paste information like I am used to.
- I can link entries together to see various trends in student performance and data. I can create columns to input different data types, which makes the data entry and manipulation easier. When a student moves from class to class, I only have to change one field instead of copying pasting the entire row. When a student moves from level to level, I can easily click checkboxes to move the student from level to level.
- With Airtable’s different views, I can see the data in different ways to help me analyze the data and improve instruction. When a student moves from one level to the next, I can note the date and view their progress on a calendar. I use the Kanban and gallery feature to see all students who are at a particular level or working on a specific task.
- With the advanced features, I can include a range of dates when lesson planning and use additional colors to color code student records, lessons, and tasks. I can create my own template or use templates created by others.
- I do not need to collaborate on a daily basis at this point. I would appreciate being able to hide the revision history panels. I find it distracting when it appears and I do not need to see it.
- Education is not Airtable's primary target, but I would appreciate seeing how other teachers use it to track student data and plan lessons.
- I have read about the advanced features and they sound interesting. I would like the ability to preview those before purchasing the pro or plus plans. This may be available; I just may not have found it.
- I appreciate the visual representation of data. I am a visual learner and Excel spreadsheets simply do not provide the visual input I need. Airtable's Kanban and gallery views allow me to quickly create targeted groups of students for instruction.
- I can view data on a calendar. I can share that calendar with parents and allow them to only view the fields I want them to see. I anticipate parental satisfaction will increase.
- I have been playing around with Airtable's features. This is time that I should have spent grading papers. Instead, I was having fun with renaming and rearranging fields. I am slightly behind my grading schedule because I have been discovering how to link standards to lessons and how a gallery view is different from a kanban field.
- Microsoft Excel
Airtable provides many tutorials to help me learn about the features. I have never been able to figure out how to use Excel to its fullest. With Airtable, I don’t need to figure it out. I just input my data, play around with the different views, and move on to my actual job—teaching.