I hate Microsoft Access with a passion. I understand how to use it and have used it in a classroom enviroment but it system of searching is to complex and not user friendly. It is like comparing Windows to DOS. In DOS you had to type specific commands and if you miss just one letter or symbol you got the message "Error". The same with Access. If you don't know how to use it and put in just the wrong piece of information in your search.... the wrong information appears. Very Frustrating!
I read through the article "introductions for third and fourth grade to databases"
just to see how a teacher could introduce Access to younger students. I have to disagree with her. I don't see how student caught on to Access in under 10 minutes unless the program was made so that students couldn't type anything wrong. After doing Access for a month in one of my computer classes I still cannot always get the information I want. I will use Databases in my classroom but it will be more like Delicious or some other form of user friendly specifically designed databases not Access.
I don't see the need for the Access program period. It is a total waste of time and frustration for me to use as an adult. I do not wish to teach grades higher than kindergarten so it isn't beneficial to me anyway.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really used Access either; however, back when I was still using a Mac (back in the 80s) I used a database program where I worked. The system of setting up fields, etc. was initially confusing, but I finally got the hang of it. However, I don't have a need to maintain relational databases, so keeping a spreadsheet with the information in different columns works for me.
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