12/16/13AIM: Final round of peer reviews (Day 1)

Your Name 12/16/13Presenter___________

1. 3 Complements about the presentationa. b.c.

2. 2 suggestions for the presenter to do differently in the future.

a. b.

3. 2 items that should be corrected in this presentation.

a. b.

Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below:

12/17/13AIM: Final round of peer reviews (Day 2)

Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below:Reviewer___________

12/16/13Presenter___________

1. 3 Complements about the presentationa. b.c.

2. 2 suggestions for the presenter to do differently in the future.

a. b.

3. 2 items that should be corrected in this presentation.

a. b.

12/18/13AIM: Final round of peer reviews (Day 3)

Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below:Reviewer___________

12/16/13Presenter___________

1. 3 Compliments about the presentationa. b.c.

2. 2 suggestions for the presenter to do differently in the future.

a. b.

3. 2 items that should be corrected in this presentation.

a. b.

12/19/13AIM: Final round of peer reviews (Day 4)

Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below:Reviewer___________

12/16/13Presenter___________

1. 3 Compliments about the presentationa. b.c.

2. 2 suggestions for the presenter to do differently in the future.

a. b.

3. 2 items that should be corrected in this presentation.

a. b.

*PERIOD #1 – Continued with presentations on this day

Microsoft Excel 2007Getting Started

12/19/13

AIM: Introduction to Microsoft Excel: How can we use spreadsheet software to simplify daily activities?

Do Now: Please complete the word search activity on electronics and prepare to take notes for today’s lesson

*PERIOD # 5– Completed this lesson on 12/19

What is Microsoft Excel 2007? Powerful computer program created by Microsoft Enter and manipulate data in a grid or

spreadsheet One of the Microsoft Office programs (along with

Word, PowerPoint, Access, and more)Fun facts:

oEach excel spreadsheet can contain256 columns and 65,536 rows

oEach workbook can contain up to 1024 spreadsheets

This means…

oAn Excel workbook can contain up to16,385 columns and 1,048,576 rows!

Fun facts:oEach excel spreadsheet can contain

256 columns and 65,536 rows

oEach workbook can contain up to 1024 spreadsheets

This means…

oAn Excel workbook can contain up to16,385 columns and 1,048,576 rows!

What is Microsoft Excel 2007?

Formula BarFormula Bar

Tabs to access all the sheets in a workbook

Tabs to access all the sheets in a workbook

SpreadsheetSpreadsheet

Active CellActive Cell

Navigating MS Excel 2007 Formula Bar: Displays a cell’s contents and

allows you to change a cell’s contents Active Cell: The selected cell. There are many

cells on an Excel spreadsheet. Each cell holds a piece of information. Each cell on your spreadsheet has a unique letter(s) and number. The selected cell in the picture above is A1. (column A, row 1)

Active Cell ( Continued):A cell can contain 3 types of data:A value (such as a number, date, or

time)A formula to perform a calculationText Spreadsheet: Your workspace on this

computer program.

Workbook: The total project.

Navigating MS Excel 2007

How to move from cell to cell: The Down Arrow Key moves downward

one cell at a time The Up Arrow Key moves upward one

cell at a time The Left Arrow Key moves left one cell

at a time The Right Arrow Key moves right one

cell at a time The Tab Key also moves to the right one

cell at a time Holding down the Shift Key and the Tab

key moves to the left one cell at a time.

Navigating Microsoft Excel

Special Shortcuts for going to Specific Cells Quickly:

The Name Box You can also use the Name Box to go to

a specific cell. Click inside the name box Type the cell address you would like to

go to and Press Enter.

Special Shortcuts (Continued)

F5 is the “Go To” key. If you press the F5 key, you are

prompted for the cell to which you wish to go.

Enter the cell address you wish to go move to.

Press Enter and the cursor will jump to that cell.

Ctrl + G = WORKS JUST LIKE THE F5 KEY

What can you do with Excel?

Create a budgetEasily sort long lists of names,

addresses, and other informationVisualize information with charts and

graphsCalculate complex formulas

Real World Examples You run a gardening company and want to

keep track of how many shovels, pounds of dirt, and seeds you use per month.

You are a college student and want to calculate how many credits you’ll need to graduate a semester early – and also how much student debt you will face each year.

You are planning a wedding and need to gather contact information for hundreds of guests in one sortable list.

How is Excel 2007 different from older versions?

The Ribbon shows important features on the top of the screen.

Faster, more visual and mouse-oriented

Saves spreadsheets in new .xlsx format

How do you access Excel 2007?

Use at library, workplace, or school

Purchase Office 2007 (different pricing/student licensing/discounts available)

Access online with Office Web Apps http

://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/

12/20/13AIM: How do we format cells in Microsoft Excel? ( Part 1_ Formatting Activity 2)

Do Now: Using the sample worksheet provided belowlabel the shaded cells: Hint: Some of these cell are in ranges (i.e. A11:A13)