Spring 2013Zuniga
Utilizing Excel to Engage Students
Utilizing Excel to Engage Students
• Why Excel
• Guided Practice Worksheets
• How to create
Why Excel
• Familiarity
• Accessibility
• Versatility
Guided Practice Worksheets
How to Create
• Your expertise in the subject mater• Only 5 excel commands utilized in these
worksheets.– IF( “condition”, “true return”, “false return” )
– RAND() or RANDBETWEEN( “value1”, “value2” )
– INT(“value”) or ROUND( “value1”, # of places)
– VLOOKUP( “condition”, “range”, “return column” )
– CONCATENATE( “value1”, “value2”)
How to Create
• Clean up the work sheet (View)– >View—>Show
• Conditional Formatting– >Format—>Conditional Formatting…
• Protecting the worksheet– >Format Cells—>Protection– >File—>Info—>Protect Workbook