1. Your Name 12/16/13 Presenter___________ 1.3 Complements about the presentation a. 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:

2. Reviewer___________ 12/16/13 Presenter___________ 1.3 Complements about the presentation a. 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.

3. Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below: Reviewer___________ 12/16/13 Presenter___________ 1.3 Compliments about the presentation a. 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.

4. Do Now: Please take out a sheet of paper and draft the peer review template below: Reviewer___________ 12/16/13 Presenter___________ 1.3 Compliments about the presentation a. 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

5. Getting 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

6.  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: o Each excel spreadsheet can contain 256 columns and 65,536 rows o Each workbook can contain up to 1024 spreadsheets This means… o An Excel workbook can contain up to 16,385 columns and 1,048,576 rows! Fun facts: o Each excel spreadsheet can contain 256 columns and 65,536 rows o Each workbook can contain up to 1024 spreadsheets This means… o An Excel workbook can contain up to 16,385 columns and 1,048,576 rows!

7. Formula Bar Tabs to access all the sheets in a workbook Spreadsheet Active Cell

8.  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)

9. 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 calculation  Text Spreadsheet: Your workspace on this computer program. Workbook: The total project.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

13.  Create a budget  Easily sort long lists of names, addresses, and other information  Visualize information with charts and graphs  Calculate complex formulas

14.  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.

15.  The Ribbon shows important features on the top of the screen.  Faster, more visual and mouse-oriented  Saves spreadsheets in new.xlsx format

16.  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/ http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/

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