Thursday, October 16, 2014

Excel intro lessons

Objectives:  

Students will be able to
open excel
be able to label and explain the major parts of the excel interface
create a basic excel document
enter, select and format data
insert and resize rows and columns
sort information in a list
sort by several columns at once
filter a list by custom criteria and reset filters


Today's Agenda 

A.  Answer the following questions, on the blog.

1.  What is Excel?
2.  What do you think you, as a student, can use Excel for?
3.  Have you used Excel before?
4.  If yes, how have you used it.

B.  Label and discuss the Excel interface, shared with you electronically but also have hard copies for anyone interested)

C.  Complete some guided practice and tutorials in Excel, creating a new document, formatting, and sorting and filtering.


16 comments:

  1. Excel is a program.
    Excel can be used to organize data or make charts..
    Yes i have
    I used charts to show my grade average before.

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  2. 1. An electronic spreadsheet program
    2. Projects
    3.No

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  3. 1. Excel is an app you can use to store and organize data.
    2. As a student i can use excel to make different kinds of graph and data charts.
    3. yes
    4. i have used it to make a graph in biology.

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  4. You can use Excel to make graphs, spread sheets, etc. As a student I can use Excel to make data tables and graphs for a lab report. I haven't used Excel before.

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  5. 1. Excel is a tool made by Microsoft that allows you to do many different things, like make charts, graphs, and mail merges.
    2. As a student, I can use Excel for making graphs and charts for Chemistry H and Algebra 2 H.
    3. I have used Excel before.
    4. I used it last year in my Biology formal labs.

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  6. EXEL IS A TOOL MADE BY MICROSOFT YOU CAN MAKE CHARTS AND GRAPHS AS A STUDENT I CAN USE EXCEL TO MAKE GRAPHS

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  7. 1) a program ran by microsoft
    2) Making graphs for biology
    3) yes
    4) making graphs

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  8. 1. A Microsoft program that makes graphs and spreadsheets
    2. For labs in science
    3. Yes
    4. Created a chart for a lab in science

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  9. a electronic graph making program u can also make also mail letters
    projects
    yes i have use it to make graphs in the past

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  10. 1. Excel is a data organizing and recording program
    2. Excel can be used for creating charts that can later be displayed as graphs
    3. Yes, I've used excel but only a few times
    4. I have used it to make graphs for some of my lab reports

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  11. 1. Excel is a program in which a spreadsheet can be created, data can be calculated or graphed, and information can be neatly organized. Excel can also provide opportunities to create a mail merge.

    2. As a student, Excel can be used for making graphs, especially for lab reports.

    3. I have used Excel before.

    4. I used it in my AP Biology class in order to calculate the frequencies of alleles over the course of many generations.

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  12. 1. Excel is a program by Microsoft.
    2. As a student, I can use it to organize charts or data tables.
    3. I haven't used Excel before.

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  13. Excel is an app that helps you with letters, envelopes, and other kinds of stuff
    I can use it to make graphs.
    I have not used excel before

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  14. 1. i dont know what excel is. :(
    2. i dont know yet.
    3. no i haven't used excel before.
    4.....???

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  15. 1. Excel is a program
    2. I can use it to make graphs, charts, etc.
    3. No, i haven't used excel before

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