Friday, January 28, 2011

Class 2: You Sunk My Battleship

EQ - How can the game Battleship help us understand the layout of a MS Excel Worksheet?
  1. Activator:  Battleship
  2. Excel Worksheet Coordinates & Cell References
    • Columns, Rows, Cells
    • Active Cell
    • A1, B15, L451
  3. Create a new Battleship Layout in Excel (A1:J11)
  4. Saving a Worksheet - "Battleship" 
  5.  Navigating through Excel - The Ribbon
  6. TOD: 1/2 sheet questionnaire - Answer the EQ
* Be prepared for an Excel Challenge next class period *

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Class 1: Welcome to MS Excel

EQ - What are the classroom expectations for Excel?
  1. Activator: Getting to Know You - License Plate
  2. Syllabus Review
  3. Class Procedures
    • Folders
    • Blog
    • Sign-Out Policy
    • Fire Drill Procedures
  4. Hot Seat - Individual Student Survey
  5. Ticket Out The Door (TOD): 3-2-1
    • 3 - List 3 Classroom Expectations
    • 2 - Write the 2 Classroom Rules
    • 1 - List 1 Reason for taking this class