Discover how to excel at Excel with the second of 27 instructional videos in the Microsoft Excel 2016 set. Viewers learn that Excel helps people make budgets, contact lists, and invoices. Pupils also explore Excel's interface, learning about tabs, commands, and worksheets. 

Concepts

microsoft excel, computer software, basic computer skills, spreadsheet skills, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Give students ample time to explore the different functions of an Excel spreadsheet
• Have small groups make a list of all the ways they could use Excel in their personal, academic, and professional lives 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires speakers and a projector if showing video to the entire class, or a computer and headphones for each listener 

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides a step-by-step tutorial for beginners    
  
• Slow-paced narration is easy to comprehend

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3