ICT : More Excel

Objective : To review what we know about the spreadsheet application Excel and demonstrate the creation of a Bar Chart using the software

Began with general review about types of applications which the pupils had experience

• Word Processing (Word)
• Presentation (PowerPoint)
• Browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
• Email (Outlook, Hotmail)

Opened the application Excel  - reviewed the terminology

• Spreadsheet
• Row
• Column
• Cell - naming of cells
• Block
• Data types
• text
• numbers
• formula

Demonstrated the use of the cells as a grid or table to hold data - in this case about shoe sizes in Y5

Entered Data

Demonstrated use of Chart Wizard to create a Bar Chart

Repeated the operation from scratch using pupils to instruct, giving each step