Excel Day 2: Sabado Gigante

The day kicked off with a Learn@UW quiz as students trickled into the lab on this fine September morning. Kevin followed up the quiz with demoing different functions such as SUM and making a checklist. Students were on task, proving that they are well on their way to becoming true spreadsheet nerds. End of first period.

Upon returning from first break, Kevin demonstrated more ways to effectively use Excel to make life easier. With the NFL season in full swing, the most obvious reason to use Excel is to create fantasy football teams. These fantasy teams come fully loaded with players' stats for the football-savvy. Richie took Drew Brees, one of the leading quarterbacks in the league, and the Green Bay Packers receiving core, a fine pick with success guaranteed. All the while, Maddy and Jamarra made spreadsheets that rank quarterbacks' good looks. They followed this activity with entering their blogs for the day.

In the third period, Kevin introduced the "Excel Your Skillz" game. Many students recalled seeing the older students perform a skit with this game. Excitement grew as they continued to reminisce their past experience with EYS, which, in turn, fueled anticipation for battling one another next session. The end of the day came with finished blogs and more fantasy football team building, a victorious end for all.