{"id":77,"date":"2026-01-14T06:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bispcomputingtest.ddns.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:19:16","slug":"skill-1-introduction-layout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Skill 1 &#8211; Introduction &amp; Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf The Goal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>I can identify rows, columns, and cells, and I can navigate a spreadsheet to find specific cell addresses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd6 The Walkthrough: How it Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A spreadsheet is just a giant grid used to organize information. To use it, you need to know how the grid is labeled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Columns:<\/strong> These run <strong>Up and Down<\/strong> and are labeled with <strong>Letters<\/strong> (A, B, C&#8230;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rows:<\/strong> These run <strong>Across<\/strong> and are labeled with <strong>Numbers<\/strong> (1, 2, 3&#8230;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cells:<\/strong> This is the &#8220;Box&#8221; where a row and column meet. We name them like a map (e.g., <strong>A1<\/strong> or <strong>C10<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udce5 The Starter File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you begin the task, download the &#8220;Starter File&#8221; spreadsheet below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SGYv9IAIO8FwvghXfeoKygjvdbwpzaSgljSZCoxMFSs\/copy?gid=1560494398#gid=1560494398\">Download Skill 1 Starter File<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 The Checklist: Your Task<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your downloaded file and complete these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find the Hidden Words:<\/strong> Look at the cell addresses listed in Column A. Go to those cells and type the letters you find there into the &#8220;Answer Box.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Color the Grid:<\/strong> Go to cell <strong>D5<\/strong> and use the <strong>Fill Tool<\/strong> (the paint bucket) to turn it Red. Fill the other cells as per the instructions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Cell Address Challenge:<\/strong> Scroll all the way down to Row 100. In cell A100, type the name of your favorite animal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Level Up! (Extension)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Coordinates Master:<\/strong> Can you find the cell address that is exactly 10 columns to the right and 10 rows down from <strong>A1<\/strong>? Label that cell &#8220;Winner.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Auto-Fit:<\/strong> If you type a very long sentence in a cell and it gets cut off, can you figure out how to double-click the line between the Column letters to make it wider?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udce4 Test Your Knowledge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have completed the tasks click the button below to take the quiz for this skill.<strong> Remember to select Skill 1 in the first question !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/MLTVynnnL4qZYnMr9\">Skills Quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc1 Navigation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Next Lesson: Skill 2 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/bispcomputingtest.ddns.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=79\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"79\">Formatting<\/a> \u2794<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfaf The Goal I can identify rows, columns, and cells, and I can navigate a spreadsheet to find specific cell addresses. \ud83d\udcd6 The Walkthrough: How it Works A spreadsheet is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":75,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/156"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bisp-digital-literacy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}