Introduction to Create a Study Schedule to Meet Your Goals

Setting a short or long term goal is a great way to improve yourself.

You might have a goal to get a job, go to college or trade school, or get a better grade on a test.

You’ll need a plan to reach your goal.

A step-by-step plan makes your goal feel reachable and motivates you to start working toward it.

Everyone comes from a different background and may have different goals that they want to meet.

Think about what is important to you and how creating a goal will help you accomplish something bigger.

For example, creating a schedule to study for a test will help you get better grades to get into college, trade school, military, or future employment.

In this lesson, you will create a schedule in a spreadsheet to help you plan for a future goal.

Spreadsheets are useful for categorizing and organizing information.

They are made up of cells, rows, and columns.

"Cells" make up the grid pattern where rows and columns meet.

A "row" is a horizontal line of cells, and a "column" is a vertical line of cells.

This lesson uses Google Sheets, but you could apply these skills and concepts in most other spreadsheet applications , or even on a piece of paper.

As you complete this lesson, you will: Create a new spreadsheet, format columns, add text, use data validation to create a dropdown list, and add and format dates.

To work on this lesson, sign in to your Google account.

Open a new tab in your browser, and navigate to "google.com" If you are not signed in, do so now.

If you do not have a Google account, pause the video and create one.

To begin, open Google Drive.

Create a new spreadsheet.

Next, think of a goal you want to accomplish.

For this lesson, choose a short-term goal with specific steps that can be followed, like "preparing for a test." Your goal might be to: Get an A on your Chemistry test, earn a spot on the school soccer team, apply for college or trade school, or get a job.

If you can’t think of anything right now, copy the example in this video.

Now, rename your spreadsheet.

If you’d like, you can use features within Google Sheets, like a screen reader, to make it easier to read.

Click on the links next to this video to learn how to use this and other features.

Now, it’s your turn: Create a blank spreadsheet in Google Sheets, and rename it.