This is a 3-5 minute lightning talk presentation on coding with Google Sheets. It doesn't have to be a coding or programming class, but applicable in any curriculum where students are learning how to use spreadsheets and their functionality. The language used by Google Apps Script is JavaScript, a widely-used language and valuable skill to have when entering the workforce, regardless of profession or background.

1. Teacher's Secret to Easy
Coding With Google Sheets
Wesley Chun
Developer Advocate, Google
Adjunct CS Faculty, Foothill College
Spreadsheets… any magic functions?

2. Sure, how about GOOGLEFINANCE()?
Spreadsheets… can you code them?

3. Sure, if you know where to look...
“Hello World!” in Apps Script

4. Sheets-bound “Hello World!”
Apps Script intro
goo.gl/1sXeuD
Combining your code & ours

5. What can you do with this?
Accessing maps from
spreadsheets?!?
goo.gl/oAzBN9
This… with help from Google Maps & Gmail
function sendMap() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var address = sheet.getRange("A2").getValue();
var map = Maps.newStaticMap().addMarker(address);
GmailApp.sendEmail('friend@example.com', 'Map',
'See below.', {attachments:[map]});
}
JS

6. Thank you!
Wesley Chun
@wescpy
Documentation
● developers.google.com/apps-script
Self-paced, hands-on tutorial
● g.co/codelabs/apps-script-intro
Creating your own (custom) functions
● developers.google.com/apps-script/
guides/sheets/functions
Progress bars
● goo.gl/69EJVw
Videos
● developers.google.com/apps-script/
guides/videos