Shortcuts

Students will:

• Be able to use shortcuts with their computing device.
• Be able to use common shortcuts they learn and apply to transfer their knowledge across applications and devices.

1. Shortcut: A shortcut are some key combinations that help you do something quicker with the computer.

• ​Review the tutorials below for the specific computing device in your setting.
• Try the shortcuts out on a classroom device to make sure it works.
  • Chromebook shortcuts 
  • iPad Tips and Shortcuts 
  • PC and Mac Shortcuts for word processing 
  • Windows Surface Pro 
  • Windows 10 Snap Shortcuts 

• See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

1. Ask students what a shortcut is.
2. Have them share some shortcuts they use to do something and what the benefit of the shortcut is.
3. Mention that there are many shortcuts that work with computing devices. Do they already know any?
4. Explain that knowing shortcuts with the computing device they are using will sometimes work with another computer or even a cell phone.
5. Demonstrate a shortcut and that works with their device and have them try it.
6. Continue to demonstrate shortcuts (between three-five) and tell them to practice it, show it to someone else perhaps at home.
7. The next day ask them to show the shortcuts they learned. Ask them to raise their hand if they showed it to someone else and how that went.
8. Each day do a show and tell where they take turns showing off the shortcut. Once they have mastered these, then demonstrate one or two more shortcuts each week.
9. Give them a challenge to figure out their own shortcut and to share it in class.

• Observations
• Frequent practices and checks in class.