Google Classroom: Use Control F
TweetTweet When trying to find information in the stream for Google Classroom you can use the keyboard shortcut of Control F to find a keyword. (Command F on a Mac.) You may need to scroll, scroll,...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome: Bring Back Your Tabs
TweetTweet Maybe you’re like me, and you rock 42 tabs at once in Google Chrome. This can really slow down your computer. The more tabs you have, the slower your machine is going to run. I sometimes...
View ArticleControl Tab – Rotate Tabs in Your Browser
TweetTweet If you are like me you have multiple tabs open in your browser. Hold down the Control key and press tab to go to the next tab in your browser. On a Mac it is also Control Tab. Command Tab...
View ArticleControl A – Select All
TweetTweet I noticed that Google Docs updated how to name documents. If you click on the title, you edit the title directly rather than a box popping up. That is cool but…. the title is not highlighted...
View ArticleKeytips – Control Click to Open a Link
Something to teach students is to hold down the Control key when they click on a link. This will open the destination in a new tab. This allows the student to retain the current page they are on and to...
View ArticleControl X – Cut It Out
Control X removes the highlighted text and saves it to the clipboard. This keyboard shortcut is really helpful when you are creating documents since you often want to move bits of text around. You will...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship: Sign Out of Chrome
Perhaps you’ve seen a wayward Facebook post saying how awesome the spouse is; clearly the actual account holder forgot to log out of their Facebook. Students, in particular, are using school computers...
View ArticleGoogle Drive: Shift T
Go to Google Drive and skip the “New” button. Instead, hold down the Shift key and press T. Like magic, a Google Doc will be launched in a new tab.
View ArticleGoogle Sheets: Find and Replace within a Range
This week I am meeting with each student to look over their digital portfolio. Students fill out a Google Form to self-evaluate before meeting with me. I have a column where I indicate the students...
View ArticleGoogle Drive: Shift S
Start with Google Drive. Instead of using the “New” button to create a Google Sheets spreadsheet, hold down the Shift key and press S to magically launch a new Sheets in a new tab.
View ArticleBe a Ninja: Learn Keyboard Shortcuts
Learning keyboard shortcuts and using them consistently helps you to feel like a ninja at the computer. Look up keyboard shortcuts on a Google search and the length of the list may feel overwhelming....
View ArticleControl F – Find
Control F lets you find keywords on a web page or within a document. Command F on a Mac. This keyboard shortcut is handy in a gradebook to jump quickly to a student’s name in the roster. Research...
View ArticleGoogle Forms: Tab Tab Type
When I first saw that the new Google Forms only has one option for multiple choice I was disappointed. Using the mouse is something I try to avoid. Tab and keyboard shortcuts can help me be super...
View ArticleGoogle Forms: Control Shift Enter – Create a Question
Quickly add a new question to the new Google Forms layout by holding down the Control and Shift key, press Enter.
View ArticleGoogle Forms: No Joke – Use JK to Move Items
When creating Google Forms, sometimes you have a need to change the question order. One method is to select a question. a 2×3 grid of dots will appear at the top center of the question. Notice when you...
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