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VIEW HISTORY (CONTROL + H)
Why I love it...Do you know those moments when you say to yourself, “I found the perfect website for that lesson and now I can’t find it!”
Try it now… press Control + H to check your internet history and see all the websites you’ve visited. If you’re signed into Chrome (or a Chromebook), this will track all of the websites you’ve ever visited.
WHY TEACHERS NEED THIS:
This is another one of those tricks that are really helpful in a Chromebook based classroom. It’s a great way to remind students about their digital footprint and something that you can use to “check” to make sure that they were on task during their computer time.
Quickly Switch Between Open Windows and Apps
Alt + Tab, keyboard shortcut will allow you to switch between windows and/or apps. Keep holding down Alt while repeatedly press Tab until the window/app you want to access is selected. Then let go of the Alt key.
Lock a Chromebook Screen
Whether you are a teacher or student you should never walk away from your Chromebook without signing out or locking your Chromebook.
Locking the Chromebook screen does not close anything. It’s simply like putting a padlock on it so that no one can change your files or delete something while you are away. When you reenter you password, everything you had opened on the screen will still be there waiting for you.
OPEN RECENTLY CLOSED TAB(S) (CONTROL + SHIFT + T)
Why I love it... Have you ever been doing something on the internet and closed your tab and had that moment of frustration, thinking “Ugh! I still needed that!” Well… this keyboard shortcut will bring it right back!
Are you on a computer? Try it right now! Click Control + Shift + T and see the tab you closed most recently… Awesome, right? Click it a second time to open the tab you closed before that… keep clicking it to open up all of your recently closed tabs.
WHY TEACHERS NEED THIS:
Aside from the fact that teachers are notorious for having a million tabs open, this is an awesome trick for classrooms that have Chromebooks.
Have you ever walked over to a student and seen them quickly close what they’re working on? Well… use Control + Shift + T and have them show you exactly what they closed. (And, of course, press it a second time to see the tab they closed before that). Oftentimes, students only need to see you do this once to be inspired to stay on task on the Chromebooks in your class!
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