🎯 Learning Intention

I will learn how to use keyboard shortcuts to work more efficiently on a Chromebook.

✅ Success Criteria

• [ ] I can use at least 5 Chromebook shortcuts correctly
• [ ] I can explain how shortcuts make repetitive tasks faster

🌍 Why this matters

Professionals don’t waste time clicking through menus — they use shortcuts and automation. Mastering shortcuts now builds the foundation for writing scripts and macros later.

🔓 Warm-Up (Tech Journal • 5 min)

Prompt: Think of one task you do over and over on a computer. How could a shortcut make it faster?

📚 Vocabulary

• Shortcut — a key combination that performs a task quickly.
• Efficiency — completing tasks with less time/effort.
• Customization — changing or adding shortcuts to fit your needs.

🧭 Agenda (45–50 min)

1) Mini-Lesson: What is a Shortcut? (10 min)

• Show students: copy/paste without mouse, reopen closed tab, split screen.
• Explain: shortcuts = first step toward automation.