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Do your youngest students have a hard time quickly finding Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer? Do you use a few programs frequently and want to speed up student navigation to those programs? Do your students have a hard time finding work they've saved? The time-saving tips below could solve the problem!

Fast Program Access
Create desktop shortcuts.

To create on your desktop a shortcut to a program you use frequently, click Start>All Programs (or just Programs). Right-click the program you want to create a shortcut to and then click Send to Desktop (or Create Shortcut).

One-Stop Program Access
Add a program to the start menu.

Create a folder in the Start menu and place in that folder programs you use frequently: Right-click your Desktop and select New>Folder. Name the folder "Mrs. Thompson's History Class" (for example). Go to Start>Programs (or All Programs), find the program you want to put in the folder, right-click and select "Send To>Desktop (Create Shortcut). Go back to the Desktop and drag that shortcut into your folder.

Classroom Files Access
Create folders within folders.

Teach students to manage their classroom files by creating a single main folder and then creating within that folder as many subfolders as they need.

Article by Lorrie Jackson
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