What are the tech basics no teacher should be without?

I do a lot of professional development on integration, and I am always surprised by how many teachers, even those who use computers every day, don't know what I consider "must-know" tech skills. I'm not talking so much about broad areas like word processing or spreadsheets, but more small skills that make life easier no matter what application you're using.

Here are some "must-know" tech skills on my list:

- Right-clicking
- Tabbed browsing
- Efficient file management

What else should be on this list?

(Once I get a final top ten list compiled, I'll publish it, along with a movie showing each.)

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Comment by Nancy Bosch on March 29, 2009 at 3:54pm: Good list, it'll keep you busy!

Comment by Nancy Bosch on March 29, 2009 at 3:55pm: Oops, for some reason I left two comments!

Comment by Carol Gaughran on March 29, 2009 at 6:21pm: great list, glad to see it. How about the little blue curved arrows at the top of a Word doc that let you go undo and redo? You'd be amazed at how many people don't know about them
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Comment by Karen Fasimpaur on April 1, 2009 at 6:53pm: So a few of these movies are up now.

I did these quick, trying to go more for getting something up fast rather than strive for technical excellence. :)

I'd appreciate any input anyone has. Thanks!