TUE: Mac 101A

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can learn some of the functions of the finder and how its menus and tools work

Announcements:  

• Today's Schedule is Normal Tuesday
• use permanent links to the right to see schedule at any time

Homework:  

• Read for fun!

Agenda:  [60]

• Warm-Up: [10]
• Mac 101 - Using the Computers [50+/-]
• General
• Hardware vs. Software vs Data
• Where things are stored & how we find them
• Spotlight & Finder
• Online vs. Offline & version control
• Turning the Computer On & Off redux
• LOGON with the Power Button in the back left
• LOGOUT with "" | Log out Period..."
• SHUTDOWN with  " | Shut Down..."
• The computers RESET every night
• Everything on the desktop and in documents is DELETED
• All settings are reset
• Only the "Period Drive" is not deleted
• The "Period Drive"
• Upper RIGHT SIDE of your desktop
• Is not deleted nightly however it is NOT backed up
• Students should have a FLASH DRIVE in order to keep their digital work safe
• Keep the Period Drive well Organized!
• OPEN your period drive by double clicking it to open a Finder Window
• Right+Click or "Control"+click inside the blank white space
• Choose "New Folder" from the menu
• Type Your Name as the Folder Name
• NOTE: you don't need to delete the blue (selected) text - just start typing
• NOW Drag the folder to the desktop - what happened?
• Moving and copying files
• OSX (the Mac Operating System) has rules for moving and copying
• On the SAME DRIVE the default is to MOVE
• On DIFFERENT DRIVES the default is to COPY
• To force a MOVE between drives hold down Command (⌘) while dragging and dripping
• To force a COPY on the same drive hold down Option while dragging and dropping
• The FINDER is your friend! 
• The FINDER is how you view the files where they are physically stored on the hard drive.
• The finder has VIEWS and SORTS
• 
• The LIST VIEW is the easiest to find things in because you can SORT by clicking on the columns
• 
• SPOTLIGHT let's you SEARCH for a file or Application

 
• File NAMES and EXTENSIONS
• There are FEW limits on what a file can be named but "/", ":" and other  special characters are usually NOT allowed
• File EXTENSIONS tell the computer what program to use to work with that type of file
• Big List of File Types/Extensions
• BIGGER List of File Types
• Top 15
• .doc/x = Microsoft Word Document
• .pages = Pages Document
• .txt = Plain Text File
• .csv = Comma Separated Values File
• .key = Keynote Presentation
• .vcf = vCard File - Address Book File
• .flv = Flash Video File
• .mp3 = MP3 Audio File
• .m4v = iTunes Video File - SAME AS MP4
• .mp4 = MPEG-4 Video File - SAME AS M4V
• .mov = Apple QuickTime Movie
• .jpg = JPEG Image
• .png = Portable Network Graphic
• .psd = Adobe Photoshop Document
• .pdf = Portable Document Format File
• KEYS
• Control vs Option vs Apple/Command
• Mac Key combinations vs Windows
• When we say "Command" on the Mac it would be "Control" on a PC
• Key combinations are pressed and held sequentially and then released all at once
• Command+C=Copy
• Command+X=Cut (and delete if you paste)
• Command+V=Paste
• Some key combinations work before you release them (!!!)
• Let's try "⌘+TAB" - what does it do?
• Try it again "⌘+TAB" - NOW what does it do?
• Some key combinations open a menu or begin a process 
• Now try "⌘+Shift+4" - what did THAT do?
• Try "Command + F" - what did it do? 
• What does  "⌘ + P" do?
• MENUS
• Menus are at the TOP of the SCREEN and CHANGE depending on which program has FOCUS
• They usually say things like "File" and "Edit" and "View"
• If you need to press multiple menu items they will have "|" [bar] signs between them like this: "EDIT | FIND"
• REMEMBER: Menus CHANGE depending on the program that is in front (so always check THAT before you ask a question)
• Use "⌘+TAB" to cycle programs