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MacBook

Teacher Laptop:
MacBooks in the Classroom

This is an orientation and resource web site for teachers receiving a MacBook laptop and/or using a MacBook laptop cart in their classroom activities.
 
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The Teacher MacBook - right out of the box AC Adapter

A. How to Clean your MacBook

B. The AC Adapter and Battery

  1. The extension cord plug
  2. Battery Life
  3. Calibrate your battery for best performanceVGA adapter
C. The VGA Mini to VGA Adapter
  • Mission critical to your Presentation station- do not lose the VGA adapter
D. The mini remote (not mission critical)
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Firefox logo
Firefox as Your Default Browser
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Mac OS Basics

A. Apple Desktop

Desktop Interface

B. Apple Finder Menu Bar

Finder Menu Bar

  1. Apple - Shutdown
  2. Finder
    • Finder Preferences - Option of taking hard drive off desktop
    • Empty Trash
  3. File - Get Info
  4. View - Show View Options
  5. Go - Connect to Server
  6. Help on the Menu Bar

Finder Windows

Finder

  1. Window Buttons - Red, Yellow, Green Lights
  2. View Buttons - Icon, List, Columns, Counter Flow
  3. Finder Search Field
  4. Toolbar Icons: Computer, Home, Favorites, Applications Folder

C. Dock

Dock
  1. Icons and Black arrows
  2. Pop up Windows
  3. QuickTime

D. System Preferences
System Preferences Logo

  1. Dashboard
  2. Expose
    • For Expose - Select "All Windows" for lower left and right corners
  3. Spaces
  4. Desktop and Screensaver- Desktop Picture
  5. Dock - Size, magnification, position of screen
  6. Spotlight
  7. Displays - Show Displays in Menu Bar
  8. Energy Saver - Show Details, "presentation stations never sleep"
  9. Software Update - Automatically check weekly - "just do it!"
  10. Accounts -
  11. Speech - Using the MacinTalk Voice System Preference to Read Any Digital Text (.pdf file)
  12. Universal Access
    • Turn Voice Over Off
    • Turn Zoom On

Connecting to the Network, Printer and the Internet

System Preferences - Network

  1. Built-in Ethernet / Configure - Using DHCP Remember, an ethernet connection is faster than a wireless connection.
  2. Airport / Configure - Using DHCP - AppleTalk - Make Active
  3. Computer wireless setup with Airport, Using the Airport Wave in your Menu Bar

Printing

  1. Print Center - Located in the Applications Folder/Utilities Folder /Print Center - drag icon to dock.
  2. Adding a Printer
  3. Save as PDF

Setting up Your Network at Home

  1. Dial-up Modem Account
  2. Cable Modem or DSL Account

E. Applications, Files and Folders

Finder on the sideStaff - is Home and File Management - "When your feeling lost, just go home"

Applications - Drag & Drop Dock Icons to Dock- Word, PowerPoint, Excel
  • Applications - Open Word and Save test file to Home Documents folder
  • Force Quitting Applications - Command-Option-Escape Flash Drive
Documents - File Management is here
*Backup your files with a mini-flash drive

Movies - folder for all you iMovie files
Music - folder for all your iTunes files
Pictures - folder for all your iPhoto and graphics file
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Mac Built-in Applications

Dictionary
Dictionary


Photo Booth and iSight Built-in Camera

Photo Booth and the Built-in iSight Camera
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iLife Suite of Digital Media Applications
iTunes
iTunes



iPhoto
iPhoto
Comic Life
Comic Life (joined at the hip with iPhoto)


Garageband

Garageband


iMovie
iMovie HD
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The Student MacBook Laptop
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