Intro+to+the+Mac

Getting to know your MacBook
Inside: The dock Downloads Folder The trash can/Emptying Control Click (right click) for contextual menus Dashboard Apple Menu Wireless icon Spotlight Exposé
 * Power supply, magnetic power cord, plug charge indicator
 * Ports
 * Disc drive
 * Batteries – charge lights
 * Screen care
 * Case care
 * Delete key
 * Track pad – use
 * Microphone
 * Eject key
 * Function Keys – brightness, sound
 * Application aliases on the doc (Left of the line)
 * Other aliases (Right side of line)
 * Location, magnification and hiding the dock
 * Minimizing apps and where they are located
 * Stacks
 * Putting apps on the dock: calculator
 * Widgets
 * Widgets drawer
 * Adding widgets to screen
 * Managing widgets
 * Downloading/installing widgets to computer
 * Apple’s widget site (Give participants a few minutes to explore the site and share useful widgets found.)
 * Deleting widgets

Windows The hard drive System preferences Spotlight Dashboard (f12) widgets – Adding widgets from Apple Web site Safari
 * Close, Minimize, Expand to fit
 * Views – icon, column, list, cover flow
 * Forward/Back
 * Sidebar
 * Quick Look
 * Home Directory
 * Applications folder
 * File management
 * Time Machine
 * Desktop and Screen Saver
 * Spotlight
 * Energy Saver
 * Keyboard & Mouse
 * Software Update
 * Universal Access


 * Use [|__www.cnn.com__] to illustrate the following:
 * WebCliping to make a widget
 * Services menu:
 * Speech
 * Look up in Dictionary (Explain the features of Dictionary) Show how to access with the Control Key.
 * Search With Google
 * Make new Sticky Note (Take this opportunity to show the features of Sticky Notes and how they can be used for research.)
 * New Note
 * Color
 * Arrange By
 * Summarize
 * Show control click on a word as another way to get to the dictionary.