1. Get-to-Know-You Activity on Laptops
2. Basic Desktop Information
- the Finder
- icons
- the dock (above and below dashed divider)
- adding and removing applications from the dock
- dock magnification and hiding (turned off)
- battery - percent or time mode
- wi-fi - selecting LS Students network
- adjusting volume
- screen brightness
- launching, quitting, and force quitting applications (briefly learn about shortcut commands)
- system preferences - the "apple"
3. Student Task Break
- practice adding and removing applications from applications folder and dock
- practice relocating the dock
- experiment with the brightness, volume, airport on and off
4. Basic Desktop Information Continued
- noticing which applications are running
- the spotlight
- creating folders
- renaming folders
- adding color labels to folders
- creating a Pages file, saving it to the Desktop, and renaming it
- dragging files and dropping them inside folders
- use "apple i" to get information about a folder or file
- change folder icon using Documents folder
5. Student Task Break
- launch and quit applications
- create subject area folders on the Desktop
- experiment with color labels, renaming folders, and "getting info"
- practice changing a folder icon
6. Web Browsers
- becoming familiarized with all three browsers (Safari, Firefox, Chrome)
- launching Chrome and navigate to Lovett's homepage
- discussing what a URL/web address is
- noticing bookmarks; discuss adding bookmarks
- noticing broswer history
- opening additional tabs
- minimizing and maximizing browser windows
- using two windows in one browser
- navigate to Use for Research website using Lovett homepage
7. Student Task Break
- launch desired web browser, navigate to Lovett homepage, and practice adding bookmarks
8. Applications
- Stickies
- Dictionary
- Pages
- Keynote