Module 1 New iMac Fundamentals

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Module 1New iMac Fundamentals

• Tim King
• Mark Miller
• Dana Rasmussen

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Objectives

• Hardware Awareness
• Whats that plug???
• Software Awareness
• What does PowerPoint do again?
• Network Awareness
• Why do we need one?
• Basic Troubleshooting

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Workshop Outline

• iMacs Tour
• Apple Menu Tour
• Network Tour
• Basic Troubleshooting Tips

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iMac Tour

• Processors 450 - 500 MHz G3
• Memory 128 MB
• Hard Drives 10-30 GB
• USB and FireWire ports
• Network Fast (100 Mbs) Ethernet
• CDROM
• Ruby for Reference
• Blue for Authoring/Composing (top of line)
• SW ALS K-6 Web Bundle, MS Office, etc.

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Apple Menu Tour
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Netscape

• WWW
• Research
• Help
• Email
• Friends

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Microsoft Office

• MS PowerPoint (Graphics)
• Presentations, Graphics for reports, Certificates
• MS Word (Word Processing)
• Letters, Tests, Worksheets, Labels
• MS Excel (Spreadsheets)
• Grade books, Tables, Checklists

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Inspiration!
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Cocoa
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Foolproof
Dont Confuse Teacher Foolproof Login with YOUR
Userid
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Network Tour
Colt
San Carlos Schools Network
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Using the Chooser
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Connecting to a Server
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Folders on the Server
Dont Click Here!
Click Here!
You can shift-click to select several.
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Basic Troubleshooting Tips

• Most problems are because something is unplugged
• Be careful about upper/lower case when typing
  passwords
• Many problems can be solved by restarting
• Be sure to shut down properly if possible
• How to recover when it freezes (reset)

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Trouble Blank Screen

• Move the mouse, then wait
• Press a key, then wait
• Check power strip
• Check power cables

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Software Hung

• Cancel Cmd.
• Hard Cancel OptionCmd,ESC
• Force Restart ControlCmd
• Power Down Press power button
• Force Power ControlCmd,power
• Hard Reset Press reset for 5 seconds
• Emergency Unplug

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Whats Next

• eMail is Your Friend -- Basic email
• The Joy of PowerPoint -- PowerPoint basics and TV
  display
• Word Up! -- Word basics
• Its a WWW World -- Basic web and creating web
  pages
• The Network, Who Needs It? -- Sharing data,
  sharing

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Extra Slides
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Server Logins

• Same userid and password for email, file service,
  and trouble reporting
• 3x5 card with new info
• Separate login info for class accounts on file
  server (baby animal names per teacher)
• Soon we will also set up individual accounts for
  grade 4 and possibly grade 3

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Folder Access
No Access to Others
Your Folder
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Class Accounts for Students
Teachers Have Full Access to Student Folders
Later, individual accounts for grades 3 and 4
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PC Access
Surviving in a Hybrid (Mac/Windows)
World Accessing File Server from Windows PCs
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PC Access
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Folders on a PC
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Exchanging Files Cross-Platform

• Use Cross-Platform VERSIONS of Apps
• Office 97 (PC), 98 (Mac), 2000 (PC), 2001 (Mac)
  are all interchangeable
• Cocoa is Mac-only Stagecast Creator is both
• Use DOS-formatted diskettes or ZIP disks (OK on
  Macs) rather than Mac-formatted
• File Exchange Control Panel (Macs) relates
  3-letter extensions to Mac creator-types
• See http//www.macwindows.com/

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Network Tour
Colt
San Carlos Schools Network
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