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Welcome to Grade 6 Computers. We are together for one quarter. Each day you will find your instructions posted on our wiki. The URL (Uniform Resource Locator, also known as the web address) is http://sasgettingtoknowyourmac.wikispaces.com/

In the future please open HOME page and click the link for the class week. Please ask questions of your neighbor to the left or right, or me if you need help.


 * This week you will do these things:**
 * 1) Log in to your MacBook and change existing passwords
 * 2) Create folders for each of your classes
 * 3) Learn how to change your network location for home and school
 * 4) Log into SASstudent.org and change password
 * 5) Update your Mac software
 * 6) Set up printers and printing preferences
 * 7) Change the Desktop, Dock and Screensaver preferences

**Logging in** **Creating folders** Double click on the Macintosh HD icon and select Documents under PLACES in the left sidebar. Select File>New Folder to create a folder for each of your classes. To store a copy of a folder on the desktop, right click on folder to Make Alias Move the alias folders to your desktop or your dock.
 * 1) Turn on your laptop and log in. The password is 123.
 * 2) From the Apple menu, select System Preferences
 * 3) Click **Accounts** and **change your password**. __**REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD.**__ **A note about passwords:** Choose a password you can remember easily, but difficult to guess by others. Never tell anyone this password - not even your teacher. You are responsible for your account. If anything inappropriate happens involving your account there may be some uncomfortable consequences. If you have told your password to a friend, he or she may have to share those consequences. That's no way to treat your friends. So, keep your password private, behave appropriately, and everything will be fine 8^)

**Changing location** Turn on your laptop and log in. The password is 123. **Logging in to school email**
 * 1) Send an email to your advisor to let him or her know how your day is going so far. Put me in the Cc: (Carbon Copy) field.
 * 2) Create a mailing list that includes all of the students in your Getting to Know your Mac class.
 * 3) Send a message to that mailing list giving two rules that you think would be good ones for email users to follow.
 * 4) Respond to at least 5 of the messages that you receive.

**Updating your Mac software** **Printing**
 * Preferences panel **

We will be using many tools. Some of them, such as a word processor, are installed on your computer. Others, such as this wiki are online. To use a computer efficiently, you should be able to get to each of these tools easily. Complete these steps:
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 * 1) The computer that was selected for you at the beginning of class will be your computer this quarter. Mr. Cooper will be by in a few minutes to set up your account.
 * 2) Click your name to log in.
 * 3) Customize your desktop to your liking with some of the other Preferences.
 * 4) Be sure to put these items in your Dock (from the applications folder): **FirstClass**, **Firefox**, **Adobe** **Photoshop**, and **Amadeus**.
 * 5) Put any other applications you choose.

Every teacher, MS student and HS student at AIS/D has a First Class email account. You should check your school email daily.
 * Set up First Class**
 * Configuration**
 * 1) Start FirstClass.
 * 2) Click the Advanced drop-down arrow.
 * 3) Click Setup...
 * 4) In the Server: field, enter 203.191.32.176
 * 5) Click Save.
 * 6) Close the Advanced tab.
 * Password**
 * 1) Log in to your FirstClass account. Your User ID is your year of graduation plus your first initial plus your last name. So, Hasan Jones's User ID would be **16hjones** (email address is: **16hjones@ais-dhaka.net**). Your password will be provided my Mr. Cooper.
 * 2) Check that your name is how you want it. If it is not, let me know and we will get it changed.
 * 3) You will see that I have sent you the Daily Bulletin. Please read that.
 * 4) If this is your first time in FirstClass, you will need to change your password. From the Collaborate menu, choose Change Password...
 * 5) Type in your old password and your new one twice. __**REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD**__


 * Messages and mailing list**
 * 1) Send an email to your advisor to let him or her know how your day is going so far. Put me in the Cc: (Carbon Copy) field.
 * 2) Create a mailing list that includes all of the students in your Getting to Know your Mac class.
 * 3) Send a message to that mailing list giving two rules that you think would be good ones for email users to follow.
 * 4) Respond to at least 5 of the messages that you receive.