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Computer Graphic Design

Servers and File Shares 2018

Objective:
  • Launch an application in the Macintosh environment
  • Create and Save a document in the Macintosh environment
  • Connect to the classroom file server
  • Turn in an assignment to the appropriate Student Drop Folder
Student-Friendly Objective:
  • I can create a file and copy it to an online shared folder.
Video Links:

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Topics Discussed:
  • OSX El Capitan
  • Microsoft Word
  • File Servers and Volumes

Assignment:

  1. Connect to the server by activating the Finder (Click on your desktop wallpaper), and using the Go -> Connect to Server menu command, or the keyboard shortcut (Command + K).
  2. The server address is afp://10.4.22.151  Enter this in the address field and click the blue Connect button.
  3. Connect as a Guest by clicking the “Guest” button and clicking the Connect button.
  4. Scroll down in the list and select the “StudentTempFiles” volume and click OK.
  5. Navigate through StudentTempFiles to the “Marmolejo CGD 1-2” folder. Drill down through this folder to the Student Drop Folder, find your period number and locate the target folder for today’s assignment (1 – I Want to Learn…).
  6. Launch Microsoft Word (Launchpad -> Microsoft Word) and write a few sentences describing  what you would most like to learn in this class and why you would like to learn this. (Do you want to learn how to design magazine covers? Edit digital photographs? Enhance your drawing skills using computer tools? Draw cartoons? Make art?) Make sure you use proper grammar and run a spell check before you are finished. Save this file with your name as the file name. It should automatically save to your Documents folder. Remember the location of this document.
  7. Copy (drag and drop) the file you created from your Documents folder to the appropriate target folder on the StudentsTempFiles server. (StudentsTempFiles/Student Drop Folder/<Your Class Period>/1 – I Want To Learn…).

Assigned: August 15th, 2018
Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 15th, 2018

Computer Graphic Design

Meet Your Mac Activity 2018

Objectives:

  • Introduce students to the Mac OSX operating system.
  • Walk students through configuring their workspace to their own preferences.

Student-Friendly Objectives:

  • I can effectively navigate the Macintosh OS, and change my desktop wallpaper, mouse settings and desktop settings.

Links:

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Topics Discussed:
  • Mac OSX
  • Desktop
  • Menu Bar
  • System Preferences
  • Mouse
  • Dock
  • Icons
  • Finder
  • Trash
  • Launchpad
  • Documents
  • Finder Window
  • Finder Window Views
  • Safari
  • Google Image Search
  • Resolution

Assignment:

  1. Today we’ll begin our introduction to the Macintosh operating system.
  2. Follow along with the in-class demonstrations to learn how to:
    1. Log in using your newly created network account.
    2. Change your password, if you wish to do so.
    3. Navigate through the OSX Mavericks operating system.
    4. Identify and use items on the desktop, including the Finder, application icons, the menu bar, the dock, the trash and the Launchpad.
    5. Use the System Preferences panel to adjust your Desktop wallpaper and your Mouse settings (enable right click).
    6. Open a new Finder window and navigate to your Documents folder to store files and folders.
    7. Use the Finder window to view files and folders in different ways.
    8. Adjust the Finder Preferences to see all items on the desktop.
    9. Use Safari to browse the web
    10. Locate and bookmark the class website (https://cgd.mistermarmolejo.com).
  3. Use Google Image Search to find an appropriate image to personalize your desktop. (Keep it classy!)
    1. Use the Search Tools underneath the search bar to search for Large images with higher resolutions for the best results.
    2. Remember: for the image to look good on your desktop, it has to have a minimum horizontal resolution of 1920 pixels!

Posted: August 14th, 2018