Tech Tuesday
All About Mac
Now, Do You Love Your Mac?
I hope that everyone is settling into using their Mac. Using your Mac everyday will make it easier when we make the final switch. Here are a few tips and tricks to make work life easier with your new computer.
Moving Your G or T Drive to Favorites
We all know that the G and T drive will not be around forever, so we need to start making a switch to saving files to Google Drive. However, there are times that you need to save to or search your G or T drive. Watch the videos below to find out how to copy your drives to your favorites so that saving to and searching is possible.
Ejecting an External Drive
Just like on your PC, you will need to safely eject flash drives or any other external drives. Once you are ready to disconnect your drive do the following:
- From your Finder, look for the name of your drive under Devices
- Click the eject icon to the right of it.
Tech Credit with Self-Guided Option
After break, we will talk more about how you can fulfill your requirements for your 3 tech credits. Don't worry, you will have plenty of opportunities. Now that you have gotten your feet wet with Mac, you may want to take 30 minutes of your time going through a self -guided Mac Essestials tutorial. This tutorial provides essential skills, video tutorials, and self-assessments. I suggest you open the tutorial on your iPad and practice going through the essentials on your Mac. Completing this tutorial is an EASY way to earn one tech/recert credit. Just follow this link and email me when you have completed the course so that I can submit your credit.
Moving T & G drive to favorites
Saving to G or T
Mac Parking Lot
The Mac Parking Lot is always open. It has resources for questions that you may have. I continue to check it, in case of new questions. You can use the search bar in your Google Drive to find the document. Look for Mac Parking Lot.
Changing Your Password
Be sure to use your Mac when prompted to change your password. (Your Mac will prompt you when it is time.) Changing your password on your PC can cause syncing issues that are difficult to correct.
Google Drive App
Did you know that there is a Google Drive App? When you download this app to your Mac, you are able to save to this Drive just like you would your G or Tdrive. Remember, G and T are going away one day. Google Drive has unlimited storage for educators and it is where our district would like you start saving your files. Here is the link to The Google Drive App Download.