Introduction:
All school i-Mac's have the ability to copy and record or burn important information to a blank CD-Rom.  The following steps will demonstrate how this is done.

Please note that school i-Macs can only use blank CD-Rom disks, not DVD disks.

Blank CD-Rom disks can be obtained at stores such as Future Shop, Super Store, London Drugs, Zellers, Walmart, Canadian Tire, most computer stores and online through NCIX Computers at

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26619&vpn=21101&manufacture=Kodak

In general, one blank CD-Rom which holds approximately 700 Megabytes of information should be enough for saving from an i-Mac but in special situations, more then one disk may be required.

Once a blank CD-Rom has been obtained, here are the steps to follow when saving information to it.

 

Step 1:
I'll begin by making sure my i-Mac is plugged in, turned on and ready to go.

 

Step 2:
Next I'll find the CD-Rom slot on my i-Mac.  It is located on the right hand side of the case, near the top.  Into this slot I will gently insert my blank CD-Rom.

Step 3:
I may have to wait a minute or two for something to happen but eventually the following Blank CD message will appear (see below)

I click the "OK" button

 

Step 4:
I should now see a CD-Rom icon on my computer's desktop with the name, "Untitled CD". 

 

Step 5:
For this demonstration, I will copy some assignments from my "BIM12 Work" folder (just above the CD-Rom icon) and save them on the "Untitled CD", CD-Rom icon.

I'll begin by opening my "BIM12 Work" folder and highlighting the files I want to save.

Next, I'll "Drag & Drop" the selected files on my "Untitled CD", CD-Rom icon. These files will be copied to my CD-Rom.

 

Step 6:
How do I know the files were actually copied to "Untitled CD", CD-Rom disk?  I double click on the "Untitled CD", CD-Rom icon, to see what files have been copied to the CD.

 

Step 7:
At the moment, the files copied to the CD-Rom are temporary.  If the CD-Rom were yanked out of the computer or the power turned off, all the information copied to the CD-Rom would be lost.  The process of permanently saving information to a CD-Rom is called "Burning" because a lazer beam actually does burn the CD-Rom in a very precise manner.  That is my next step - to "burn" or permanently save all the information that I have copied to my CD-Rom

 I begin the "Burn" process by dragging my CD-Rom into the Trash as if I were ejecting it. As I drag the CD-Rom icon to the Trash, the Trash Basket icon changes to a "Burn icon).

This begins the "Burn" process.

 

Step 8:
When the actual "Burn" process starts, the following message will appear (Below).  If I want, I can enter a "Disk Name" title for my CD. 

I'll leave the rest of the settings as they are and click the "Burn" button at the bottom right corner of the screen.

 

Step 9:
Clicking the "Burn" button will bring up a "Burn Progress Window" to show how long the burn process will take.

 

Step 10:
When the burn process is complete, the i-Mac will eject my disk automatically. 
The burn process is complete.