Make your Mac desktop kid-friendly is an article by osX daily
with ideas to make it easy for early learners to access apps on
a Mac computer, giving the desktop a "tablet icon" feel.
I would like to add that these basic steps can be followed for Windows
7 users as well.
Also, I recommend changing the desktop with the seasons, and creating
a custom screensaver with your school name to give your workstations
a professional look.
To teach simple navigation skills, consider having favorite websites bookmarked
so younger students can easily get them.
Finally, if you prefer a clean desktop like I do, try enlarging a few icons and pinning
them to the bottom taskbar, to give a PC running Windows 7 a "Mac" look. It's
important to keep it simple - the browser, OpenOffice and a typing program were the
only icons we started with in our bottom taskbar.
Having all the desktops simple and identical in appearance made it easier to maintain
the lab too. If someone accidentally moved an icon or left work on their desktop unsaved, it
was easy to spot and remedy before the next class came in.
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