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I still have my original course files in my Dropbox folder back in my working account.

One way to get to it is via the Finders menu Go Computer then opening your system drive (typically named Macintosh HD) and finally into the Users Folder.

OS X creates the Shared folder when there are more than one user accounts on a Mac.

It exists specifically to allow sharing of files between user accounts on any one Mac.

A great example of when utilizing the Shared Folder is quite practical is in situations where family members each with his or her own account want to share documents, images, videos and music files whatever the case may be.

This avoids excessive replication of files and file version confusion.

I create a user account on my MacBook Pro for each course that I teach.

For example, for my iPhoneography course, a user account is created on my Mac, and it is named, quite imaginatively, iPhoneography.

Heres my preferred workflow for managing my instruction files.

I create my Keynote presentations and Pages handouts in my main working account, and I keep all my files organized in my DropBox folder (referring to the service offered by Dropbox.com).

I then place copies of the files inside the Shared Folder (using the OPTION-DRAG method).

The files are moved and organized into the appropriate course folders.

For each account, I have already placed an alias of that course accounts folder the one that resides within the Shared Folder onto my Finder Window sidebar as well as one sitting on the desktop in the lower-right quadrant.

These aliases allow me to quickly drill-down into the Shared Folder.

From there, I run my Keynote presentations directly, I open any Pages andor PDF files I need to show for reference, or launch any Safari website shortcut files as needed.

This is all pretty simple; not to mention a huge time saver.

You might be wondering why I bother using separate accounts for each course when I could just as well do everything from one account.

Foremost in my mind is that I dont want the students to see my messy desktop Its all about, do as I say, not as I do.

Yes, I know there are little utilities that address this, but doing so just adds another level of complexity.

I also like to modify the desktop background in order to personalize it for the specific classes.

Finally, by using separate course accounts, I am free to modify system settings or whatever I need in order to facilitate my instruction without impacting any settings and preferences back in my main working account.

At the end of the semester, I simply delete the course accounts with a couple of clicks.

Im not concerned about any files as I dont create any content that needs to be kept during the course.

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