First check if Blender is installed on your computer, check your applicatiosn folder or search for it (press command + space on your keyboard for the shortcut to use the search function).

If you have Blender installed:

Try to open Blender, if it runs then you're good, we'll use it on Monday (you can play with it now if you want).

If it crashes when loading, we made need to try reinstalling, or installing an older version. Ask for help if yours is crashing.

If you don't have Blender installed:

Go to Blender.org to get blender.

Click the download button to go to the download page.

That page should automatically detect that we're using macOS with the Apple Silicon processor. 

If that's what yours shows, click download again to download the installer. If it doesn't, and asks you whether to download Mac Intel or Mac Silicon, click the Silicon option. 

If you need help, ask.

Once its finished downloading, open the .dmg file.

You should see a little window that looks like this.

It wants you to drag the Blender icon on to the blue folder.

This will start the installation process.

Your computer may say you need authorization.

That means me- let me know and I'll come authorize the installation.

After it finishes, you should be able to find Blender in your applications folder, or by searching for it (press command + space on your keyboard for the shortcut to use the search function).

Try to open Blender, if it crashes when loading, we made need to try reinstalling, or installing an older version. Ask for help if yours is crashing.