Hi Jordon, In stellarium on the bottom tool bar you can display the equatorial grid which will give you an idea of the co-ordinate sytem.
Jupiter is an easy planet to view at the moment, its the really bright star to the east.
Have a look at Ian Musgraves monthly blog page it has easy to use info on finding the brighter stuff.
http://astroblogger.blogspot.com.au/
Cheers Rick