Hi Bailey
to IIS, you've come to the right place to ask questions.
I'm just learning all this stuff to and found a program like stellarium which is free from
http://www.stellarium.org/ and will help you see and learn what you a looking at. Also somethng like this
http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx is good as you can take it out with the telescope if you dont have a laptop you can take outside with you.
Hope this helps a bit. the best way to learn is to try and get to some observing nights at a local club near you, they will be able to help you much more in person than reading about it on the net or books.