Hi Phil,
Sky safari or google sky, even stallerium. They're all going to teach you what you're looking for/at. First you'll need to familiarise yourself with the brightest stars. These have the lowest magnitude. 10 is feint, 1 is bright. Only concentrate on he brightest for now. Early in the night, just after dark you'll be able to see the southern cross and next to it 2 bright stars. Alpha centuri is the brightest. To your south east, again early in the night, formhault and a Achernar. Slightly dimmer and slightly west of directly overhead will be a row of 3 stars. The middle reddish orange one is Anteres. These are good alignment stars and probably the first you should learn for alignment. Watch the stars and see what hey do throughout the night. They rotate around a point 37 degrees above the horizon to the south. This is called the south celestial pole (SCP). This is all a lot to take in but it will give you an idea of where to start.
Re: Alignment. The 2 star is a good place to start. I never used sky align. If you want to take photos you'll need to use the wedge and that's a totally different kettle of fish. Start where you're starting and keep trying and learning and welcome to the fun
