That planisphere should get you started, Matt.
As mentioned a couple of times, grab yourself Skymaps and download Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel (both free) and start making observation/planning lists.
If you find that software isn't doing it for you, then, the next step up is to TheSkyX or Starry Night Pro Plus 6 (as well as a bunch of others such as SkySafari).
The latter are very feature driven and designed for all the basic stuff, as well as telescope/camera/observatory control.
Have fun!
H