How to use the AR-108 Air Band Scanner Channels

Hello,

I bought a small portable scanner that allows me to (only) listen
to the channels listed in the book "Airport/Facility Directory" for
the Northwest U.S. ("15 Mar 2007")

My apartment is near the SeaTac airport in Washington state.

I was planning on becoming a "student pilot" in a few months. But,
can I incorporate my scanner into my studying.

Since you are more experienced than I am, how would you learn with
it? Should I turn to one channel all day long, a few channels, or
what. Which channels should I listen to during the day.

Could you also give the correct general sequence of channels I would
use if I pretend that I was using it to fly? I can pretend that I can
transmit with the scanner.

Or, did I waste all of my money!

The books listed below I bought a few months ago. I can probably get
the information from them, but wanted to check with you for an easy
start.

1. FAR/AIM 2007 by ASA
2. Say Again, Please 3rd edition by Bob Gardner
3. Captain Carlson's Air Plane Talk
4. (Aviation Radio Communications Made Easy IFR edition [don't
probably need])

How should I use the scanner as I start to fly, and after I get a
VFR license.

Thank you,
Christopher Lusardi