Instructor Dr. Terrell Neuage neuaget@albanyacademyforgirls.org
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Monday: 9:15 - 10:05 |
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Wednesday: 8:20 - 9:10 |
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Thursday: 9:15 - 10:05 |
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Friday: 8:20 - 9:10 |
1. 710 Web Design (Fall 2005 First Trimester) – Dreamweaver – Fireworks – Ulead Gif animinator
2. 711 Web Animation (Winter 2005 Second Trimester)
3. 712 Web video (Spring 2006 Third Trimester)
Grades 9-12
1/3 credit – No pre-requisite
Course Description
This course teaches students the fundamental techniques involved in building a website using the program Dreamweaver. Students will learn to scan and edit photographs and text for use in their web pages and web photo albums. Topics will include learning the language of html, creating tables and layers, adding graphics, photos and animated gifs, wrapping text, and creating hypertext links. The second half of the trimester will be spent creating projects using the techniques learned in class.
Web Design is a full year course designed to provide you with the skills
necessary to plan, create, and maintain web sites. These skills include
creating both static & animated graphics, and navigation systems; managing
files through directory structures that mirror the site information
structure; producing readable text blocks based on relatively
unsophisticated Web typography; and general information management and
presentation techniques.
Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on both information and
graphic design, stressing four basic design principles: alignment,
proximity, repetition, & contrast.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course students will:
1. Operate (at an entry level) the software used in web design, image
editing, and related topics.
2. Successfully build a variety of Web sites, based on the lecture and the
textbook information.
3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Macintosh computer systems and
components.
4. Understand basic file management as it relates to Web design.
5. Have fun, get creative, expand their Web design skills, develop a
portfolio and more....
Academic
Effectively follow written and oral instructions
Proofread and edit material
Use simple mathematical computational skills to create proper document layout
Use simple English skills in language development activities and composition
Thinking
Use critical thinking to plan, design, and create presentations, web pages, designs, and newsletter layouts
Apply decision making skills to select the order of completion of certain elements of projects
Personal
Maintain good attendance and punctuality
Effectively use time to complete projects
Model good work ethics regarding classwork and use of the internet
Maintain clean, neat work station
Bring proper supplies to class (paper, pencil and keep all handouts in folders)
Guidelines
Each student will be assigned a specific computer to use for the duration of the school year. Students will sign an acceptable user policy before using any computer equipment
All work must be completed at school. No disks from outside may be used without prior approval for any reason.
While cooperation and collaboration is an important part of academic work; and we will do webpages as a collaborative effort for a few exercises, class assignments should not be duplications of work done by others. All assignments should be the original work of the individual student/student teams and should include appropriate citations as appropriate. Makeup work may be completed with prior approval of me It is the students’ responsibility to get missed assignments and complete them within two weeks from the date of excused absence. No makeup work will be completed during class unless and until all current classwork is done.
Instructional Delivery Plan
The primary emphasis of the course will be hands-on planning, design, and production of interactive multimedia applications; but the course will also include demonstration, discussion, and limited lecture.
First Trimester
2. Dreamweaver. The first unit, which we will spend three weeks on, will integrate the Fireworks graphics created in the first units with text in fully designed web pages using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. This unit will last two to three weeks and cover the following topics:
Depending on your skills and interest, server-side technologies may be explored. This unit will culminate with an individual web site.
2. Fireworks. The second unit spanning two to three weeks will focus on Macromedia Fireworks MX, a Web graphic creation tool that includes image and vector editing capabilities as well as the ability to create animated gifs. Topics studied will include:
You will have reading assignments and small projects to practice and refine your graphic creation skills.
Second Trimester
Flash. The second
trimester will be spent developing facility with Macromedia Flash MX, and
Ulead’s Gif animator. As such, learning Flash
will involve you in the artistic and analytic aspects of animation, using
both drawing tools and programming in Actionscript.
Topics studied will include:
Through reading assignments and small projects you will develop and prove your abilities in these areas. A more extensive final project will finish this section of the course.
3. 712 Internet Video (Spring) – AAG – Cool 3D – Ulead video – Vegas video
Grades 9-12
1/3 credit – prerequisite Web Design
This course teaches students the fundamental techniques involved in adding video to a website. Students studying video will learn to edit video clips using a variety of techniques found in the production of movies, TV shows and commercials. The video editing techniques include panning, cropping, replacing narration, adding music beds, transition effects, envelops, creating composites and rendering. The second half of trimester will be spent creating projects using the techniques learned in class.
Animation