ITE 170 Schedule - Spring 2009

William M. Pegram
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ITE 170 Schedule - Section 003,004, 006N - Spring 2009

The schedule will be updated with links to homework exercises and additional material as the course progresses. The most current copy of this schedule can be found on the course web site at www.billpegram.com

Week Class Topics Reading/Homework Due (more will be added as course progresses)

1/12, 1/13, 1/15
Course information, Getting started on Annandale computers, Web Page Creation and Revision, Text Formatting, Absolute and Relative Links, Inserting Images into Web Pages, FTP using CoreFTP (FTP Instructions)

XHTML Tutorial (reading)

1/22, 1/26, 2/3

Screen resolution and sizing
Default Pages and Directory Browsing
Tables
CSS, CSS Reference
Validation - http://validator.w3.org/

Biography Assignment (due at midnight a week after class)

1/29, 2/2, 2/10

FTP using Windows Explorer - see FTP instructions above
CSS validator
Intro to Dreamweaver - site definition capabilities
FTP Files from Dreamweaver video
SeaMonkey (a free HTML editor)
TAC Dreamweaver tutorial,
Dreamweaver Exercise
Dreamweaver Chapter 1 (free download of chapter)

2/5, 2/9, 2/17

Head Content, Page, Properties, Hexadecimal Color
Formatting text with HTML, font types
Creating Links in Dreamweaver
History Panel, Code Inspector, Inserting Comments, Previewing in Browser
Global Site Statistics
Dreamweaver Chapter 2

2/12, 2/16, 2/24

Creating Stylesheets in Dreamweaver
Applying Styles with the Property Inspector and with the CSS Styles panel
Editing Styles in Dreamweaver
Attaching an Existing Stylesheet in DW
Conflicts between Styles
Inserting Inline Graphics and setting properties in DW
Inserting Background Image in DW
Dreamweaver Chapter 3

2/19, 2/23, 3/3

Insert Rollovers with Flash Text
Create Buttons in Paint
Create Navigational Bar
Create ImageMap
Manage Web Site Links
Dreamweaver Chapter 4, DW Assignment 1 (due at end of day a week after class dates shown at left)

2/26, 3/16, 3/17

Create a Table in Standard Mode
Change Table Properties for an Existing Table
Split and Merge Cells, colspan and rowspan, nested tables
Site Reports
Design Notes
Synchronize Files, Check In/Checkout
Cloak Files, Import/Export Site Definition
Evaluate Web Content for Legal Use
Dreamweaver Chapters 5,6

3/5, 3/30, 3/31

Flash workspace
Flash Drawing tools - pencil, Ink bottle, oval and rectangle, brush
Flash drawing models
Creating gradients
Frame by Frame Animation
Flash Chapter 1, 2

3/19. 3/23, 3/24

Quiz on HTML and Dreamweaver

4/2, 4/6, 4/7

Onionskinning
Adding or Deleting Frames
Shape Tweens, Shape Hints, Symbols and Instances, Animation within a Symbol
Motion Tweens, Motion Guide, and rate of tween
Flash Short Assignment 1 (due one week after the dates shown at the left), Shape Tweens and Symbols,

4/9, 4/13, 4/14

Importing Bitmaps into Flash
Animating Bitmaps (Tweening alpha)
Masks and animated masks
Button and movie clip symbols
Flash Assignment 2 (due one week after the dates shown at the left), Flash Chapters 3-5

4/16, 4/20, 4/21

Fireworks - resizing using info panel, filters, creating vector objects and aligning them with each other, attaching text to a path
Flash - ActionScript for buttons to start and stop the main timeline (won't be on quiz)
Fireworks Ch. 1

4/23, 4/27, 4/28

Flash quiz

4/30, 5/4, no Tuesday

Tues. 5/5, Thurs. 5/7, Monday 5//11 Final (at regular class time):

Material below was used in a previous ITE 170 class; only some of this material will be used for the current class and the assignments below are likely to be changed

Filters and Blend Modes - blendBasics.fla, filterBasics.fla, colorizing.fla

Motion Tweening and Timeline Effects - assistantsFinal.fla, assistants.fla, blurAnimation.fla, jumpShadowFinal.fla, jumpShadow.fla

Image Formats and Compression

Working With Bitmaps (Importing and Compressing, importing sequences, converting bitmaps to vectors)- import1.jpg

ActionScript (cont.)

Working with Text

ActionScript comment

username example

Input Text (cont.

Flash Assignment 3

Sound

Components and Forms, Video, Publishing and Exporting

Last revised:April 20, 2009

Week	Class Topics	Reading/Homework Due (more will be added as course progresses)
1/12, 1/13, 1/15	Course information, Getting started on Annandale computers, Web Page Creation and Revision, Text Formatting, Absolute and Relative Links, Inserting Images into Web Pages, FTP using CoreFTP (FTP Instructions)	XHTML Tutorial (reading)
1/22, 1/26, 2/3	Screen resolution and sizing Default Pages and Directory Browsing Tables CSS, CSS Reference Validation - http://validator.w3.org/	Biography Assignment (due at midnight a week after class)
1/29, 2/2, 2/10	FTP using Windows Explorer - see FTP instructions above CSS validator Intro to Dreamweaver - site definition capabilities FTP Files from Dreamweaver video SeaMonkey (a free HTML editor) TAC Dreamweaver tutorial, Dreamweaver Exercise	Dreamweaver Chapter 1 (free download of chapter)
2/5, 2/9, 2/17	Head Content, Page, Properties, Hexadecimal Color Formatting text with HTML, font types Creating Links in Dreamweaver History Panel, Code Inspector, Inserting Comments, Previewing in Browser Global Site Statistics	Dreamweaver Chapter 2
2/12, 2/16, 2/24	Creating Stylesheets in Dreamweaver Applying Styles with the Property Inspector and with the CSS Styles panel Editing Styles in Dreamweaver Attaching an Existing Stylesheet in DW Conflicts between Styles Inserting Inline Graphics and setting properties in DW Inserting Background Image in DW	Dreamweaver Chapter 3
2/19, 2/23, 3/3	Insert Rollovers with Flash Text Create Buttons in Paint Create Navigational Bar Create ImageMap Manage Web Site Links	Dreamweaver Chapter 4, DW Assignment 1 (due at end of day a week after class dates shown at left)
2/26, 3/16, 3/17	Create a Table in Standard Mode Change Table Properties for an Existing Table Split and Merge Cells, colspan and rowspan, nested tables Site Reports Design Notes Synchronize Files, Check In/Checkout Cloak Files, Import/Export Site Definition Evaluate Web Content for Legal Use	Dreamweaver Chapters 5,6
3/5, 3/30, 3/31	Flash workspace Flash Drawing tools - pencil, Ink bottle, oval and rectangle, brush Flash drawing models Creating gradients Frame by Frame Animation	Flash Chapter 1, 2
3/19. 3/23, 3/24	Quiz on HTML and Dreamweaver
4/2, 4/6, 4/7	Onionskinning Adding or Deleting Frames Shape Tweens, Shape Hints, Symbols and Instances, Animation within a Symbol Motion Tweens, Motion Guide, and rate of tween	Flash Short Assignment 1 (due one week after the dates shown at the left), Shape Tweens and Symbols,
4/9, 4/13, 4/14	Importing Bitmaps into Flash Animating Bitmaps (Tweening alpha) Masks and animated masks Button and movie clip symbols	Flash Assignment 2 (due one week after the dates shown at the left), Flash Chapters 3-5
4/16, 4/20, 4/21	Fireworks - resizing using info panel, filters, creating vector objects and aligning them with each other, attaching text to a path Flash - ActionScript for buttons to start and stop the main timeline (won't be on quiz)	Fireworks Ch. 1
4/23, 4/27, 4/28	Flash quiz
4/30, 5/4, no Tuesday
Tues. 5/5, Thurs. 5/7, Monday 5//11	Final (at regular class time):
	Material below was used in a previous ITE 170 class; only some of this material will be used for the current class and the assignments below are likely to be changed
	Filters and Blend Modes - blendBasics.fla, filterBasics.fla, colorizing.fla
	Motion Tweening and Timeline Effects - assistantsFinal.fla, assistants.fla, blurAnimation.fla, jumpShadowFinal.fla, jumpShadow.fla
	Image Formats and Compression Working With Bitmaps (Importing and Compressing, importing sequences, converting bitmaps to vectors)- import1.jpg
	ActionScript (cont.) Working with Text ActionScript comment username example
	Input Text (cont.	Flash Assignment 3
	Sound
	Components and Forms, Video, Publishing and Exporting