| DATE |
LECTURE |
LAB |
PROJECT |
8.22
8.24 |
What’s in store this semester; résumés;
finding and verifying info online; geek speak |
Mac boot camp
Pajama research |
|
8.20
8.31 |
From print to pixels; brief history; usability |
Intro to HTML |
Hand-code your résumé in HTML |
9.5
9.7 |
Planning a Web site (site map); typography |
Intro to Photoshop (font poem) |
Personal site: Prepare a flow chart and design your
font poem |
9.12
9.14 |
Site navigation |
More Photoshop (navigation bar) |
Personal site: Storyboard your site; design your logo |
9.19
9.21 |
Page design (color) |
More Photoshop (rollovers) |
Personal site: Design navigation and rollovers |
9.26
9.28 |
Storytelling with photos |
Introduction to Dreamweaver (tables, CSS) |
Personal site: Build resume page and portfolio page;
take photos |
10.3
10.5 |
Writing for the Web |
Preparing and editing photos
Flash slide show |
Personal site: Build home page and photo page |
10.10
10.12 |
Uploading and registering your site |
Finish and troubleshoot
your site |
Personal site: Finish and troubleshoot |
10.17
10.19 |
Digital audio recording and editing |
Basic audio skills
Begin team project |
Team project: Generate story ideas; prepare flow chart;
storyboard pages |
10.24
10.26 |
Interactive storytelling |
Work on team project |
Team project: Design navigation and pages |
10.31
11.2 |
Copyright in the digital age |
Work on team project |
Team project: Gather visual and text assets |
11.7
11.9 |
Legal and ethical issues in the digital age |
Finish team project |
Team project: Finish and troubleshoot your site |
11.14
11.16 |
Show me the money (the business and advertising) |
Begin zine stories |
Zine: Pick lead photo; design title |
| 11.21 |
The future of online media |
Work on zine stories |
Zine: Add links, sidebars, photos and/or video to your
stories |
11.28
11.30 |
Careers in online media; convergence |
Finish zine stories |
Zine: Finish your stories |
| 12.5 |
|
Troubleshoot zine stories |
Team project: Practice your 10-minute presentation
Evaluate class |
| 12.12 |
|
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Present personal and Web site and team project to class |