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Feb 16, 2007
Finish the namebanner today. Put it in a folder with a completed grading rubric. Name the folder
namebanner.yourintials.per#
Turn in the folder to the public server dropbox by the end of the period.
Feb 15, 2007
Continue working on your name banner. Make something really special! This assignment is due tomorrow.
Feb 14, 2007
Publish your flash.7 and send me the .swf file. It is very important that it named correctly because there is no folder and no rubric, just the .swf file. If you send me the wrong thing, or it named incorrectly, I will trash it!! so get it right the first time!! Then, go to the assignments page and click on Name Banner. This is the beginning of a website about you. Your name should feature prominently, but ther should be no buttons of any kind. This is where you get to stretch your artistic wings. This is due on Friday.
Feb 13, 2007
You should have turned in flash. 5 and flash.6 yesterday. Today we will talk about flash.7 and how and when to use shape tweening. If you started flash.7 yesterday, that is fine, but we are going to ramp up the degree of difficulty so that you can make something really special.
Feb 12, 2007
I'm back!! Let's take some time to figure out where everyone is before we move on.
Feb 9, 2007
Finish flash.6 today. Publish it, and put the .swf file (the blue one) in a folder with a completed grading rubric. Name the folder
flash.6.yourinitials.per#
DO NOT turn it in today, as I am not there to collect it, but rather, save until Monday when I will return. Have a nice weekend.
Feb 8, 2007
For extra credit, design a greeting card for President's Day using Flash. Make a button that then starts a message that uses text and graphics. Name this
flash.6xtra.yourinitials.per#
You will turn it in with flash. 6 tomorrow.
Feb 7, 2007
Continue working on flash.6. We will spend a little extra time on this so that the people who are testing won't fall behind. I understand that some of you are unhappy with your grades. Very simply, you must turn in the work on time to the CORRECT drop box. If your grade is not what you thought it would be, I suggest you look in the drop box on the computer you are working on, or in the drop box in your server folder. You will probably find assignments that you thought you turned in. Moreover, there are many of you who play around in class--play games, look at interesting websites, do work for other classes. This is not going to work! When you are in this class, be about OUR business.
Feb 6, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on flash.6. We'll have to see how many people are out for testing before we can decide when this is due. In any case, open it up and get started.
Feb 5, 2007
Finish flash.5 today. Publish it, and put the .swf file (the blue one) in a folder with a completed grading rubric. Name the folder
flash.5.yourinitials.per#
DO NOT turn it in today, as I am not there to collect it, but rather, save until I tell you to turn it in. You will get another assignment tomorrow, so make sure that you get this finished today. BTW, students who have been out for test prep will not have to turn this in, but you should review the requirements so that you may move on.
Feb 2, 2007
Continue working on flash.5. It is due on Monday.
Feb 1, 2007
Publish flash.4a,b, & c and put the .swf files in a folder with a completed grading rubric. Name the folder
flash.4.yourinitials.per#
and send it to the drop box on the public folder. Then, Go to the assignments page and click on flash.5. This is more complicated than you have done thusfar, so pay attention to the demonstration. This will be due on Monday.
Jan 31, 2007
Continue working on the solar system today. Make sure you have at least three planets, but eight would be better. Also, go to the assignments page and click on flash.4c. Make a button.
Jan 30, 2007
Go to the assignment. page and click on flash.4b.You are going to make a solar system using flash. Pay special attention to the size and perspective of the planets.
Jan 29, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on flash.4a. You are going to learn a much faster way to animate, and begin to learn how to make things look more realistic. This is the first of three parts of flash.4.
Jan 26, 2007
Flash.3 is due today. Publish (File>Publish) all of you flash.3 files (flash.3a, flash.3b, flash.3c) and put the .swf files in a folder named
flash.3.yourinitials.per#
Properly fill out a project rubric. Make sure your name, the date, and per # are on it, and name it
flash.3.yourintials.per#.xls
Put it in the folder with the .swf files and turn in the folder to the drop box on the Public server by the end of the period.
Jan 25, 2007
Continue working on the bubble man. All of the flash.3 assignments will be due tomorrow.
Jan 24, 2007
Sorry, I have to take one more day off, but my back is getting better. For today, go to the assignments page and click on flash.3c. You are going to make a multi-layer man walk across the stage and back. Follow the instructions. This is due on Friday.
Jan 23, 2007
Sorry I could not be with you yesterday or today. I hurt my back and I am spending all my time at the chiropractor. I hope to join you tomorrow. For today, continue working with the stick man. If you have made him (her) go all the way across and back, try making him do some other things.
Jan 22, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on flash.3b. This is a continuation of what we did on Friday. You are to make a stick man, and using keyframe animation, make him walk all the way across the stage and back again. Also, take out a sheet of paper, write your name, date, and per# on it, then write the names of the four panels that you must have open in Flash at all times. Turn it in before the end of the period. This is an assignment worth 10 points, and may only be turned in today.
Jan 19, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on flash.3a. This is where we start to make things move!
Jan 18, 2007
Flash.2 is due today. Fill out a project rubric COMPLETELY (make sure you name it properly) and put it and all the files that you made (flash.2, flash.2a, etc) into a folder called
flash.2.yourinitials.per#
and send it to the dropbox in the publc server by the end of the period.
Jan 17, 2007
Continue to work on flash.2. If you finish early (which you most certainly will), just repeat the process using different words and graphics. Remember to name subsequent file flash.2a, b,c, etc, otherwise your files will be erased. This is due tomorrow.
Jan 16, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on Flash.2. You will be making another button, only this time, you will be adding animation to it. This assignment is due on Thursday.
Jan 12, 2007
Flash.1 is due today. The first thing I want you to do is go to the assignments page and click on NMA Project Rubric. Download and open it. Choose Save>As, and name the file
flash.1.yourinitials.per#.xls
and save it on your desktop. You will fill this out for every assignment, and we will go over how to do that today. When your button AND your rubric are finished, choose File>New Folder on your desktop. Name this folder
flash.1.yourinials.per#
Put your flash file and your excel  file in the folder, and send it to the Public dropbox on MY server. I will show you how to do this. Then save the folder in YOUR server folder.
Jan 11, 2007
Continue to work on flash.1. We will review the steps today. It is due tomorrow.
Jan 10, 2007
You did well on the quiz yesterday. Now, it's time to dig in. Go to the assignments page and click on Flash.1. This assignment will be due on Friday.
Jan 9, 2007
Go to the assignments page and click on Flash Introduction parts 1 and 2. Review what you have learned about flash. Before the end of the period, click on the Flash quiz link on the assignments page. Put your name and per # on a sheet of paper and answer all of the questions. Turn it in to me by the end of the period.
Jan 8, 2007
Look in the Dock (the bar containing application icons at the bottom of your screen) for the Flash Icon . Click it once to make Flash start up. Then, go to the assignments page and click on Flash Introduction. We are going to walk through the basic tools and pallettes before we start working with the application.
Jan 5, 2007
Continue working on your research today. I will be walking around the room checking it and giving you  a participation grade.
Jan 4, 2007
Continue working on your research. I will be checking it tomorrow. Also, let me know if you are having any problems getting into your server folder.
Jan 3, 2007
Today we will get acquaited with the computers and the server. Everyone will log into their server folder. Once we get done with that, go to the assignments page and click on Artist Research. You are going to be making a website about a famous artist, and this will be the first step in gathering content. Answer the questions, and save your work as a word file in your server folder so you will be able to find it when the time comes.

Jan 2, 2007
Welcome to the New Media Academy Digital Lab. This is the daily memo, and you will check it every day for information about what we will be doing. Today, we will get everyone seated at a computer, start assigning passwords, and copy down the class rules.