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EDUC7795-81-2004spring
Advanced Internet for Educators
(Metro Campus)
Catalog Description: This is an advanced Internet course which will build upon knowledge of
how to design a Web page using more advanced tools. It will continue to
explore how the Internet can be a valuable classroom resource for
educators.
Class WebRing
http://edfolio.fdu.edu/DanielC
http://edfolio.fdu.edu/KiemR
http://edfolio.fdu.edu/RobinsonV
http://edfolio.fdu.edu/RomeroP
http://edfolio.fdu.edu/WesterveltJ
Additional Class Notes
Location/Time:
Thursdays in Bancroft, 3rd floor
4:30-7pm, Prototype Classroom
Calendar:
1. Jan. 29: Course Intro & WebFolio Sites
2. Feb. 5: Making a Splash with the Flash Tool Set
3. Feb. 12: Pages, Scenes, and Navigation
4. Feb. 19: Storyboarding Your Interactive Web Concept
5. Feb. 26: Backgrounds and Illustration Objects
6. Mar. 4: Text Objects & Greeting Your Viewers by Name
7. Mar. 11: Reviewing & Tweaking the Flow of Your Web Interface
SPRING BREAK
8. Mar. 25: Engaging Viewer Interaction I
9. Apr. 1: Engaging Viewer Interaction II
10. Apr. 8: Engaging Viewer Interaction III
11. Apr. 15: Website Workshop I
12. Apr. 22: Website Workshop II
13. Apr. 29: Beta Website Presentations
14. May 6: Website Workshop III
15. May 13: WebFolio Evaluation/Reflection
Course Materials:
- You
are provided with 2 separate webfolio accounts on the School of
Education server. Your EdFolio account provides you with a basic
authoring toolset directly within the web browser. Your EdWeb account
provides you with space for using more advanced web authoring tools.
- For
this course you are required to purchase Macromedia Flash MX 2004. This
is your only required 'text'. The focus of the course is on creating
media rich, interactive educational web site resources. Flash is
currently the premier authoring tool used for this purpose. It is fun,
challenging, and will provide you with hours of authoring enjoyment for
the project you complete in this course, as well as your future
authoring activities after the semester is over.
- To
purchase Flash MX 2004, go to
http://www.academicsuperstore.com
(1-800-817-2347). The price is $95.95 (item# 701200). Remember to fax
in
a copy of your FDU student ID (you can also use your K12 school ID if
you are a teacher). Fax No: 512-450-0263 (if you have a scanned
version, you can also email it to ID@academicsuperstore.com). Remember, Academic
Superstore will not process your order until they have received this
proof of your academic eligibility. - Click on the screenshot of the basic Flash authoring environment below to visit Macromedia's overview of the software:
Visit a mapping activity web page using Flash developed for Saskatoon schools in Canada.
Course Work:
Your learning/working time in this course is split as follows:
- 75% One Interactive Web Page:
This is your primary project, and the focus of the majority of your
time. Although only one web page, since it is developed using Flash
technology, it will actually be perceivied by your viewers as a number
of pages or screens. The first half of the course before spring break
will focus on becoming familiar with the Flash authoring environment
and a number of basic techniques. While you are learning these
techniques, you will also begin structuring the outline or shell of
your interactive educational web resource. At the start of spring break
you should have the basic rough structure complete. After spring break
we will focus on more advanced techniques as you begin to hone and
polish successive drafts of your interactive web page.
- 25% Structure of Web Site:
Although you are concentrating on developing one very polished,
interactive web page for your site, you must also keep in mind that it
will become part of a larger website. After the semester is over, you
will probably begin adding more resources to your website. Therefore,
we will spend a little time considering the overall structure of your
site and putting in placeholders for areas that you will want to
develop at a future time.
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