Upcoming Class Meetings
January 17
Welcome; sign up for lab and server access; sign up for Flickr and Blogger; questionnaire
and photos
January 19
Reading Due: Wise, introduction
Skills & Knowledge pre-test
Visual Media for the Web : HTML
Building Blocks : Tools of the Trade : Project
Design & Development
Unit One: Visual Media for the Web
January 24
Introduction to Photoshop I: image enhancement
Exercise 1: enhanced portrait
January 26
Introduction to Photoshop II: image manipulation
Exercise 2: manipulated portrait
Homework: bring in additional personal images, clippings, objects, etc. for
next class
January 31
Reading Due: White, sect one
Reading discussion and optional demonstration: using the flatbed scanner
Exercise 3: synthetic portrait
February 2
Reading Due: White, sect two
DUE: Reading Response on Wise, chapter one
DUE: Exercises 1-2 due for in-class critique
February 7
DUE: Exercise 3 for in-class critique
Web graphics I: Photo compression for the web
February 9
DUE: Reading Response on Wise, chapters two and three
Web Graphics II: Animated Gifs
Exercise 4: animated gifs
February 14
Web graphics III: Creating animations in Flash
Exercise 5: Flash animation
February 16
Web graphics III: Creating animations in Flash, con't
February 21
Web graphics III: Creating animations in Flash, con't
DUE: Reading Response on Wise, chapter four
Discussion and In-class workday
February 23
QUIZ I: Images for the Web
In-class workday
DUE: Exercises 4 & 5 for in-class critique
Unit Two: Building Blocks of HTML
March 2
Introduction to HTML: hand coding
Project 1: portfolio Web site
DUE: Reading response on Wise, chapter five
Discussion, sign up for mid-semester meetings, and in-class workday
March 7
NO CLASS: Mid-semester interviews this week
March 9
Substitute Instructor-Professor Kanouse at the AAG conference
In-class screening and discussion: Game Over: Gender, Race, and Violence
in Video Games
March 14 & 16
Enjoy Spring Break!
Unit Three: Tools of the Trade
March 21
Reading Due: Wroblewski, introduction
In-Class workday on HTML
Project 2 parameters and group formation
Elements of written and oral project presentations
March 23
Reading Due: Wroblewski, introduction and chapter one
Overview of the site
design process and roles
Web site planning: purpose, audience and metaphor
Homework: complete a one-page description of term project; include a general
description and a list of group members and roles, due March 28
******March 24, 5 PM******
HTML pages uploaded to the server
March 28
Recommended Reading: Dreamweaver H.O.T chapters 1-7 and 20
Dreamweaver I: The Basics
Homework: group Web site review due March 30; practice Dreamweaver basics
March 30
DUE: Reading Response on Wise, chapter six
DUE: Group homework from previous week
Discussion on readings
Web site review
March 30
Reading due: Wroblewski, chapter two
Recommended Reading: Dreamweaver H.O.T. chapters 6, 10, and 19
Navigation and site planning: site maps
Dreamweaver II: Bells & Whistles-creating rollovers, image maps, drop-down
menus and forms; plug-ins
Homework: practice Dreamweaver bells and whistles over the weekend; visit
csszengarden.com
April 4
Reading due: Wroblewski, chapter three
Recommended Reading: Dreamweaver H.O.T. chapters 8, 11, and 14
Dreamweaver III: CSS
April 6
Recommended Reading: Review Dreamweaver H.O.T for quiz
Dreamweaver IV: Accessibility & Standards
QUIZ III: Dreamweaver
April 11
DUE: Written and oral project proposals
Unit Four: Site Design & Development
April 13
Reading Due: White, sect three
Discuss readings and critique websites according to page architecture principles
April 18
Guest Speaker: Heidi Jung, "Designing Instructional Web Sites"
Optional: Debate on "No Child Left Behind" or in-class workday
April 20
Reading Due: Wroblewski, chapter four, five and seven
Discuss readings
Elements of the progress report
April 25
In-class workday
April 27
DUE: Progress Reports
May 2
DUE: Reading Response on Multimedia chapter nine
Discussion and in-class workday
May 4
DUE: Creative Notebooks
Skills & Knowledge exit test
Course Evaluation
In-class workday