Note 1 for Flash

Watch & Read:

Blackboard Introduction:

  1. Look up UserID (MEID) and Password

  2. Go to PVCC's Blackboard

  3. Add a Bio to Blackboard Bulletin Board (Give me your name, where you were born & something unique or special about yourself)

  4. Go to Student Email - Forward to an email account you read on a regular basis.

Flash Cartoonist wins Pulitzer Prize!

Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash!

Is Flash Dead? (or just on the ropes)stress

Cool Flash Animation and what a year 2009 was! Flash is being used to create Aps like Pandora!

Find your Favorite Flash animation, post the address on blackboard and tell me why you like it!

(JibJab, Bomb Saddam, The Simpsons, and Strong Bad)

Play with the toolbar, the Timeline, the stage and Flash help.


Review the following:

Play with the toolbar and the Timeline.timeline

Terms you need to know:

FLA (native format) vs SWF (shockwave Flash) vs EXE (Executable)
The Stage, The Timeline, Library, Tweening, Key Frame, Empty Frame, Layers and ActionScript

Homework:

You should be reading Lesson 1 & 2 in your book

Find as many resources that will help you "Keep up to speed" in class. You should be able to find at least one page full of resources. (The more resources you find, the better the grade.) W3schools and Builder.com and Webmonkey are examples of the type of sites you should be looking for.

 

Final Step:

Review in your mind everything we covered in class and remember to cover it again before you go to bed so your mind to process this information while you sleep.