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Rich Media
Daily Journal
View some more animated GIFs here.
1) Do you know how to make an animated GIF in fireworks?
2) were the online tutorials/videos helpful?

Classwork
You Turn in your family history website next week. You will also turn in your additional page of animated GIFs.

Make animated GIFs in fireworks.

• Watch video on frame-by-frame animation here.
• Here's another quick animation tutorial
• See some animated GIFs here.
• Learn how to export your GIF animations
  

Task: After watching the above tutorials on animation, start a new page in fireworks and complete a frame-by-frame animation.

Complete your Fireworks design of family history website (examples: Luis)
-new page: music (student example)
-new technique: adding hotspots
-add links on music page, portfolio page
-test your site
-requirements for family history site are (make sure you refresh page) here

P6 - Advanced Web Design1
Daily Journal
1)What does CNET say about the new Sony Playstation3? (review here)
2) would you buy one?

Classwork
Add a flash banner to your photo page
-falling text effect lesson here
-banner should have North colors; content should be related to North activities
-dimensions: 200 x 600
-see example of current flash banner on magnet page

Create two photo slideshows for the North High website:
-homecoming gallery & halloweencostume contest gallery
-photos: in folder: halloween_homecoming06 (courseware folder on server)
-set up north home page in Dreamweaver
-import photos into iPhoto for editing
-gallery requirements: no duplicate photos; no dark photos; enhance photos in iPhoto first
-captions for each photo (short description for each photo)
-test your links to home page, etc
-use dreamweaver photo gallery wizard for photo gallery creation


P7 - Pathways
Daily Journal
1)What does CNET say about the new Sony Playstation3? (review here)
2) would you buy one?

Classwork
-complete a task list and timeline in excel; turn into basket
-work on your projects