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| January | Check Grades | ||
| Date | Warm-Up | Class Activities | Objectives |
| 25 | Clear out your warmup file, except for the headings. |
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SWBAT: create animations and use the panels in Flash |
| 26 | In warmup, what does morph mean? | Look at these example animations Presentation: how to change around the timeline and use keyframes. Finish your smartword morph from yesterday Then, create a 2 layer movie with a still background and moving part that shows you ability to work with the Flash drawing tools |
SWBAT: create separate layers |
| 27 | How many layers? Look and answer in warmup | Presentation: layers, scenes and keyframes in Flash Do the review exercise from the compsci drive. Finish smartword morphs Finish your 2 layer movies |
SWBAT: edit layers and keyframes |
| 30 | In warmup: what is the purpose of a keyframe on the Flash timeline? | Finish the review exercise from the compsci drive. Finish smartword morphs Finish your 2 layer movies. Impress me with something original. |
SWBAT: distribute to layers, break apart and add multiple motions |
| 31 | In warmup, how can you tell where there is a shape or motion tween in your Flash movie? | Fill in notes on the parts of the Flash screen by using Flash or the hints on the notes page. In the book, look at pages 3-2 and 3-3 about working with symbols. Open fl3_1 from the compsci drive, save it to your own drive and start working on the coolcar project on FLASH page 3-6 |
SWBAT: label parts of the Flash screen that control time and motion. |
| February | |||
| 1 | Un-jumble the Flash terms | Fill in notes page 1 from the textbook about Flash Work on the coolcar project on FLASH pages 3-6 to 3-27 |
SWBAT: create symbols and instances and use the library |
| 2 | Review the same Flash terms in a crossword. | Review notes page 1, Continue the coolcar project on FLASH pages 3-6 to 3-27 |
SWBAT: manipulate symbols and instances |
| 3 | Open your smartword movie and publish it (press Control-ENTER, or File>Publish) | Presentation: publishing & buttons Publish your Review movie & your 2-scene movie Finish coolcar/carRace project on FLASH pages 3-6 to 3-21 if you have time, start to fill in notes page 2 |
SWBAT: organize symbols, publish .swf movies, |
| 6 | I will only grade published movies. Did you save all of your Flash work so far as .swf files? (just open and press Ctrl-Enter) | Fill in notes page 2 and hand in Finish carRace project on FLASH pages 3-12 to 3-27 following the directions here for pages 3-23-27. Our version of Flash is different. Challenge: Do the Skills review on pages 3-28 to 3-29 to prove that you can animate with symbols and actions in Flash |
SWBAT: create buttons, add ActionScript |
| 7 | Fill in a paper on what you got done yesterday. | Finish carRace videos and do the Skills review (see above) | SWBAT: practice Flash skills to date |
| 9 | Fill in the Screen design & interactive design guidelines | Do the review for the quiz on Flash FInish carRace and Skills review (see above) |
SWBAT: Review Flash and design terms |
| 10 | In your warmup file: how does the embed command work? Cite a source. | QUIZ on Flash. Check your H drive. FInish carRace and Skills review (see above) |
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| 13 | In warmup: from Flash page 4-2 in the book, how does animation work? | Presentation: frame-by-frame animation Create an original frame-by-frame animation with at least 6 keyframes.Points for being creative and original. Re do the review for points. |
SWBAT: create a frame by frame animation and original button |
| 14 | In warmup: When is frame-by-frame animation good and what is a good frame rate? (pg 4-4) | Do the Mini Re-Quiz Presentation: creating motion on a path. Save as CarPathYOURNAME Challenge: Open fl4_4 and make the motorcycle ride up the ramp and up in a high curve over the busses and then do a wheelie at the end and land flat. Publish and Save as bikeRotateYourName (see pg 4-29 for example) |
SWBAT: complete frame by frame animations and animate on a path |
| 15 | What is onion skinning? (pg 4-5) | Finish creating motion on a path. Save as CarPathYOURNAME Challenge: Open fl4_4 and make the motorcycle ride up the ramp and up in a high curve over the busses and then do a wheelie at the end and land flat. Publish and Save as bikeRotateYourName (see pg 4-29 for example) |
SWBAT: customize motion on a path |
| 16 | Search your H: drive. How many published (.swf) files do you have? | Learn how to add a mask ( 5-12-13) save as classicCCYOURNAME and add sound(5-16-17) save as rallySndYOURNAME | SWBAT: add a mask and sound to an animation |
| 17 | substitute - no computers | Read about animation on web pages. Fill in the organizer and summary of the article. Design a frame by frame animation plan and a 4 scene plan |
SWBAT: describe benefits and hazards of animation on web pages. Design an original, useful animation. |
| 21 | Search your H: drive. How many .fla files do you have? | Create one of your original animations from Friday in Flash | SWBAT: create an original animation of use to the school. |
| 22 | This warmup no longer available | Catch-up day. Finish your original animation from yesterday. Have you done the mask and sounds (2/16), the 2 layer movie, finished the hands on review exercise? REMEMBER - to get points you must PUBLISH your animations (ctrl-ENTER) |
SWBAT: review and complete animations in progress. |
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