DIG 2113 - FUNDAMENTALS DIGITAL MEDIA 1
Lesson Plans for 15 week course

Instructor: Prof. Charlie Phillips
updated 8-28-09
Instructor reserves the right to modify and/or update this lesson plan at anytime. 

REQUIRED BOOK AND SOFTWARE:

ActionScript 3.0 for ADOBE FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL Classroom in a Book
ISBN-10: 0-321-57921-6  & ISBN-13: 978-0-321-57921-8
Published: Nov 12, 2008
Copyright 2009  -  Pages: 384 - Edition: 1st.

The Books are available in the South Campus Bookstore

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:
Adobe Flash CS4

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
This is a 15 week course will STARTS Monday, Aug. 31 and ENDS Friday Dec. 10. 
Remember this is a 16 week course being taught in an 8, 12 or 15 week time period.
If there is a problem with this due date, please drop and register for another class.

All assignments and tests FINAL DUE DATE is 12/10/2009 end of class.

SEE TEST and ASSIGNMENTS on Instructor's website and/or Blackboard for individual DUE DATES

All Testing will be taken and assignment will be submitted through Blackboard.

Homework - You are required to read each chapter.   You must complete each project, upload required files to Blackboard and  save all work on disk/memory stick. Please do not submit individual chapter lessons.  Finish a complete chapter, tutorial or unit then ubmit the required work for that section.  (See Assignments)
WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER DUE DATE!

TIME MANAGEMENT: Managing your time is the key to success in this class. There is a substantial amount of reading, work and learning of new ideas and concepts in this course. Please do not get behind. The Lesson Plan is only a guide line to time management. You are responsible for all required work and material in this lesson plan.  You are welcome to move ahead of the suggested schedule.
 You are required to learn by doing.
NOTE: Do all the work in the lesson plans and submit only files requested in the BlackBoard Assignment Section.  Lesson Plans cover all material on the tests.

     Please notify me immediately if you are having problems, falling behind or find mistakes in this lesson plan.
            Office Phone USA (904) 646-2059        Email through Blackboard BB  if online class.

Lesson Plans are supplement to the Syllabus.

Week 1
Read Getting Started and Introduction to ActionScript 3.0
Read Chapter 1 Navigation the Flash Timeline
Require FILES to be attached to BlackBoard assignment Chapter 01
       lesson01_start.fla
       lesson01_start.swf
       lesson01_start.html (published version)
Project: Create your own page using the "Some suggestions to try on your own" page 25.
    save as lesson01_try.fla and lesson01_try.swf
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SAVE ALL FILES!
Introductions
The Mac Lab
Software
Experience with Flash
Statements in Flash.

Week 2
Read Chapter 2 Working with Events and  Functions
Require FILES to be attached to BlackBoard assignment Chapter 01
       lesson02_start.fla
       lesson02_start.swf
       lesson02_start.html (published version)
Project: Create your own page using the "Some suggestions to try on your own" .
    save as lesson02_try.fla and lesson02_try.swf
Lecture - Functions and Events

Week 3
Read Chapter 2 Working with Events and  Functions
Require FILES to be attached to BlackBoard assignment Chapter 01
       lesson03_start.fla
       lesson03_start.swf
       lesson03_start.html (published version)
Project: Create your own page using the "Some suggestions to try on your own" 
    save as lesson03_try.fla and lesson03_try.swf
Lecture - Functions and Events
     Demonstrate - Google translator http://translate.google.com/translate_t#, BabbleFish or other translator.

STOP NOT COMPLETED

Week 4


Week 5
Read Chapter 6 Decision Making and Repetition
REQUIRED FILES:
   Writting.fla
   Exercise 2
       Using_Operators.fla
       Review supporting video operators.mov
   Alternate.fla
   Compound.fla
   Exercise 5 none
   Exercise 6 & 7
         Generating_Instances.fla

Week 6
Read Chapter 7 Using Math- and Loving It!
REQUIRED FILES:  note: you save every file even if book says don't!-
   Exercise 1 basicmath.fla
   Exercise 2 random.fla
   Exercise 3 Rounding.fla
Review supporting video
 Practice:
 Project: NumberGame.fla

Week 7
Read Chapter 8 Using Text and Arrays
Review supporting video
REQUIRED FILES:
  Exercise 1 textField.fla
   Exercise 2 Styling.fla 
   Exercise 3 Capturing.fla
   Exercise 4 External.fla    Review supporting video scrollingtext.mov
   Exercise 5 Arrays.fla
   Exercise 6 & 7 Text_Game.fla

Week 8
Read Chapter 9 Creating a Memory Game
Review supporting video
REQUIRED FILES:
    Exercise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
     Memory.fla
     Card.as 
     MemoryGames.as
randomizingCards.mov
   Test - Online Blackboard (if available)

Week 9
Read Chapter 10 Using Advanced Graphics and Animaton Tools
REQUIRED FILES: note: you save every file even if book says don't!-
   Exercise 1 none
   Exercise 2 Color_Change.fla 
   Exercise 3 Random_Color.fla
   Exercise 4 Animate_Color.fla
   Exercise 5 Filters.fla
   Exercise 6 Filter_Properties.fla
   Exercise 7 Animating_Filters.fla

Week 10
Read Chapter 11 Working with Multimedia
REQUIRED FILES:  note: you save every file even if book says don't!
   Exercise 1Loading_Images fla
   Exercise 2
        Communicating.fla
        Movie.fla 
   Exercise 3 Sound.fla
   Exercise 4 Starting_Stopping.fla Review supporting video pausingsounds.mov
   Exercise 5 Volume_Control.fla
   Exercise 6  Loading_Video.fla
   Exercise 7  Video_Playback.fla
  
Week 11
Read Chapter 12 Adding Advanced Interactivity
Review supporting video
REQUIRED FILES:  note: you save every file even if book says don't!
   Exercise 1, 2, 3, 4,5 
        Drag_Class.fla
        DragDrop.as
        DragGame.as
        Ex 4 - Review supporting video pausingsounds.mov

Week 12
Read JavaScript handout 1
REQUIRED FILES:

Test - Online Blackboard (if available)

Week 13
Read  JavaScript handout 2
REQUIRED FILES: 

Week 14
Final Project -

Week 15
Final  Projects
Final Exam

Topics needed to be covered:
Introduction to Javascript Programming.
Web Services