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Description:
This course is the second in the Dreamweaver series offered by UEN Professional Development as part of the Web Academy. We focus on the graphics necessary to create an effective website. Discover the terminology and concepts necessary for discriminating use of equipment, software and images in the digital world. Using Fireworks 8 software, learn to edit and enhance digital photographs. Develop your own images, buttons, text, fills, and live effects to graphically enhance your Website and learn keys for optimizing your graphics for the most efficient Web application. The main project for this course is to design a new graphical layout for your site and implement in within Dreamweaver.
Pre-requisites:
To gain the most from this course, you should have an understanding of how the Internet works, and completion of the Dreamweaver Part 1 course or equivalent is preferred.
Skill Level:
Some Computer Experience
Type of course:
In Person
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Create more effective websites with original and appropriate graphics for enhancement.
- Use Fireworks to create and edit graphics for websites.
- Use advanced Fireworks techniques to create website layouts.
- Implement layouts and graphics into Dreamweaver.
- Edit, enhance and prepare digital photographs.
- Create Buttons, Logos, and Titles.
- Use Fireworks drawing tools.
- Apply strokes, fills, and live effects.
- Use layers and frames.
- Optimize graphics for fast downloading.
Things to bring:
Optional: bring digital photos with which to practice (otherwise, samples will be provided).
Online Materials:
UEN Web Master Academy
Credit:
Upon completion of all three courses in the Web Academy series and completion of their homework project participants can apply to receive 3 USOE lane change hours or 3 SUU semester credit hours.
The three courses are:
- Dreamweaver Level 1
- Fireworks
- Dreamweaver Level 2
Points:
14 licensure points.
Assignment:
A pre and post reflection writing assignment will be required of all participants. The post-reflection must be turned in within 30 days of completion of the third Web Academy course.
Create and edit graphics for use on your school or classroom website. This assignment can be completed on an existing website by updating it with skills learned in this course.
Graphics should include:
- Title graphic or banner
- School or classroom logo
- Navigation Buttons
- Edited photos
- Masked images
- At least 3 edited content specific images
This class meets the following NETS for teachers:
I. B
III. A,
III. C,
V. B,
VI. A,
VI. B
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