Teacher: Mr. Yacco
Location: Room B-5
Goal
This one year course will help students develop essential skills required by college courses and entry-level jobs in the Web site and interactive media industries. It will help them enhance their ability to communicate their opinions and ideas through the development of Web site content, the design of graphics and navigation elements, and the integration of streaming and on-demand audio and video media. Students will also explore applying the same techniques to other interactive media such as DVD production.
The skills students develop through this course will applied to the creation and maintenance of the Media Academy's official Web site in addition to other Web sites and interactive projects.
Regardless of what career the student chooses to pursue, the skills this course will help them acquire will serve them on their job (by being able to effectively communicate proposals and accomplishments) and in their personal life (by enhancing the recording of family history.) They will also be able to help their community by effectively communicating the needs and achievements of groups and organizations.
Upon successful completion of the course students will have a CD or DVD portfolio of interactive projects they have collaboratively helped to create.
Grading
Evaluation of student work includes the completion of individual and group projects in addition to demonstrating an understanding of course concepts and communication skills. The time required to complete many assignments will be divided between homework and class work.
Quizzes and Tests 15%
Class work 60%
Homework 25%
Grades are based upon the following levels of achievement:
90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D, Below 60% = F
Supplies
Students are required to bring a 3-ring notebook, paper, a pen and pencil to all class sessions. Students may have to provide other materials as required by their individual projects.
Outline
Web sites:
Profiling your target visitor
Design strategy
Design tools
Navigation
Text content
Graphics and animation
Multimedia content
Site hosting
DVDs:
Navigation design
Menus
Graphics and animation
Media encoding
Packaging
Duplication and replication