GD1400 Computer Applications
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
GD1400 Computer Applications
This course is designed to introduce students to the world of computers through lecture and laboratory sessions. Lectures will introduce the conceptual framework of computer systems and how they work, as well as implications of computer technology in our contemporary environment. The laboratory sessions will provide ...
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Session 1: Syllabus and introductions. What was your first computer?
Session 2: Email. What it is? When did it start (1965)? How has it evolved? Email / Online etiquette.
Email Assignment (5 points)
Due Session 2, Week 1
1. Setup a Gmail account.
2. Forward your OLS email to Gmail.
3. Choose ...
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Session 1: Consumer based computer applications are no longer limited to out-of-the-box proprietary products from developers like Microsoft and Adobe. The contemporary software environment includes a vast landscape of Open Source applications like Mozilla Firefox and Open Office as well as web based applications like Flickr and Google Docs. For ...
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Session 1: Today we will be finishing Part 2 of the spreadsheet assignment. Secondly, we will discuss the next assignment the Warhol project (details in class). Scanning. Bring a three dimensional item to scan in the flat bed scanners.
Session 2: Intro to Photoshop filters.
Image manipulation has become commonplace ...
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Session 1: Processing photographic imagery is used in a wide variety tasks. Print advertising, packaging, promotional materials, presentations, and fine art all take advantage of techniques made possible with photo processing software. Using processed photographic images in presentations is an important skill regardless of ones chosen professional field. The photo ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Session 1: Flash is an extremely versatile application, which allows users to create an infinite array of applications from something as simple as motion graphics to as complex as fully functional, arcade style games. Our next assignment will be to create a bouncing ball in Flash. An example of a ...
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Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Session 1: Today we are going to continue experimenting with Flash. Specifically we will be learning how to apply shape tweens. Shape tweens can be used to morph objects from one shape to another (i.e. a circle to a square). This technique is especially useful for animation. Another technique you ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Session 1: School closed.
Session 2: Today we will start working on our first project that involves using the web server space that we all have available through the school on the OLS system. The Internet is a vast and complex network that includes the World Wide Web. A simple way ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Session 1: Today we will start working on our final project. For the final project we will be building a web site using Dreamweaver as an authoring tool. This will be the most complicated and difficult project for the class, therefore we will build the project in stages. Each stage ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Session 1: Today I'll be demonstrating some techniques in Dreamweaver to help you setup the navigation links on your final website project. I also show you how to produce the "Photos" page where you are expected to have a minimum of four thumbnails organized on the same page. I suggest ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Session 1: Today I'll be demonstrating how to present a Flash animation in a web page. I will also be showing some more techniques for improving the overall design of your final websites. For example, I'll show how to make the larger content that expands when clicking on thumbnail images ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Session 1: Final Web Site presentations.
Session 2: Final Web Site presentations continued.
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