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DATE |
PROGRESS
AND GOAL DETAILS | 23
JUL through
05 AUG |
 | I decided it was in
my best interest to re-vamp the entire Web site
rather than working around only one of the
standards being in the root directory. Since I
was moving toward completion on my ETEC 525 Web
materials, I opted to initiate new server space
at Tripod for the ETEC 589 project. For the past
two weeks, I have worked on developing a
complete, Tech Apps Portfolio shell to cover all
of the Tech Apps standards. Every standard
features an introduction to the content area
covered. If the subsets within the standard have
not been completed, an under construction
notation has been posted. |
| My goal for this
month was to complete Tech Apps Standard VIII -
Digital Graphics / Animation. That section of
the Web site has been completed, inclusive of
new, custom graphics illustrating sub-set
criteria, as well as several graphics previously
created that apply to the criteria. When
previously created graphics were placed, I made
notations as to when and why. |
| To date, I have
completed my responses to Standards I through V,
VIII, and, based on the ETEC 525 course I took
in tandem with my independent study, XI. All
materials relevant to those standards are
published for online viewing. The original ETEC
525 course featured a different Front Page
theme, so I revamped the entire site and
modified it into a section after importing it
into the full version of the Tech Apps Web so
that it would mirror the current Web's look and
feel. |
| I have started to
place materials in the Samples section of my
portfolio, but am being selective. I will add to
this section over time, as the portfolio
standards are completed. |
| | 12
through 22 JUL 03 |
| Completed first
animation sample using Macromedia Fireworks.
Placed on Web as an introduction to site.
Animation file size is a lean 104kb (credited to
Firework's Symbol capability and flexibility)
compared to older experiments with animating
images that produced "mountain" sized
files. Still struggling with Firework's "tweening"
capabilities, which involve selecting two
instances of a symbol (shape, size, or
position may vary) and distributing them to
frames. No matter which instance of the symbol I
selected first, the end result would be a
reverse format of my intended animation
sequence. I was able to use the Document command
in the File menu to reverse the frame range
involve the symbol instances in order to achieve
the desired results, but it seems like an
unnecessary "extra" step. I am
researching the issue to see if I can determine
how to eliminate this process and "get it
right" from the start. |
| Stepped through the
built-in tutorial supplied with Flash 4 (the
version I own), and experimented with all of the
software tool capabilities |
| Designed an initial,
graphic navigation menu for the site in
Macromedia Fireworks, but placed it in the scrap
pile after learning that java scripted, graphic
navigation is static and will not function
properly in Front Page when shared borders,
which update text based or Front Page
manufactured links dynamically. Opted to pair
down the logo header to just
a title and implement text based links
in the top menu. Because some ongoing project
work on Web mastery for ETEC 525 was placed in
the root directory, my primary Technology
Applications Portfolio is actually placed in a
sub-directory. I will change this up when ETEC
525 ends. I have learned quite a bit about Front
Pages shared borders assets and limitations. One
of the limitations is that once I have selected
materials for the top border, I cannot change
them on individual pages from within that
shared border. Therefore, my primary choice
for the main Technology Applications Portfolio
is to continue to use a shared border for the
bottom portion of my page (listing last updates,
e-mail, and a counter), and the "Include
Page" function for my header. |
| After working
through the majority of an ongoing
Web Mastering class project in ETEC 525,
I decided to begin modeling my entire Technology
Applications Portfolio on the ETEC 525 criteria.
My goal for the duration of this week and
next is to establish the Standards sections
and "fill in the blanks" where
material has been completed and the Standards
have been properly addressed. In addition, I
want to continue working on projects
illustrating Standard VIII, re: graphics and
animation, as this was my chosen Standard to
address for this independent study. Click
here to view the shell of my Technology
Applications Portfolio and the animation I
created. |
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