TARKINGTON

Welcome to my online classroom.

Sharon Cole

Principles of Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
Graphic Design & Illustration
Animation
Web Technologies
Independent Studies
Yearbook I/II

Sam Houston State University

Bachelor of Arts – English and Journalism

Certified in English, Journalism, Reading, Technology Applications, and ESL

scole@tarkingtonisd.net

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Principles of Arts, Audio & Video Technology, and Communications
1^st 6 Weeks – Introduction to assorted art principles and the digital implementation
2^nd 6 Weeks – Animated .gif software
3^rd 6 Weeks – Converting animated .gif to video format, incorporating sound
4^th 6 Weeks – Creating web pages writing HTML code
5^th 6 Weeks –  Introduction to 3-D object-oriented programming environment
6^th 6 Weeks – Video and audio software

Graphic Design & Illustration
1^st 6 Weeks – Introduction to Adobe Photoshop (PS) CC interface and tools
2^nd 6 Weeks – PS CC – Layer basics, correcting digital basics, selections, masks & channels
3^rd 6 Weeks – PS CC – Typographic design, vector drawing
4^th 6 Weeks – PS CC – Visual properties, editing video, mixer brush, 3-D images, prepare files for web
5^th 6 Weeks – PS CC – Preparation for PS CC ACA certification exam
6^th 6 Weeks – PC CC – Continue preparation for ACA online certification, sit for exam before end of school year

Animation
1^st 6 Weeks – Introduction to Adobe Flash (FL) CC, creating, animating, editing symbols
2^nd 6 Weeks – FL CC – Animating shapes, interactive navigation, sound & video, external content
3^rd 6 Weeks – FL CC – Creating games, publishing to HTML5
4^th 6 Weeks – FL CC – Creating a variety of games, online preparation for FL CC ACA certification exam
5^th 6 Weeks – FL CC – Creating a variety of games, online preparation for FL CC ACA certification exam
6^th 6 Weeks – FL CC – Continue online preparation for ACA online certification, sit for exam before end of school year

Web Technologies
1^st 6 Weeks – Introduction to HTML, CSS, FTP Client Server, creating web pages from writing HTML code
2^nd 6 Weeks – Introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver (DW) CC interface and tools
3^rd 6 Weeks – DW CC – Text, lists & tables, images, navigation, interactivity
4^th 6 Weeks – DW CC – Web animation & video, forms, publishing to the web
5^th 6 Weeks – DW CC – Preparation for PS CC ACA certification exam
6^th 6 Weeks – DW CC – Conlinue preparation for FL CC ACA certification exam

Independent Study
• Students will determine the area(s) and direction of technology they want to independently and/or collaboratively pursue and research in order to further their understanding and eventually create/develop a product
• Each six weeks, students will identify the technological area of study/sotftware that he/she wants to pursue

Yearbook I/II
Goal – Complete/produce/publish a comprehensive yearbook
• In order to publish a yearbook, the yearbook staff, as a whole, must sell:
   • $17,000 in total sales before the end of the 5^th 6 weeks
      • $10,000 in ad sales – business/senior
      • $7,000 in yearbook sales – a minimum of 200 yearbook sales
• Each yearbook staff member must sell:
   • $750 in ad sales – due the first day of school
   • Sell and additional $250 in ad sales before the end of the 1^st 6 weeks
   • Sell a minium quota of yearbooks for the 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th 6 weeks
   • Must continue to sell both ads and yearbooks, above the minimum stipulated above, throughout the year so that the funds
     are available to publish the yearbook
 • Each yearbook staff member must:
   • Meet all assigned pages deadlines
   • Attend all assgined events to take appropriate photos
   • Write appropriate captions/copy for assigned pages/photos and help other staff members with same – proofread, spelling,
     grammar, mechanics