• Read the syllabus
  • Watch the following video for an overview of the Mac interface, File Management, uploads to D2L zipping files and working with online pdfs:
    
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  Class overview
  
  Adobe Login:
PDF instructions
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  • Take the quiz and sign a printed version of the last page stating you understand and accept classroom procedures (consider this a contract)

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• Library card and access to Lynda.com

• Obtain Textbook:
  Adobe Animate CC 2019 Classroom in a book
  • Do the Chapter 1 example in Animate CC Classroom in a book
    • Asset Files
    • Make sure you save all files in a folder (refer to first video) also the published files
      • When finished, go to file=>Publish in Animate. This will generate:
        • .html, .swf
      • Upload all files including .fla to Dropbox in a zip folder
      • If you have trouble accessing the book or Adobe Software let me know
      • Watch this video overview of publishing and downloading asset files
        
        

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• Read about the Principles of Animation:
  • Watch the video and read the page

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• We've talked about many different types of animation
  • Interactive websites
  • Movies
  • Animation Shorts
  • Animation Series
  • Advertisements
  • Apps
  • Video Games

• Can you find another example? Upload links, photographs or some type of visual representation and a brief description of where it's found and how it is used (ie what is it's purpose). Word doc, .rtf or .pdf accepted for links and description. Image files can include .jpg, .png, .gif, .svg, .tiff or .psd. More points awarded for how creative the example is. Please ask if you are not sure.
  

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• Quiz and Contract due in the Starters Dropbox on D2L Tues Sept 10 - 10 pts
• Book exercise 1 in the Starters Dropbox due Tues Sept 10 - 10 pts
• Animation Example (link, description or video) due Tues Sept 10 - 10 pts
• Be prepared for the quiz on Animation Principles on Tues Sept 10
  
  

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