Calendar for ITSW 1410 Web Multimedia / Summer 2003
Terms, Abbreviations & Icons
- Readings = articles or chapters that should be completed BEFORE the class session
- Topics = short graded papers or projects
- Quizzes = short multiple-choice quiz on designated material
- Activities = ungraded assignments done in class that expand on material on the textbook or from lecture.
- Exercises = graded practices covering specific objectives. Exercises generally will be completed in one class session.
- Projects = graded assignments. Projects take from two class sessions to an entire semester.
- References = documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind in class, the reference documents should be ignored.
- ECR = Extra Credit
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
= Content posted after we've covered associated material
in class.
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or
concepts discussed in class
= Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hoover over
the icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's content
does notreflect all the material in a chapter.
= Link to a web site used in lecture. Hoover over the icon to see the
site's name or URL.
= Supplemental reading
| Type | Activity | Due Date |
| Monday June 2 | ||
| Admin | Be sure to fill out the Student Profile. This gives your instructor contact information, and tells the webmaster to set up your webspace. You need to fill this out once each semester, even if you're taking multiple classes. | ---- |
| Admin | --- |
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| Exercise |
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6/9 |
| Exercise | Scavenger Hunt (Submit as an attachment to instructor) | 6/9 |
| Reading | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 6/9 |
| Quiz | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 6/9 |
| Project | ViewletBuilder vs. RoboDemo | 6/9 |
| Homework | Develop an outline for a multimedia presentation. | 6/9 |
| Wednesday June 4 | ||
| Project | Panoramic Pictures |
6/16 |
| Exercise | Panoramas Part A: Shoot a panorama and compile it using Canon's PhotoStich software. | ic |
| Lecture | What Is PowerPoint? | ic |
| Project | PowerPoint Customization - Make a short 5-slide PowerPoint presentation with a custom background and a custom slide master. Save As GIF or PNG images. | ic |
| Monday June 9 | ||
| Exercise | Panoramas Part B: Construct a panorama using PhotoVista Panorama. Upload the panorama and Java aplet to the web so that the panorama spins properly. | ic |
| Reference | Object Panorama: Chia Professor | ---- |
| Reading | SMIL: Multimedia for the Masses | 6/11 |
| Project | RealText |
6/16 |
| Wednesday June 11 | ||
| Project | Web Cams | ic |
| Monday June 16 | ||
| Note | Independent Learning Session | 6/23 |
| Wednesday June 18 | ||
| Project | BraveNet and HumanClick software | 6/23 |
| Project | 6/23 |
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| Reading | QuickTime Basics | 6/23 |
| Monday June 23 | ||
| Starter | For your Start-Of-Class activity, please visit download.com and download & install FruityLoops and CoolEdit. Also download and install WebCam32 on ONE PC. | ic |
| Project | Sound Loops Everyone needs to create one loop, exported as an MP3. Don't worry about placing them on your web page at this time. |
ic |
| Project | Basic Sound Editing in CoolEdit Record your voice, clean it up, record audio from an audio CD, fade the audio in and out, and and "mix paste" the two segments.. |
ic |
| Reading | Real G2 Basics RAM & RPM Example | 6/25 |
| Reading | Sound Basics | 6/25 |
| Wednesday June 25 | ||
| Monday June 30 | ||
| Wednesday July 2 | ||
| Exercise | Camtasia Sucks. Download this product and install on one PC. This is one of the leading demo tools on the market. | |
| Monday July 7 | ||
| Wednesday July 9 | ||
| Monday July 14 | ||
| Wednesday July 16 | ||
| Monday July 21 | ||
| Wednesday July 23 | ||
| Monday July 28 | ||
| Wednesday July 30 | ||
| Monday August 4 | ||
| Wednesday August 6 | ||
| Type | Details | |
| Wednesday January 15 | ||
| Wednesday January 29 | ||
| Reading | Real G2 Basics RAM & RPM Example | |
| Reading | Jakob Nielsen's Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web | |
| Reading | Don't Be Scared of Bandwidth Math | |
| Wednesday February 5 | ||
| Reading | MP3 Overview, What is MIDI? | |
| Reading | History of the Plug-In | |
| Reading | Media Player Update | |
| Reading | Windows Media Basics | |
| Wednesday February 12 | ||
| Starter | Check to see if your PC has Windows Media Player 7.0. If not please upgrade. Next, please download & install Helix Producer Basic and Windows Media Encoder 8.0, and Yahoo Messenger. | |
| Project | RealAudio / Windows Media Player Audio | |
| Reading | Hot Multimedia Tips | |
| Project | News Feeds | |
| Reading | Animation Tutorial | |
| Project | Voice over IP with Yahoo Instant messenger. | |
| Wednesday February 19 | ||
| Please bring a resume on disk to class. | ||
| Quiz | Over Real G2 Basics, QuickTime Basics, Windows Media Basics | |
| Reading | RealOne -- what is it, what does it do? | |
| Project | Blogs |
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| Project | Adobe Acrobat |
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| Project | Scanning Tricks & Tips, Scanograms, Abbyy
FineReader
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| Project | Web Cams pt.2 - hold off on this | |
| Homework | Listen to a live online radio broadcast. I don't care from where, or what, just listen to one. | |
| Wednesday March 19 | ||
| Project | Real Presentation Storyboard | |
| Project | Shoot Video | |
| Info | Buying gudies for Digital Cameras and DV Cameras. This guide covers both. | |
| Info | Right Editor, Right Firewire | |
| Project | Transfer video to PC | |
| Please move to the front row of the classroom. Install RealProducer Basic on the machine you choose. | ||
| Project | RealVideo Encoding | |
| Project | Windows Media Video Encoding | |
| Project | Premiere Basics | |
| Project | SMIL Files -- download this SMIL template and create a simple SMIL presentation using RT, RP and RV. | |
| Wednesday March 26 | ||
| Continue shooting / editing video & developing your RealPresentation | ||
| Wednesday April 2 | ||
| Info | RealNetworks Logos |
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| Lab - develop a nice, well-rounded SMIL page | ||
| Download | The Macromedia Exchange has a Real Media suite to help you place SMIL files on your web pages. | |
| Wednesday April 9 | ||
| Still working on SMIL RealPresentation. | ||
| Wednesday April 16 | ||
| Quick look at a cheap video editor - ULead's Video Studio |
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| Lecture | Embedding the Player | |
| Live Streaming Audio & Video | ||
| Wednesday April 23 | ||
| Project | Alternative Graphics |
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| Project | Director or Flash Chat Room | |
| Project | Image Programs -- Morphing, simple 3D, and more. | |
| Skinning Windows Media Player and RealOne Player | ||
| Wednesday April 30 | ||
| VRML | ||
| Project | 3rd Party Web Services | |
| Wednesday May 7 | ||
| Lab | Developing an eCard site | |