Course Catalog
Flash Animation
Details
| Course Code: AVFLASH |
Provider: Aventa Learning Note:
This course has additional technical requirements. See below for details. |
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| Subject: Technology |
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Credits: 0.5 (High School) | Level: Standard |
| Course Features: | - NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses. NCAA High School Code: 030618 NCAA Eligibility Information - CTE Approved |
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| Terms Available: |
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| Completion Time: | at least 8 weeks for one half credit | ||
Costs
| T.B.A. |
Special Notes
All courses must be submitted to OSPI’s Career and College Readiness division for approval for the district using the course to be eligible to receive enhanced funding as a Career and Technical Education course in Washington.
State Course Code
10249
CIP Code
This course has been verified by OSPI′s Career and Technical Education department as meeting all Washington State requirements for approved CTE courses. The course CIP code is: 110801.
The CTE instructor vocational certification number for this course is V521206, V470110.
District_Steps_for_Claiming_CTE_Funding_for_Online_Courses.pdf
Requirements
Prerequisites
None
Technology Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:
Browser:
- Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
- Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
- Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)
- Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)
- Popup Blocking Disabled
- JavaScript Enabled
OS:
- Windows XP, Vista, and 7
- Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7
RAM:
- 512MB or higher
Resolution:
- 1024 X 576 or higher
Media:
- Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
- Microphone required for certain courses
Plugins:
- Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
- Flash Player Version 10 or higher
- QuickTime Version 7 or higher
- Real Player required for certain courses
- Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)
Third Party Applications:
- Google Earth 6.0
Network Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.
Special Technology Requirements
These are course-specific requirements that go above and beyond the Provider Baseline Technical Requirements.
The school or student is responsible for providing:
| Flash Professional 8 software required. This course is recommended for PC users. |
Materials to be ordered via the DLD
The DLD Registrar may order the following materials via the DLD upon registering the student:
- Flash 8 Professional (SOFTWARE): $352.50 (Required)
Description
Syllabus / Outline
• Workshop Titles
• Your First Animation
• Building Interactive Buttons
• Classic Animation Techniques
• Creating Your First Flash Movie
• Using the Drawing Tools
• Drawing and Animating a Movie
• Working with Motion Guides
• Building an Interactive Movie
• Publishing Your Movies
• Additional Projects
Some Sample Projects
• Follow the Bouncing Ball: Learn how to add motion to an object and change it’s appearance
by squashing and stretching it as it moves
• Exploding Volcano: Create an exploding volcano animation that is achieved when the user
presses a button
• Building a Preloader: Design and build a “preloader” animation that tells people that your
movie is preparing to play