Introduction to Flash Programming
with
Tonya Scalese

Subject Area

Flash animation software. The class would last for a total of 4 weeks. This length will cover the basics of the software and students will complete a total of 3 projects. The 4 week length of the class will also allow each student to download a trial version of Flash software and use that software for a 30 day period of time.

This class is for people who want to learn the basics of flash including animation and creating interactive content. Prior knowledge of any type of computer programming is not required. Target audience may be people with an interest in graphic design and video games.

Textbook

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Flash CS3 Professional (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) (Paperback)
by Sherry Kinkoph Gunter
ISBN: 0470171235

Course Outline

Introduction to Flash
    Capabilities of Flash
        Animation
        Flash interactive
        Flash websites
    Flash settings
        Frame rate
        Properties panel
        Timeline
    Flash drawing tools
        Tools
        View
        Colors
        Options

Flash Animation
    Grouping objects
    Motion tween
    Layers

Flash Interactive
    Flash buttons
    Symbols
    Program buttons 
        Actions panel
    Scenes
        Adding and deleting 
        Changing order
    Publishing
        Swf
        Html

Chats:
Once a week to answer any questions and to discuss, as a group, flash documents that are viewable on the Internet.

10 useful websites for the students to supplement the information in the text
1. Download Adobe Flash Player
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/ 

2. Flash games
http://www.flasharcade.com

3. The best designed flash websites
http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/

4. Intermediate to advanced topics in Flash
http://www.flashmagazine.com

5. Collection of Flash animations from artists all over the world.
http://www.coldhardflash.com

6. Links for various websites that provide tips, tricks and resources for Flash users.
http://www.about-flash.com

7. Website containing thousands of free stock photos that are perfect for use in Flash interactive applications. Membership is free as long as users honor the restrictions of the photographers. 
http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml

8. A collection of Flash tutorials including more advanced activities such as action script.
http://www.smartwebby.com/Flash/default.asp

9. A website with Flash tutorials along with tricks for making unique Flash documents.
http://www.bigwebmaster.com/Flash/Tutorials/

10. The best website to see all of Flash’s capabilities at work. A wide variety of animation styles utilize all that Flash has to offer.
http://www.jibjab.com