Agenda & Assignment 16, April 14

CSC 101/IMM 120

Spring 2009

Summary of Class Activities:

Code Critiques for your Scratch projects.

Review requirements for summary report on Scratch project.

Trouble shooting Processing: everyone has downloaded and played around a litte?

HOMEWORK

Reading/Tutorials (Due Tuesday, April 21)

On Friday, April 17 the class session will be devoted to developing a "reading" knowledge of Actionscript, Javascript and PHP.

If you choose to do your final project in Flash, will need to become familiar with the Flash environment. It is recommended that you spend some time in the next few days working through the basic Flash on line tutorial. Open "Flash", go to "help" then "flash help" and work through the "Using Flash" tutorial. SKIM the tutorial. Using Actionscript for your final project is optional. It is available in all of the Mac labs in Forcina and Holman Halls. You can also download a 30 day trial from Adobe. See the course requirements for this course for details on downlaoding "Adobe" products.

Javascript and PHP can both be learned from tutorials available on the web. As an exercise, research these on your own. Find a tutorial for one of them that works for you. Regardless of whether you choose to do your final project in one of these languages, find a tutorial on one, not both of them. You will need this for your final essay assignment next week.

Programming Assignment: (Ongoing)

Continue working on your portfolio in HTML.

Finish up whatever processing sketches you have not yet completed.

Journal Assignment: (Due TUESDAY April 21)

Complete your final report for your Processing project.

Journal: Explain the difference between HTML and CSS. What benefit do "forms" provide in HTML? How does HTML, CSS and forms fit into the DAHLIA model?