Instructor: Ms. Julie Hauber (jhauber@ashrosary.org; jhauber@wave.tcs.tulane.edu)
Classroom: Room 205W, High School Computer Lab
Class Time: Class meets each day during Day B Period 3 (11:40 pm-1:10 pm) for one semester
Resources: Handouts and class notes
Required: Floppy disk; two blank, recordable CD's
Objectives: In this course, students use multimedia and design to obtain a deeper understanding of computer technology and its capabilities. Students will work with hypermedia, presentation, and web page design programs to create multi-media projects integrating text, graphics, sound, animation, photography, and video resources as well as interfacing with a range of hardware, such as CD's, scanners, and video digitizers. Students also learn how to use a desktop publishing program to design layouts as well as a range of graphics programs and tools to incorporate art work, graphics and photographs into their publications.
Software and Hardware:
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Presentation and Publication Programs (Hyperstudio, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Publisher) |
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Paint and Graphics Programs (Paint, PhotoEditor, Image Composer, Gif Animator) |
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Hardware (Scanner, ArtPad, Digital Camera, Digital Video, WebCam, VCR, microphone) |
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Other software (Pinnacle, Video Producer, Adaptec CD Creator) |
Grading: Grades are determined according to the Guidelines of Grading in the Parent/Student Handbook. Assignments and grades are transmitted electronically (via e-mail).
| 50% | Class Work | |
| Assignments, and Quizzes (quizzes count as two assignments) | ||
| 25% | Participation | |
| Active participation in class activities, preparation for class, effort, initiative and self-motivation, independence in work, cooperativeness, helpfulness to others, general competence | ||
| 25% | Final Project | |
| Electronic computer portfolio | ||
Policies: Students are expected to follow the policies set forth in the Parent/Student Handbook. Students who miss work due to an absence need to arrange for additional lab time to make up the work immediately upon their return to class.