Standard VIII

Digital Graphics/Animation

The digital graphics/animation teacher has the knowledge and skills needed to teach the Foundations, Information Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, Communication strands of the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in digital graphics/animation, in addition to the content described in Technology Applications Standards I-V.

I had used simple graphics programs like Paint and MS PhotoEditor before taking VISION IT. Using Photoshop and Live Motion provided me with an opportunity to learn industry standard software. I could use some of my existing graphics skills, but I saw that there was so much more to learn. When creating the "Representing Design" project, I knew exactly what I wanted to create, but couldn't get it to work in Photoshop, so I had to decide what else I knew that would work. I had to utilize more than one program to meet the requirements of this project, and really think about communicating each principle and element of design in each object I created so that others would understand it. In creating "Generations" for one of Digital Graphics & Animation projects I used what I'd learned about capturing, editing, optimizing and publishing graphics along with using them in an animation. Having learned about file formats, Photoshop and Live Motion helped me a lot on this project. The true test of whether you have really learned something or not is to teach another person. I had this opportunity with my 17-year-old son. He wanted to create an animation for a web page contest he was in for FBLA. I was able to give him an overview of Live Motion and how to use it based on what I had learned. Like most students, he took the basics and ran with it! I was proud of him for what he created, and I was proud of myself for being able to successfully communicate what I had learned. I think I have gained a basic understanding of graphic file formats, graphic software and animation so that I can teach that to other teachers or students. I would like to increase the complexity of my animations and working with the layers and colors in the Adobe software.

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Indicators: Standard I, Standard III, Standard IV, 7.3s, 7.6s, 7.7s, 7.10s, 7.14s, 7.15s, 7.16s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.21s, 7.22s, 7.23s, 7.28s, 7.33s, 7.34s, 7.36s, 7.37s, 7.38s, 7.41s, 8.1s, 8.4s, 8.13s, 8.14s, 8.17s, 8.18s, 8.19s, 8.20s, 8.23s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.28s, 8.34s, 8.38s, 8.41s, 9.1s, 9.2s, 9.6s, 9.8s, 9.10s, 9.11s, 9.16s, 9.18s, 9.20s, 9.21s, 9.24s, 9.25s, 9.27s, 9.28s, 9.29s, 9.38s, 9.39s, 9.40s, 9.41s, 9.42s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 11.7s, 11.9s, 11.10s, 11.12s, 11.13s, 11.16s, 11.17s, 11.19s, 11.21s, 11.23s, 11.24s, 11.25s, 11.27s, 11.28s, 11.35s

Artifact #1

Descriptors: Elements and Principles of Design, Paint, presentation, PowerPoint, Web Pages

Title: Representing Design

Course: Foundations 100

Date Created: August 27, 2002

Source: Shape created using PowerPoint autoshapes. Source for quilt block ideas - The It's Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book, 2nd ed. (1989). By Mary Ellen Hopkins. ME Publications.

Media: Web pages

Description: This project required us to create an image that represents each of the elements and principles of design using one object or series of objects. We could compose a separate image for each representation or create a composite of the images.We could chose to use whatever format we'd would like to explore at this time. In other words this could be a video, a multimedia presentation, a web site, a desktop product or a still image.

Rationale: I originally tried to use Photoshop to create the shape but couldn't do it the way I wanted, so I created the shape using autoshapes in PowerPoint, because I knew that would create the shape the way I wanted it. To create the quilt blocks, I colored, copied, rotated and grouped the shape to create the designs. I then copied and pasted the object into Paint and saved it as a .jpeg file. I inserted the .jpeg files into PowerPoint slides and added the text, page border. I uploaded it to First Class, but I didn't like the fact that someone had to download the file to view it, so I saved each slide as a .jpeg graphic and created web pages in GoLive and uploaded the web pages. This is a great way to demonstrate applied knowledge of the principles and elements of design.

Implications for future: I probably did this the hard way, but I learned a few things about graphics. I learned that I could save the autoshapes (grouped) as .jpeg files in Paint. I also learned that PowerPoint slides could be saved as .jpeg files and I didn't know that before! I had to communicate with fellow classmates and ask for help which helped me try other ways to create this project when what I was using didn't work. I need to learn more about Photoshop and about choosing appropriate tools for the task. I would use this activity with students because it allows them to apply what they've learned and create new information with their knowledge & skills.

Reviewer Comments: "Jan North has created a wonderful presentation illustrating the elements of design. She has taken one of her favorite passions and described the way in which a quilt design is formulated using the principles of design."

Reviewer Name: Dotty Hare

Date Reviewed: August 28, 2002

Title: TATC Channel 1 Fellow Student

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Indicators: Standard I, Standard II, Standard III, Standard IV, TA TEKS: 7.1s, 7.9s, 7.10s, 7.11s, 7.21s, 7.22s, 7.23s, 7.29s, 7.32s, 7.38s, 7.45s, 7.47s, 8.1s, 8.11s, 8.12s, 8.14s, 8.15s, 8.17s, 8.18s, 8.19s, 8.33s, 8.34s, 8.38s, 8.41s, 8.44s, 8.45s, 8.47s, 9.1s, 9.2s, 9.4s, 9.8s, 9.10s, 9.11s, 9.13s, 9.14s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.17s, 9.18s, 9.24s, 9.26s, 9.27s, 9.29s, 9.38s, 9.43s, 10.9s, 10.16s, 10.18s, 10.43s, 11.10s, 11.39s,

Artifact #15

Descriptors: Elements & principles of design, art critique, digital graphics, animation, desktop publishing, multimedia, video technology, web authoring, analysis of design in technology applications

Title: Art Critique - Elements & Principles of Design

Course:100 Foundations

Date Created: August 21, 2002

Source: Adobe GoLive 6.0, Internet research, module readings

Media: Web page

Description: This project required that I find one example for each TA subject (total of five examples) to analyze for it's effective use of the elements and principles of design and present the findings to my classmates: I provided the product as a URL or the actual product, and cited my sources using the provided evaluation format. ( 1) Description: through which you try to find out when, where, and by whom the work was done, 2) Analysis: through which you discover unique features of a work of art, 3) Interpretation: through which you try to determine how the artist was influenced by the world in which he or she lived and worked, 4) Judgment: through which you make a decision about the works importance. industrial-age definitions of terms and concepts. I then presented the information in a web page.

Rationale: This project gave me a chance to apply what I had learned about Design Principles & Elements, use the related terminology, and begin to look at all the Technology Applications classes in a new way - through design. It is a great way to make sure you really understand the concepts because you had to locate examples, analyze them, and then present the information to others via a web page.

Implications for future: I would use a project like this to give students the opportunity to practice what they had learned about design principals & elements. It also introduces the importance of design in all of the Technology Application courses.

Reviewer Comments: "Everything worked...loved the analysis...seems like you have a real grasp of the terminology, etc.!!!! Congrats!!"

Reviewer Name: Leah Franco

Date Reviewed: August 22, 2002

Title: TATC Classmate

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