Lesson Plans




Third Week of the Fifth Sixth Weeks

In this unit, students begin using Macromedia Flash to enhance user experience on the Web. Students discover ways in which rich media and animation created with Macromedia Flash can improve digital communications. They develop Macromedia Flash skills through creating and introductory project, and completing a multi-level tweening application.

The focus of this unit is using interaction and animation for communication, taking a deeper look at audience and audience needs, and using macromedia Flash to enhance a user’s experience on a Web site.

QUIZ:  Workspace, Palettes and Toolbars 
           Wednesday/Thursday, March 11/12

TEKS: Technical Skills

  • Using animation methods
  • Importing and compressing audio
  • Using drawing tools
  • Working with layers
  • Identifying parts of the user interface
  • Publishing movies
  • Using basic ActionScript
  • Creating interactive buttons
  • Organizing layers and libraries
  • Optimizing file size

Suggested “help” sites –

Introducing Macromedia Flash
After this lesson, you will be able to:

  • explain vector graphics and raster images and their role in streaming technology
  • use the Flash Player
  • recognize Flash file formats
  • recognize Flash in action on various Web sites

Your first task is to visit the following web sites and observe that Flash that is used on them.

Ryan Terry, Interactive Design student: www.ry-guy.com
Artnomad Web Design: www.artnomad.com
Mushroom head: http://mushroomhead.com/

Exploring the Macromedia Flash Workspace After completing this lesson you will be able to:

  • understand the purpose of the Stage, toolbar, panels, and Timeline.
  • open close and configure the panels in your workspace
  • work with Flash and use layers
  • use drawing tools such as the rectangle tool
  • use the property inspector to modify an object’s properties.

Activities: Go over toolbar handout with students.  Have students locate each tool listed on the sheet.  The Adobe Flash work area includes the command menus at the top of the screen and a variety of tools and panels for editing and adding elements to a movie.  Objects can be created for an animation in flash, or elements can be imported from other programs. View the 1st lesson end file on the screen.Clas’s directed assignment to create completed file.  Student will be able to do the following upon completion.

  • Open a file in Flash
  • Add layers to the Timeline
  • Create a keyframe in the Timeline
  • Adjust settings in the Property inspector
  • Open and work with panels
  • Select and use tools in the tools panel
  • Search for topics in flash Help
  • Access online resources for Flash

Objective:  Students will be able to do the following upon completion.

  • Open a file in Flash
  • Add layers to the Timeline
  • Create a keyframe in the Timeline
  • Adjust settings in the Property inspector
  • Open and work with panels
  • Select and use tools in the tools panel
  • Search for topics in flash Help
  • Access online resources for Flash

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