Reflection and Flash Test!!

AGENDA 6/5/08: Today you will have a test! The test is worth 50 pts. I will explain it after the tell me about it.

• Tell me about it
• Self Reflection Paper!
  
• Test Project!!.
  

TELL ME ABOUT IT: Make sure you answer in complete sentences.(10min)

• What non-technology skills did you learn while doing the Animo Pat Brown project? Think about the entire process of creating the ad. Maybe there were some obstacles you had to overcome or you were challenge in a different ways. Make sure you answer is at least a paragraph.
  

CLASSWORK: Today you will have a flash test. The test is hands on. You will be able to use the internet as a resource but not your classmates. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE TALKING WHILE DOING THE TEST. Is it going to be hard? Maybe, only you know that!!

Project: Do the following TEST. Please be quite and independent while you do the following exercises. The exercises are all part of a collective TEST. This is a hands on test. I will explain exactly what to do in about 10 minutes. Be ready to take notes and ask questions to clarify any misunderstandings.

1. (15 pts) Write a one page reflection paper on your Animo Pat Brown Ad. Make sure to include answers to the following questions. What would you do different next time you do a flash project? Why? How would you plan a flash project in the future? Do you feel your project was done in a professional manner? why or why not? What was the message you were trying to convey in your project? If you did not have a message, why didnt you have a message? What was the most difficult part of creating the Ad Project? Make sure you use paragraphs, good grammar, and no mispelled words.
   
2. (15 pts) Create a new flash document and name it "bee_guide". Find a small bee on the internet. Use a motion guide to control the bee in your flash movie. The bee needs to fly up, come back down, go back up and make a loop in the air. Give your canvas a black background and add a cloud to your canvas. Publish your movie as a .swf file.
   
3. (10 pts) Create another file and name it "triangle". You will create a shape tween using a triangle and a rectangle. You will make your triangle convert into a rectangle. Save it and publish it as a .swf file.
   
4. (10 pts) Create a new file and name it "Text tween". You will add a shape tween to your text. Your First word should be ANIMATION your second word should be FLASH. Tween the word ANIMATION into the word FLASH. Make sure your words are creative, not just plain text!!
   
5. ( 15 pts) Create a new file and name it "gradient_tween". You will Add a gradient tween to the words "ANIMO PAT BROWN". You will make the gradient move from the left to the right hand side of the words. You will also add a REPLAY button to the end of the movie.
   
6. (10) Find a tutorial on how to add music to your flash project and rewrite the tutorial in a word document. Do not copy and paste, make sure you write it in your own words.
   
7. Add the end of all this activities, you should have 6 different files. You are required to make a new folder inside your personal folder on the server and name it "flash test". Save all your files inside the flash test folder.
8. After you are done with your Flash Test, please be quite until everyone is done. You may fix your Ad project if you like. I will give you 15 more pts for your project. Remember the percentage is very important.
   
9. "Idleness" is your GRADES kryptonite. : -( !!