Using Adobe Studio 8 class activities

Follow these simple step-by-step video tutorials and create your own website.

Introduction
Multimedia is becoming a key feature in education with the new DIDA and GCE in applied ICT being e-portfolio based. Adobe studio is an industry-standard software that is becoming very popular in schools and colleges for building e-portfolios. This resource will be very useful for anyone teaching e-portfolio based subjects including DIDA and GCE. The tutorials are set in video format so your learners can watch and practice the basics of creating a web site/portfolio using Adobe. This resource covers the essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks.

Scheme of Work
To complete these tutorials you will need Adobe Studio. Please note that these tutorials have been created using Adobe 8. If you are using an older version there may be slight differences.

Lesson 1 - Defining a file location and tables

Aim
To define a folder location and insert tables using Adobe Dreamweaver.

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Understand the basics of defining a folder location.
Watch the video tutorials on Defining a folder location and inserting tables.
Define a folder location for their portfolio.
Use tables to setout the template for the e-portfolio.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Understand the importance of defining a folder location.
Define a folder location for their portfolio.
Use tables in Dreamweaver.

Lesson 2 - Creating and inserting buttons

Aim
To create buttons using Adobe Fireworks and insert the new buttons into Adobe Dreamweaver.

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Understand the basics of creating buttons using Fireworks.
Create their own buttons and insert them into their portfolio.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Create their own buttons.
Insert their buttons into their e-portfolio.

Lesson 3 - Hyperlinks and Batch processing

Aim
To create hyperlinks between pages and resize several images at the same time

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Understand what batch processing is.
Hyperlink their pages together.
Resize all of their images at the same time.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Hyperlink their pages together.
Resize a selection of images at the same time.

Lesson 4 - Frames and Bouncing ball

Aim
To create a website using frames and make a ball bounce using Flash.

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Gain an understanding of what frames are.
Build a basic website using frames.
Create a basic animation.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Have created a basic website using frames
Have made ball bounce using Flash.

Lesson 5 - Forms

Aim
To create a form using Adobe Dreamweaver.

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Understand what a form is and how it may be used.
Create their own form using Dreamweaver.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Be able to create their own form using Dreamweaver.

Lesson 6 - Simple poster

Aim
To create a simple poster using Adobe Fireworks.

Objectives
In this session the learners will:-
Gain the skills needed to create a poster.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session the learners will:-
Be able to create a poster using Fireworks.