PE_6

More Action Script:

In order to implement any action in Flash, it starts with a click of a button or a keyboard button.

The following code is used for developing this interactivity:



/* Mouse Click Event
Clicking on the specified symbol instance executes a function in which you can add your own custom code.

Instructions:
1. Add your custom code on a new line after the line that says "// Start your custom code" below.
The code will execute when the symbol instance is clicked.
*/

button_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_MouseClickHandler);

function fl_MouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
// Start your custom code
// This example code displays the words "Mouse clicked" in the Output panel.
trace("Mouse clicked");
// End your custom code
}

PE_5

More ActionScript:

This time, I focused on the ability for a button to move from one frame to another on the timeline. In order to set up this interactivity, the following code must be implemented .


/* Click to Go to Frame and Stop
Clicking on the specified symbol instance moves the playhead to the specified frame in the timeline and stops the movie.
Can be used on the main timeline or on movie clip timelines.

Instructions:
1. Replace the number 5 in the code below with the frame number you would like the playhead to move to when the symbol instance is clicked.
*/

button_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame(event:MouseEvent):void
{
gotoAndStop(5);
}

PE_4

Back to more study with Action Script. In considering the need for interactivity, I found the need to learn about buttons and how the scripting language works. In this specific instance I learned about the "Rollover" script command that allows for further buttons to be utilized in a network of interactivity.

button_1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, fl_MouseOverHandler);

function fl_MouseOverHandler(event:MouseEvent):void

The above script is the beginning of such interactivity

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PE3_Flash_Custom Presets

Not only can you use Motion Presets, I've learned you can make your own. After tweening your own custom animation, you can save that information as a custom keyframe. Overtime, I can see the value of building you own presets when you are doing repetitious work that you want to look a certain way but you don't want to  rebuild it everytime. Very handy.

PE2_ Flash_Motion_Presets

I've never used motion presets before. Essentially it allows you to integrate prerendered transitions for any and all graphics you so choose. Very similar to imovie but much more open ended in that you have complete control over where the graphics are placed and how they move on screen. Very handy tools.

PE1_Flash

I'm learning more about Flash in my limited knowledge of masking and revealing shapes. Linda.com has been very helpful in providing tutorials for these types of projects.

I went ahead and made my own project to take the technique further into a series of blue wavy lines that appear in a sequential animated format. Now all I have to do is review how to tween....

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BP_9_Discovering Web 2.0 tools

Xtra Normal is a fantastic website that offers users the ability to write scripts and turn them into pre-rendered character animation that delivers your choice of monologue or dialogue based on the scripts that you write. You can use it to inform or to tell a story. It can be used to entertain as well as educate.

You can set up your choice of scenes and characters to deliver what ever message you decide. In an educational setting, you can deliver lecture based information or "attention getter" activities into your classroom in new and interesting ways. The ability for you to control your content by adding animated expressions with background music or ambient sound opens almost unlimited possibilities in the different styles of content delivery.

For my personal use, I would enjoy using this resource for producing material presentations to my class for any occasion. I would provide students the opportunity to deliver group presentations to the rest of the class.

It can be used to recreate historical moments never before seen or heard to recapture the significance of those events. It will teach students about the work that goes into preparing scripts and developing scene based writing.

No matter what subject or what discipline you teach, Xtra Normal provides a very customizable resource for presenting easy to edit, quick video presentations for free or a nominal fee. 

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BP7 Comment 2

Here is the link to my second blog post.

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BP6 Comment 1

Follow my link below to Brett Wilson's Blog on the Web 2.0 Tool, "Toondoo"

http://blogsbybrettwilson.blogspot.com/2010/10/bp4toondoo.html?showComment=1286736885143#c2216543951068415676

BP5 More Web 2.0 Tools

My second Web 2.0 Tool that I researched is a Mind Mapping tool from MindMeister.com. This free Web 2.0 lets you due very basic maps with the option to format text, manipulate the visual strands and nodes, and allow you to embed links and icons to different branches.
You can also publish to the public gallery on MindMeister and Twitter, or invite specific friends to view and even collaborate it its design and construction.
Once completed, you can export to XML, PDF, JPG or the custom file type that works with other MindMeister Software.
All in all a very powerful and yet easy to use tool for Educational purposes. This is something I plan to integrate in my classroom at some point.

Image retrieved October 10th from http://www.mindmeister.com.

BP4 Visualizing.org

Last year I provided a survey activity to my own concert band classroom of just 32 students to determine bits of information to gain meaning and understanding about their background and overall perception of their role in the musical performance environment.

This data gave me much insight both predicted and unpredicted into the information that I felt made a significant difference in the learning process of my students as well as affected my understanding of how to better teach them. Using Microsoft Word, I built a series of graphs to visually display the data outcomes that I received from the survey rather than just share with the students their collective answers.

In sharing this data in a visual way, I found that the students took an added interest into the information which in turn gave them a better understanding of themselves as a whole class as well as the different levels. This gave me a reinforced interest in information-visualization and presentation design.

From the "Go2Web2.0" link provided in the FSO Assignment list, I found an external link to the Blog site visualizing.org This website is an amazing resource of information visualizations from designers and creators from around the world. The depth and sophistication of the visualizations covering world topics and issues that display the information in new and creative perspectives.

In determining the focus for my research, I've decided to generate my data cycles in either an interactive (flash based environment) or a graph style color coded format that will be easily accessible and understandable to the average viewer. While this website isn't immediately a traditional Web 2.0 resource in terms of its ability to provide online content creator software, the fact that one can contribute to the community on the blog site allows for the sharing of information which is the best of the Web 2.0 initiative.

If you are ever in need of gathering data and referencing it from a visual standpoint, visualizing.org is a great place to start in searching for such information.

Visualizing.org Retrieved October 4th, 2010 from www.visualizing.org

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