8th Grade Exploratory Computers


Welcome to Exploring Computers at H3MS. During your 9 weeks of fun, you will cover many areas within computers and technology. See below for details of units covered during your 8th grade exploratory.

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Dreamweaver Web Assignment
Web Design Competition
Types of Computers (Reading)
Microsoft Word Assignment
Newsletter Assignment
_________ Grading Sheet + Comics Online

New!! Programming Section

Programming Article - The New Literacy
Free Game Maker - by YoYo Games
Scratch Programming Language - by MIT

| Sequence | Iteration |
| Conditional Statements |
| Variables | Messages |
Make a Fish Game

PopFly Game Creator


Flash Game Programming - ActionScript
HTML Getting Started
Programming for Kids
Storytelling Alice

DigiPen University

Ultra Key Keyboarding
__ 30 Words Per Minute
__ 97% Accuracy

ISP Providers WebSpaces
__ Charter Instructions
__ Verizon Instructions
__ ClearWire Instructions
__ Other

HTML
__ Yo! <HTML Dog>
__ HTML Tutorial w/sound
__ SchoolKit Rex in-class Tutorials
__ Lissa Explains HTML
__ Intro HTML
__ Beginners Guide to HTML

Free Web Design Software
 Web Plus 6
2 Create a Website
IMS Web Dwarf 2.0
Free Webs
Personal WebKit



Web Page Design
__ HHH Different Designs 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
__ Web Construction
__ Web Design Tutorials
__ WebMonkey
__ Tables in Web Pages
__ Web Design Lesson
__ Storyboard Template
__ Sample Hand Drawn Storyboard
__ Design for Designers
__ Background Tiles/Textures

Using the Internet
__ Understanding URL's
__ URL's Pointers to the Internet
__ Bandwidth - File Size Explained

Microsoft Publisher
__ Publisher 2002 Tutorial
__ Publisher 2003 Tutorial
__ __ Brochure Instructions P.34

Macromedia Dreamweaver
__ Using Dreamweaver
__ Training Cafe Tutorial
__ Internet 4 Classrooms Tutorial

Image/Graphics Editing with Fireworks
__ gif vs. jpg
__ Caricatures
__ Logo Desing Tips
__ Graphic Design Basics
__ Logo Redesign
__ Create Plastic Text
__ Fresher Image Free Clip Art

 

Video Production
Intro to Making Videos
Video Examples | 1 |
Make your own Video Mashups
Create Free 30 Second Videos

Free Sounds:
SoundSnap
Partners in Rhyme
Free Play Music

Free Videos:
Learn 360

Electronic Portfolios
__ Good Portfolio Reference
__ Electronic Student Portfolios
__ __ Portfolio Template

Inside a Computer
__ How a PC Works
__ Thinkquest - Inside Computers
__ Kids Domain - Computers
__ Click to Learn
__ Computer Safety_
__ Buy 2 Virtual Computers

Copyrights
Copyright Quiz
MP3 copyright lesson

 

RSS Links:

Yahoo News
Google Reader Tour

Excel
Water Usage

SOCIAL ONLINE GAME SITE

 

 

Flash Tutorial Documents
Flash Motion Guide Steps
Flash Morphing Text or Drawing
Create Blinking Eyes

Flash Tutorials
Flash Perfection Tutorials
Creating your 1st Flash Animation
Very Good Tutorials
Flash for Beginners
Animated Cartoon Character Video Tut.
Intro Flash Day 1-5
Karupa Basic Tutorials
Cartooning Dexter in Flash
Create Complex Movable Character
Flash MX for Beginners
Web Wasp Tutorials
Shape Morphing
Shape Tweening
TWEEN in a TWEEN
Car Motion
Motion Tween
Flying Bird
Learn to Animate
Bouncing Ball
Cartoon Created in Flash
Flash Filmmaker Tutorial
Flash 8 video tutorials

Add Sound to Flash
Sound FX for Flash
Rotating Text around Pic

Flash Tutorial (Local School PC)
Old Flash 4 Animation Tutorial
CBT Cafe Tutorials

Animated Portrait
Flash Walk Cycle Tutorial
Walk Cycle Movements
Examples of Walk Cycles
Animator vs Animation Flash Video

 

Computer Competency
Information + Registration Forms

 

 


Below you will see examples of web sites created by 8th Grade Exploratory Computer Classes.

 
Will W

These students can be considered "Web Designers ". Good Job!!