Jul
23
23
This is a great beginners online tutorial for finding out everything there is to know about using a mouse. You will need to be connected to the internet to do this tutorial.
Click on this link: Mouse tutorial
Jun
3
3
Here is a good site that comprehensively takes you through the process of resizing images for the internet using Photoshop:
HOWEVER …..
A really easy way to prepare files for the internet is to use dosize.com
DoSize is a Web 2.0 application that will convert your files in 3 easy steps and then email the web images to your email account! All you need to do is follow the three steps:
1. Upload your file: select your files and hit ‘do upload’
2. Select the size for resizing: either 640 x480 at 72 dpi (internet resolution) or 4×6in or 5×7in or 8×10in (print resolution)
3. Input your email address and hit send!
The website is easy as pie to follow so have a go!
Most digital cameras have a setting that lets you capture web-ready images: its usually the smallest file size (resolution) called Basic, Web or Email or even 640×480. Check your manual!
Jun
2
2
What is the FUNCTION of a website?
What DESIGN features (visual, technical etc) make or break a website’s success?
“If you ask why something works and you push back far enough, eventually everything seems to be based on contrast: the ability to distinguish one thing from another. Composition, sequencing, even legibility all rely on devices that affect the contrast between things”.
— Chris Pulman, The Education of a Graphic Designer
Principles of Graphic Design explained simply
What features hold a viewer’s ATTENTION?
What is the biggest turn-off?
How can I make a website interesting and CAPTIVATING FOR THE VIEWER?
How can you avoid the pitfalls of designing a bad site? Go to:
May
26
26
polldaddy is free web.20 polling application that lets you quickly compose and post polls and surveys. A great device for getting quick feedback and evaluation from your students.
Click on the poll link, below, to view a polldaddy poll I asked my year 8 Visual Arts students to complete prior to leaving at the conclusion of a short series of Photoshop workshops
In polldaddy, you can set a number of simple options: you can slect from several poll styles, block repeat voters, instantly show poll results, set a close date and allow and moderate comments.
Here is another poll:
May
15
15
To add a podcast (post an mp3 file on your blog), go to the Write menu and click ‘Write Post’
Give your entry a title. Add any written information and format as desired.
Click the ‘Add Media’ button above the post format pane
Browse to locate the mp3 file you wish to post. Give the file a title and a description, then click ‘upload’.
Click save, and publish if you are ready to view the podcast
Here is an example of what it will look and play like on your post/page
How to use the digital audio player/recorder
To save the post and go back to Dashboard, click Save
To save the post and keep working, click Save and continue editing
To publish, click Publish
