Power Up or Macromedia Flash 8

Power Up: A Practical Student's Guide to Online Learning

Author: Stacey Barrett

Online students begin their academic careers like many students-with sheer excitement. Embarking on a dream and making an investment in themselves, they strive for success. While a variety of reasons draw them to online courses, these students may find the non-traditional classroom unexpectedly challenging. Technical skills, time management, and an understanding of personal learning preferences can often overwhelm first-time online students.

A reference text, Power Up frankly discusses the realities of online learning and highlights the resources available to online students. The tips and techniques outlined in the text help students to succeed in the virtual classroom. Students will discover how to regulate their learning paces and processes-skills that will serve them well beyond their online education.

Through proactive advice, authentic experiences, and constructive commentary, this book is accessible and appropriate for all students entering college, as well as for high school students engaged in online learning. It offers supplemental support material to schools and faculty entering the online/hybrid environment.

Among them, the authors share more than 30 years of educational experience, having taught new students at more than six different universities, and possessing an intimate understanding of the theory and practice of impacting student performance and retention. As all three authors are former online students themselves, they also have developed numerous online student success courses.

Table of Contents:

Becoming an Online Learner     1
Know Thyself: Self-Discovery for the Online Learner     9
Motivation and Goal Setting: Overcoming Obstacles     15
The Commitments of an Online Student: Managing Your Priorities     23
The Online Classroom and Community     31
Types of Online Classrooms     37
Communicating Online: Who, What, When, How, and Why     51
Working in the Online Classroom     59
Thinking and Researching Online     65
Strategies for Successful Online Learning     77
Computer Concerns     85
Creating the Ideal Personalized Study Environment     93
Preparing for the First Day of Class     101
Maintaining Your Online Success     109
Financing Your Education     115
Understanding the Importance of Accreditation     117
References     119
Index     121
Study Signs     125

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Macromedia Flash 8: Training from the Source

Author: James English

What began life as a simple Web animation tool has evolved into a powerful platform for Web application development- which means that if you're serious about developing for the Web, you need to get serious about learning Flash. With its breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities and powerful run-time effects, Flash 8 provides the tools, authoring power, and rich video capabilities you need to provide stunning interactive content. This Macromedia-certified guide provides the key to learning the basics of Flash 8. Through a series of hands-on projects, master trainer James English provides a firm foundation in everything Flash- from graphics, animation, and video to ActionScript fundamentals. Simple step-by-step instructions and tons of screenshots guide you through the process of creating buttons and links, drawing and animating in Flash, formatting text, adding video and sound, loading data, and more- in short, everything you need to develop sophisticated, professional-looking Web sites. A companion CD includes the lesson files needed to complete the book's projects as well as a trial version of the program itself.