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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>Hi Everyone (and
apologies for any cross posts), </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>Isn't it great that
holidays are coming up, and that Kevork is running another Actionscript course.
<BR>I did this course last year, and it was excellent. I recommend it to anyone
who wants to extend the<BR>fun they can have in Flash. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>But we are not here
to talk about Flash, but about it's companion application Adobe Fireworks.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>If you have
Fireworks at your school, as part of an Adobe Suite, then you might find it to
be an <BR>excellent app to use with Year 7 and 8 students, as a gentle lead in
to Photoshop and Illustrator at <BR>middle and senior school.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>I have also found it
great to do before doing Flash, because students can then make <BR>wonderful
images in Fireworks, and subsequently import them to use in their Flash
projects. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>(And through FW they
have also learnt the basics of the Adobe style interface, and the main new thing
<BR>to grapple with in Flash </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=359191323-18062010>is just the Timeline). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010>Here are some ideas
and ready to use resources on how to use Fireworks for Drawing and
Painting: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010><A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/05/drawing-houses-in-fireworks.html">http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/05/drawing-houses-in-fireworks.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010><A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/05/fireworks-alien-pictures.html">http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/05/fireworks-alien-pictures.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=359191323-18062010><A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/06/fireworks-bezier-curves.html">http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/06/fireworks-bezier-curves.html</A> <A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/05/fireworks-alien-pictures.html"></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Fireworks is also great for introducing the concept of using "Layers"
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<DIV><A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2009/11/adobe-cs3-fireworks-layers.html"><FONT
size=2
face=Arial>http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2009/11/adobe-cs3-fireworks-layers.html</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>and
Fireworks can be used for <SPAN class=359191323-18062010>basic </SPAN>Web
Page Design: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/01/design-homepage-in-fireworks.html"><FONT
size=2
face=Arial>http://passyworldofict.blogspot.com/2010/01/design-homepage-in-fireworks.html</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Enjoy, <BR>Paul Pascoe (aka "Passy") <BR>St Francis
Xavier College <BR>(Berwick Campus) </FONT></DIV>
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