Welcome
to Tlachac Dot Com
My name is Donna Tlachac. I have created this web site for my students and the classes that I teach. During the 2009-10 School year I will be teaching Digital Arts, Advanced Web Design, and Computer Animation classes at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista California. During the spring-summer trimester, I teach and adult web design for The Vista Adult School.
Throughout your course, I will use this web site
as a tool to deliver files, post assignments, and
provide links to pages on the Internet. Weekly schedules
are posted on the Digital ART, Advanced Web Design, or Computer Animation Calendar pages. Please check your class calendar
daily for updates on our projects or assignments. There are links to other pages that provide information on other digital imaging topics and programs. I hope that you enjoy learning more about digital art, design and animation.
ELECTRONIC
PORTFOLIOS
Web Design, Advanced Web Design and Computer Animation students will create
a presentation quality electronic portfolio web site in Dreamweaver
that is published on the Internet. Projects, exercises,
assignments, and animations will be published as individual
pages of the web site. At course completion, each student
will have created an online portfolio site that they
can present to a prospective Employer, Client, College
or University.
DESIGN
EMPHASIS
An emphasis is placed on the creative process in all
of these courses. Effective design principles are discussed
as they apply to graphic communications whether it is
on printed page, observed on screen in a movie or published
electronically on a web page. Students learn to successfully
interface with various programs in the production of
original graphic elements, digital movies, and web pages.
SOFTWARE:
Adobe CS4 Web Edition: FLASH, Dreamweaver, Fireworks
Adobe CS4 Print Edition- Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign
Adobe
Audition for Editing Sound on PC - Sound
Edit & Garage Band for Editing sound on the Mac
Corel Draw! 11 &
Corel
Procreate Painter
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint Access, Internet Explorer
Microsoft Publisher
COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
ROP DIGITAL
ARTS & ROP GRAPHIC DESIGNCOURSES
The University of California recognizes credits earned for these courses toward Fine Arts requirements.
The Art Institute of California - San Diego awards college credit for these courses.
Computerized Graphic Design Earns College credit at Palomar Community College
R.O.P. Certificate of Competency ROP COMPUTER ANIMATION, ROP WEB DESIGN I AND ROP WEB DESIGN II
Earn College credit at Palomar Community College
R.O.P. Certificate of Competency
In addition, success with the course materials could lead to
successful employment as a career or supplementing income while continuing education.
ROP
(REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM)
Basic workplace and job acquisition skills are emphasized
throughout these courses to build an awareness of career
options and advanced educational opportunities. Upon
completion of the course each student can receive a
R.O.P. Certificate of Competency in Web Page Design
and Animation issued by the San Diego County Office
of Education Regional Occupational Program.
On
the ROP Certificate, the marketable skills learned during
the year are described in detail for employers or college
counselors and are often 4– 5 pages in length.
To learn more about the San Diego County ROP programs, click
here.
