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Hi All, I have been sick this first week. I am getting better. Words of advise. Yes there is lots of info in this class. You do not need to read everything. Read what interest you.

Welcome to the Digital Media 1 class. This 1 unit class is offered by West Valley College. There is no letter grade for the class, Pass/No Pass Only. Do all the assignments and pass the final exam and you will receive credit. Start the class by answer the questions in the student questionaire. Make sure to use the email address: jrascov2@yahoo.com Make sure to put your name and assignment number in the email to the Instructor.

Clas dates are - 11/07/11 to 12/12/11

My Phone Number is - 408-741-2432

Introduction - This class is an overview of a Career Field in Digital Media. We will answer: What is Digital Media, The types of jobs available, What skills are needed, Types of computers and software, and an Overview of the West Valley College Digital Media Program. There is alot of reading and watching of videos in this class. Don't get stressed, You do not need to read and watch all the video. Watch what interest you. This class is about finding out how people use Digital Media. Maybe you like reading online, watch movie on youtube, fixing photos in Photoshop, playing video games. All of this is what we call Digital Media. Read this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_media and then get started with lesson 1.

Click here for - Introduction Video for Digital media 1

Click here for Student Questionnaire

How this class works.

1. There will be a 2 or 3 lessons for each week of the class. Each lesson includes web reading, videos, and possible assignment.
2. Video instruction - Video instruction that you watch on you computer.
3. Assignments - There are 5 assignments for this class and a 10 question final exam. Yes it is only 10 short questions.
4. Assignments include: Job research email, Learn style email, Computer quote email, WiFi research email, 2 drawings you just email to me, then final 10 questions. You have 6 weeks to do this.
5. There maybe some broken links in the class. Sometimes web site change.

Questions

1. What software do I need for this class. You should use the Firefox browser for the Internet, Have the Latest Flash Player.
2. What if I don't want to use Firefox browser. I test the web site media on firefox. If you like to use Internet Explorer on Windows or Safari on Mac thats fine, but I have had some video playback problems on these browser but try and see.
3. Where can you buy cheap Digital Media software - www.collegesoftware.org - yes as long as you are signed up for a class you qualify to buy the software at this price listed.