I am currently teaching a high school 3D modeling and animation course with Maya. I, myself, am a Maya newbie and am relying heavily on tutorials to get up to speed. I am looking for a textbook, either to distribute to the students or to help guide my planning for the coming year. I can simply teach tutorial after tutorial, but a textbook could add perspective, history, theory, and insight. It may also have additional projects that would work well in a classroom. It may or may not be a traditional textbook, just something that would give more structure to my classroom and the learning environment I am trying to create for my students.
Any ideas? suggestions?
Thanks! Elise