Exemplary Flash Projects
* What is Macromedia Flash, and how can it be used to create engaging Web-based games and simulations?
* What are some examples of effective educational uses of Flash?
AIM Your Projects With Flash
http://eduscapes.com/flash/explore.htm
Annette Lamb has created an outstanding list of “must see” educational Web sites incorporating Macromedia Flash. For evaluative criteria for Flash projects, as well as step-by-step directions for creating simple animations, see also Annette Lamb’s and Larry Johnson’s Flash Quick Start Workshop (PDF file).
Read-Write-Think Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
The ReadWriteThink staff has created an excellent group of literacy activities and lessons incorporating Flash. The interactive Flash tools give students the opportunity to use technology while developing literacy skills.
Edheads – Simple Machines
http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/
K-6 science units on levers, pulleys, and inclined planes would be greatly enriched by these clever Flash animations created by Gail Wheatley and the Edheads project team.
Interactive Mathematics Projects
http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/home.html
The University of Virginia’s Center for Technology and Teacher Education presents K-12 examples of using Flash to create tools for teaching probability, rational numbers, fractions, and more.
