1. The History of Flash By the inventor, Jonathan Gay

2. His story Early days His early products Play LEGO
Began writing games, then graphics editor
Writing games was an important part of his computer education
His early products
Intellidraw
SmartSketch (using pen computing, GO)

3. LEGO-based Design Process
Choose a problem: Build a LEGO ship.
Develop a vision: What sort of ship will it be? How big will it be? What will it carry?
Build: Build the framework of the ship.
Fill in the details: Design and build the details of the ship, ramps, doors, etc.
Test: Drive the cars around the ship and sail the ship while exploring the house.
Refine: Take parts of the ship apart and make them better.
Learn: Take what you learned from building this ship and use it to build a better one next time.

4. The History of Flash SmartSketch -> FutureSplash Animator
Animation product
Send graphics and animation over the Web (using Java, but horribly slow)
Plug-in API in Netscape (ancestor of Flash Player) to improve performance
His company sold to Macromedia
MSN adopted FutureSplash to produce TV-like experience on the Internet
FutureSplash = Macromedia Flash 1.0

5. Flash today and its original
From the simple interactivity of Flash 2 and 3 to an interactive development tool that is capable of building online applications
Flash started as an animation tool
Flash has much of the code that was written for pen computers

7. The story teaches us … Teaching games and graphics
Programming or use of application software is task-oriented
the students should have a problem
It is a cumulative process and a step-wise refinement
What are the basics ? The past versions provide some ideas.

8. An elaboration of PCK and task-based learning in meeting 4 and 5
The teaching of Flash
An elaboration of PCK and task-based learning in meeting 4 and 5

9. The teaching of Flash
How do you classify or describe Flash as an application software, a web tool, a programming tool, a graphics tool or an animation tool?
How and what do you teach in the starting lessons on Flash?
What are the basic concepts about Flash?
State the teaching methods (names of the methods) you have employed in teaching Flash.
Do you have a Text? How do you prepare your teaching notes?
What teaching and learning resources do you usually adopt for your classes?

10. Class activities
Compare the major features added between Flash 2 and Flash 5
What is new from Flash 5 to Flash MX 2004?
Browse the Web site
Trial run the “demo” Flash from the network drive S

11. A movie production house (Flash metaphor)
Editing room
(Timeline area)
Writer’s lounge,
Casting couch,
Make-up room
(Tool palette)
Library
(Library)
The performance stage
(Stage)
Audience
(user)

12. Features of Flash