http://www.multiplication.com/interactive/quickflash/flash/index.html

It was interesting to find there are a multiple of sites that use flash to teach different subjects for people of all ages. I work with kids in the summer and I’m always looking for new interesting and fun ways to teach kids. The site above I found is a site that uses a simple quick flash design to teach kids their multiplication. The design choices were simple enough to work with the audience they were aiming to attract. Kids would have no problem being able to focus on their multiplication and have fun at the same time. Although I felt as kids respond better with simplicity, throwing in an interactive character and some music would add to a more friendly/inviting atmosphere. And possibly adding a little more spunk to it would encourage kids to try harder.

The differences between a flash for an ad and a flash for education looks different in their focus. The flash, if its trying to sell something, it will advertise and focus on its product, whereas the educational flash focuses on the user–such as the Flash for FIT, its inviting you to desire something. The Multiplication flash is invites you to interact with it from which you learn something from using it.