Obviously I’m writing this from the perspective of a teacher, but I’m really keen to explore the benefits of what used to be known as the Flash Communication Server. I’ve always looked inquisitively at what could be done, but I’ve never really had the time or impetus to even begin experimenting with it. Flash Media Server, according to Adobe, offer: “…. the unique combination of traditional streaming media capabilities and a flexible development environment for creating and delivering innovative, interactive media applications to the broadest possible audience.“
Eh? I’ve long been confused about how it could be used, but I’ve always just had the feeling I was missing something or not understanding fully. I’ve developed lots of Flash based activities such as my Interactive Diagrams, Interactive Storyboards and games like Penalty Shootout. I’ve also been very keen to make much more of the ‘Communication’ aspect of ICT for students. All my activities, even though I say this myself, are really good when the student is using it themselves or with a group of students in class. Yet I would really like to enable collaboration while the activities are being used. Perhaps just multi-player games, but I’m more after the ability for students to log in and create their own collaborative mind-map.