Buzzword--Flash Word Processor

Buzzword is absolutely amazing. This is a Flash application that does a great job of online word processing. You can work alone or collaboratively. It even saves your files in your account. Nicely done Flash front and UI with a database.

This is the most exciting technology I have come across in a while!

Dancing Elves

Well in my opinion this is better than the dancing hamsters. Kids love putting their picture, or someone else's picture, on these groovin' elves and sending them off to family and friends.

Regardless of where you place it on the annoying scale, pretty neat use of Flash. Comes from creators at PixFusion. (Notice it is even patented.)

Go ahead and ElfYourself.

IU Jacobs School of Music

Indiana University's School of Music has a fantastic interactive timeline that is produced with flash. This is quite impressive in design and interactive qualities. Check it out on the school's about page and click on the link--Historical Timeline toward the bottom third of the page.

Terra Incognita Productions

Terra Incognita Productions has cranked out quality interactive education websites for some time. They have done work for museuems and university projects and it is often outstanding. They also use flash well and not just to use it.

Check out their productions for yourself!

I Shake You Warmly By the Hand

This is a site with games, interviews, galleries, and a plethora of information on Roald Dahl. I have used it for several years with my six grade students to help kick off Dahl's autobiography, Boy. I was impressed when I first saw it, and after seeing many more Flash sites--I am still impressed.

Plunder

Vicki Mast from Franklin College sent me an interesting educational site by the Musuem of Natural History. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga uses Flash,computer elfin magic, and the power of Thor to bring interactive learning. It is particularily interesting how they combine html and Flash together.

Rustboy

Rustboy is a documentary of Brian Taylor's creative process of a computer animated film. Flash works great to collaboratively showcase the whole process from sketches to final film clips. Also, Taylor has made a great site with a particular style, great feel, and excellent navigation. Hits the mark in both content and function.

Mini Cooper

There has been several car sites that have cashed in on the power of flash for demos and even manuals. Still, I never get tired of them. Mini Cooper is a pretty cool flash application where you can put together the Mini you want. Try either the Union Jack or checkerboard mirrors. (It is only too bad they do not have a simulation for driving one, and a blessing I could not just click "add to my cart.")