Help needed for a total novice

:confused; Greetings. I am a teacher that is attempting to learn Flash along
with other Adobe applications so that I can create online activities to support
the very original and unique teaching strategies that I use (elementary ed) I
have purchased the Adobe Classroom in a Book for Flash, Photoshop and
Illustrator and watched a number of videos on Lynda.com. I can make dynamite
powerpoints, but I don't know where to begin to learn what I want to do with
flash for my students. I want to create drag and drop type activities to start
with. Time is of the essence because I have to spend so much time preparing
for teaching (and in the classroom as well) that I have little time to learn
myself. My question is this - can anyone direct me to the best way to learn
what I want to learn without having to spin my wheels searching for where to
find it. Hope this is clear. Your friend, Patti Pike

Patti, you are already approaching it in what I think is the best way. I
cannot think of anything that will help you learn faster than lynda.com or
CIAB. It does, in fact, take a lot time to learn.

Try some other tutorial sites as well:

http://www.gotoandlearn.com

http://www.kirupa.com

http://www.flash-creations.com