For the first project I simply want you to draw a picture. Try to use a variety of tools and techniques. Put different pieces of your picture on different layers -- for example, the sky on one layer, sun on another layer, clouds on a layer, etc. It's helpful to have objects on different layers when we get ready to begin animation.
When you are finished with your Flash project, save it to your Thawspace -- it will save with a .FLA extension. I recommend copying it to a thumb drive and/or emailing a copy to yourself. You can also open the shared folder on my computer (file://khslab_584/ and then open the "Student Work" folder... then he period... and then your name) and drag your finished files in there.