Ben Forta is an author and Senior Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems, particularly ColdFusion and Flex, and the owner of EmTek Systems. He previously worked in a similar capacity for Macromedia and Allaire Corporation, the two previous owners of ColdFusion.
In addition to writing numerous technical books on ColdFusion, SQL, and Regular Expressions, Forta co-authored Adobe's official ColdFusion training materials and certification tests and lectures on application development around the world. Many of his books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.
Before working for Allaire, he founded the website Car.com, which was later purchased by Auto-By-Tel. Born in London, England, Forta lives in Oak Park, Michigan with his wife and their children.
Forta and Burns ways of using Adobe Spark in the classroom are beneficial for your everyday classroom teacher. The projects they suggested are simple and easy to implement across various grade levels. They outline the educational outcomes for students, along with assistance that might be needed for students and leave you with ways to extend the lessons. Burns and Forta leave you wanting more ways to use Adobe Spark in the Classroom.