Multiple choice quiz and animated info graphics

you should still use google to understand better. 

i recommend echo'g xml from your php file, eg:

<?php

// parse as3 values to php variables

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {

$$key = stripslashes($value);

}

.

.

// do whatever

.

.

// return php values to as3 as xml

echo "<root>
<xmlNode1>" . $var1 . "</xmlNode1>
<xmlNode2>" . $var2. "</xmlNode2>
</root>";

?>

/////////////////////////////////////////////

as3:

var loader: URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, returnedPHP);

var req: URLRequest = new URLRequest("yourphppathfilename.php");
req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
var variables: URLVariables = new URLVariables();

var xmlDoc: XMLDocument = new XMLDocument();
xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
var returnedXML: XML;

// when you want to send and/or return data to/from php, callPHP().  eg, if you use a mouseevent:

function callPHP(e: MouseEvent) {

// assign as3 values to php variables
variables.phpvariable = as3variable;
myrequest.data = variables;
loader.load(myrequest);
}

function returnedPHP(e: Event) {
returnedXML = e.target.data as XML;
xmlDoc.parseXML(returnedXML.toXMLString());
// you can now extract data from xmlDoc using xml node names or locations, eg xmlDoc.xmlNode1 (will be $var1 value)
}

for small databases you can use xml.  for large databases using a sql database along with server side executable files (eg, php) can be used.

you should google the things you need to learn.

animate would handle both outputs (html5 for web and projector for win and mac installations).  but what happens to the results?

do you need that info to be stored in an online database?  does that info need to be stored somewhere else?  or is that info just for the user to see.

p.s. the only reason to use premiere and/or after effects would be if you want to add video to your presentation that wouldn't be satisfactory using animates drawing/animation tools.