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Canva in the Classrom

Susan Morrissette

Created on February 16, 2024

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This is how we do it….

🍎 Preview 30 ways to use Canva 🍎 Be amazed & inspired 🍎 Log into Canva 🍎 Complete the Canva Checklist 🍎 Ask questions & mini tutorials 🍎 Collaborate with neighbors 🍎 Win prizes

Canva Challenge

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Canva Basics

Templates

Templates

From Scratch

Uploads

Canva Checklist Items

Curved Text

Arch or Full Circle -Add text and then click effects

App smash with Google

Unsure of the date? Or need to reuse a graphic Download from Canva, paste into Google Slides or Drawings and add text over the graphic! *Yes, they have GIFs!!!

Make Emails More Exciting

Think of an email that you are going to send the first week of school and make it more memorable!

Social Media Post

Wear Red on February 3rd for Heart Health Awareness.

Edit a PDF

Upload a PDF into Canva, click on Recent Projects, and then Edit! Taking an existing worksheet and update numbers, images, words, etc!

Goodbye Powerpoint & Google Slides

Find a presentation template and change the first slide!

Enhance your Google Slides

6.5

Take the presentation that you just edited and send to Google!

Video creation-Remove & Replace a background

Upload a video from your Drive or phone and then remove the background!

Text to Image

Click on APPS and then search for Text to image!

Flyer using Magic Design

Create a flyer with your favorite animal for an upcoming event

Class Logo to “Brand” your classroom!

Create a brand for your classroom as an easy identifier for your students and parents!

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Interactive Presentations where students can vote & ask questions!

Docs to Decks

Have a document already typed up? Use Docs to Decks to automatically make a slide presentation!

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Remove the background of pictures

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Create custom templates for students

Take one of your designs and then click SHARE, scroll down and create a template! Email your template design to a friend or the presenter!

Group work with one link

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Create a template and collaborate with your table or the presenter!

Embed a live video into a presentation

Open a presentation or make a new one, record a quick video and embed into your presentation OR embed a Youtube video!

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Add QR codes

QR codes are easily created in Canva and they are customizable! Add one to one of your presentations, newsletters, or documents!

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Add links

Go to elements and add an image, click on the image to add a link!

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Lock Elements in Place

Select multiple items in one of your projects and click the lock button to see the different options!

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Animate Your Page

Click on an object in one of your projects and then click animate! When you click on SAVE you have several download options! *I like the GIF option!

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Enhance your designs with GIFs

Create a presentation and then download as a GIF!

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Share your templates or work via Google Classroom

Practice sending templates or presentations to Google Classroom or your preferred LMS!

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Download graphics with Transparent Background

Pick a graphic or project that you have created and then click SAVE! Choose transparent background when you download!

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Whiteboard

Open a new whiteboard, add a video, draw a shape or two, and then add a timer! Show your neighbor your whiteboard!

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Present and Record

Open a presentation and then head over to SHARE and then click Present and Record. Record a quick video and see what options appear!

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Glitter Text

Click on Elements, Letter Frames, search for glitter, and then drag the glitter to fill the letter frame!

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Letter frames with custom backgrounds

Click on Elements, Letter Frames, upload your own image, and then drag on top to fill the letter frames!

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Easily share to social media and schedule post

Open one of your projects and click on SHARE. Next, go to Share on Social and then click Twitter or your favorite social media application!

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Digital Comic Strips

Search for comic strip and open one of your favorite designs! Add a text bubble and an image!

Frames

Click on Elements and then search from frames! Tell the presenter what you would you use them for?

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Bingo Cards App

Click on APPS on the home screen and then search for Bingo!

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Earn Money from your Designs

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Magic Design a Presentation

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Let Canva do the work for you…

Color Palette Generator

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I use this ALL the time when creating shirts, graphics, or logos!

Bulk Uploads

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Apps, Bulk Create,

https://www.canva.com/help/bulk-create/

Bulk Uploads

35.5

Apps, Bulk Create,

https://www.canva.com/help/bulk-create/

Canva Challenges

Bonus…

Create T-shirt designs using all of Canva’s cute, colorful graphics! Download with a TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND and then send to an online company to print. I use THIS company but there are lots of online companies. Search for “custom gang sheet”.

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