5.6 Canva Isaac Adams by Isaac Adams

Link to Canva

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What is Canva?

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A graphic design tool that enables teachers and students to create illustrations, posters, presentations, and other materials for collaborative work.

Cost?

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Canva has a free option with limited functionality, but also has paid subscriptions for individuals or districts.

My district has paid for a premium subscription to Canva.

Ease of Use For Teachers

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Canva is designed for teachers to quickly make posters, visuals, organizers, and a wide variety of other graphics.

Here is a quick proposal presentation that was created in a few minutes.

Example Canva Image 1

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Example 2: Faculty Presentation

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Ease of Use for Students

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Disclosure: Canva is available to my students through Clever, so sign-in is easy.

Students are able to quickly create visuals, presentations, and can even use Canva as a whiteboard.

Students in my district seem to have just as much functionality available as the staff do.

Resource 1: How to Use Canva

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This is Canva's own guide for getting started

Resource 2: Video Tutorial from Canva

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Explanation for implementation of Canva into courses.

Resource 3: Independent Youtuber

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What aspects of this tool align with what we've learned?

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Multimedia Principle: Canva allows users to combine text and images, making it easier to create multimedia presentations, infographics, and social media posts.

What aspects of this tool align with what we've learned?

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Spatial Contiguity: People learn more effectively when corresponding words and pictures are presented near each other.

What aspects of this tool align with what we've learned?

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Modality Principle: While Canva primarily focuses on visuals, it also allows for the integration of audio in certain types of projects. For instance, users can add voiceovers to presentations or videos, providing an auditory channel to explain complex visuals.

What aspects of this tool align with what we've learned?

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Redundancy Principle: Canva minimizes redundancy by allowing users to select appropriate combinations of text and visuals, avoiding overly wordy designs. While users can add text to a visual, Canva's interface encourages simplicity to avoid clutter and cognitive overload.

Digital Tool Evaluation Form

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Using this tool, Canva scores a 16 out of a possible 27.