Create + Collaborate in Canva

On the surface, Canva is a graphic design tool that helps even the least skilled designer make beautiful graphics, presentations, posters, and videos. When you add in Canva for Education, your students can use the platform to demonstrate learning through creativity, collaborate on group projects, and receive timely teacher feedback. In this session, we’ll look at how you can use Canva to create engaging educational resources.

Rob Bentley

UEN Senior Technical Trainer and Adobe Product Manager

Rob taught Language Arts and Spanish for six years. For the last 15 years, he's been teaching teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum. During his time at UEN, he's presented at SUMS, URSA, UELMA, UCET, ISTE, FETC, UFLA, and the CTE conferences many times. Rob is now UEN's Adobe Product Manager, teaching several courses on Adobe products as well as other media production tools.

Social Media

X - @robobent

Website

Adobe Create UT

Email Address

rob@uen.org

Welcome! Below, you'll find a copy of the presentation and some helpful video tutorials:

Create a Design

Use a template, start from scratch or update an existing document to have a little more Canva pizazz! This video will teach the basics to get started!

The Canva Editor

I shared this in Module 1 but I think it's helpful to see again!

How to Find Fonts and Format Text

Fonts and color choices make a huge difference in the look of your design. I love this video, but Canva has made an update since it was made. Styles are no longer found in your left navigation bar. Instead, look for them in the design tab. (see the image below the video)

Set Up Your Brand Kit

Brand what? Who needs branding in a classroom? If you create school/class newsletters, or you just like to coordinate your fonts, colors, or styles for each class or subject then setting up a brand kit will make your life so much easier! A brand kit helps you organize the the colors, fonts and images (logos) that you use often so you quickly customize your designs.

Design Using Your Brand Kit

Learn to quickly customize designs using your brand elements. This is a game changer for those that like a consistent look/feel to their designs!

Additional Resources

How to Magic Resize with custom dimensions
Automation Hacks in Canva - Making mass changes to your designs
Canva YouTube
Canva For Education Playlist - I pick various videos from this playlist to share. If you want to see the full buffet this is it!

Use Apps in Canva

Canva apps help you supercharge your Canva designs! This video shows that Canva apps are found in the elements tab, but they're now found in your left navigation menu as shown in the image below the video.

Delivering Your Presentation

Confetti, drum roll, back channel chat features, recordings and more. Presenting in Canva is an experience steps above Microsoft and Google!

* The options are organized a little differently but I think it's still easy to follow the video. "Standard" is now just the default presentation mode "Present Full Screen"

Record your Screen in Canva

More about Audio

Audio seems to be a tricky part of making a video. In the recorded webinar below (17 mins) you'll learn how to split audio tracks and add multiple audio tracks on top of one another...think voice over and background music.

Additional Resources

- Canva Video Editor - Complete Tutorial for Beginners (16:33)
- How to Add Videos and Images over Video in Canva (8:48) - This video shows you how to adjust the timing of videos and images that you place on top of each other.
- Creating and Editing Videos - Canva Help Guides
- Creating Videos with Canva | The Ultimate Guide (53:52) - This video is lengthy, but you can view the chapters in the comments and go directly to a section.