About This Website
Welcome to this website where I am sharing digital learning resources with you! The resources focus on finding new ways to use Canva in your classroom. My goal is to help you get started using Canva in your classroom or to move to more advanced levels of use.
I used Canva to build and host this website. Come back to visit for additional resources!
Here is a little about myself.
Resources for TCEA Lunch and Learn
Resources on this website include the Lunch and Learn Slides, Examples of Canva Uses in the Classroom, and TCEA and Other Resources. More resources are in the works.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me.
Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to advancing the use of technology in education at the local, regional, state, and national levels. I began my career as a math and science teacher. After earning my graduate degree in instructional technology at UT-Austin, I directed programs in educational technology at the Texas Education Agency for twenty years. After retiring from TEA, I worked on a grant at ESC Region 18 as the manager for online learning. Now, I design and build online digital resources and mentor learners in using technology tools.
Beginning in graduate school, I embarked on a quest to find the most amazing tools for educators. When I found Canva, I realized its potential and created the TCEA online course Canva Educator to share its many features and demonstrate its applications in the classroom. In this Lunch and Learn session, I will share discoveries from my latest quest to find new ways to use Canva in the classroom.
Lunch and Learn Slides and Activity
- The slides from the Lunch and Learn session were made using Canva’s new AI tools and other new features. Please participate in the Whiteboard Activity.
Examples of Ways That You Can Use Canva in the Classroom
- There are so many ways that you can use Canva in your classroom. Here are some ideas.
Examples of Canva’s New AI Tools and Updated Features
- New Canva tools and features are shared.
- Find additional resources on this and related topics, including TCEA courses and more.
Welcome back! Here are the Lunch and Learn slides as a template with step-by-step instructions on how you can make the Canva Quest your own. Let me know if you have any questions using the template. Instructions are given on each even-numbered page.
Classroom #1: Address the Needs of
All Students
- Differentiate instruction.
- Address accessibility (typography, color contrast, Alternative text, and captions).
- Translate lessons into various languages.
- Access new planning tools, calendars, lesson plans, and educational content
- Build exciting lessons easily
- Assess differently
Classroom #2: Help Teachers Save Time
Classroom #3: Assist with Classroom
Environment
- Design bulletin boards and other classroom visuals.
- Create infographics and timelines.
- Create daily objectives displays, charts, and calendars.
Classroom #4: Support Instruction
- Create exciting lessons from scratch.
- Easily make videos for your lessons and other purposes.
- Brainstorm and transform discussions into summaries, songs, or poems.
Classroom #1: Address the Needs of
All Students
Classroom #2: Help Teachers Save Time
- To access new planning tools, calendars, lesson plans, and educational content, visit the Education Library.
- To build exciting lessons quickly, you can access numerous new lesson templates to adapt for your class.
- To assess differently, you can use Magic Write to create various question types. It can generate sentences, paragraphs, lists, outlines, and more based on the text prompt you enter.
- To differentiate instruction, you can use Narrate and Screen Record to explain concepts in different ways, provide additional context, or give more detailed instructions.
- To address accessibility, you can use Accessibility Checker for typography, color contrast, Alternative text, and captions.
- To translate lessons into various languages, you can use Translate with over 100 languages available.
Classroom #3: Assist with Classroom
Environment
- To design bulletin boards and other classroom visuals, you can use Magic Write to create informative and catchy headlines and content.
- To create infographics and timelines, you can use Magic Design. Put in your information and generate a collection of custom infographic templates.
- To create daily objectives displays, charts, and calendars, you can use the many new Education Templates.
Classroom #4: Support Instruction
- To create exciting lessons from scratch, you can use the new Lesson Builder, which allows you to incorporate Canva's many elements and instructional resources.
- To easily make videos for your lessons and other purposes, you can use the new video features, including adding animations and music from the vast audio library.
- To brainstorm and transform your discussions into summaries, songs, or poems, you can use the Whiteboard and Transform to Document.
TCEA Canva Courses
- Canva Educator (Introduction and Classroom Applications)
- Canva Specialist (AI Tools)
Information from Canva
