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Creative Content Creation With Canva for the Artistically Challenged

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 115B

Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab

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Presenters

Kristina Holzweiss

Ed Tech Librarian, Professor, and Author

Syosset High School
@lieberrian
@lieberrian

Kristina A. Holzweiss is a high school ed tech librarian. She shares ideas and resources about her school library and makerspaces on her website bunheadwithducttape.com. Kristina was named the School Library Journal Librarian of the Year in 2015, a National School Board 2016 - 2017 "20 to Watch" emerging education technology leader, and a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She is also the winner of the 2015 NYSCATE Lee Bryant Outstanding Teacher Award and 2015 Long Island Technology Summit Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Award. She is the author of "Hacking School Libraries" and Scholastic makerspace books.

Session description

With Canva, you won't need a degree in graphic design to design creative content to support student learning. Participants will learn how graphic design is an “on-ramp” for reluctant writers, speakers and presenters of all abilities and grade levels. No technology, art or graphic design experience is necessary!

Purpose & objective

How can we use graphics and visuals to enhance student learning?
How can we provide students with the skills to create through a variety of multimedia formats to demonstrate their understanding?

Participants will be able to...
1. use Canva to create activities that they will integrate in their face to face
2. classrooms and online learning platforms.
3. create ways to integrate what they have learned into their curriculum.
4. reflect on their learning and their future goals.

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Outline

An overview of the Canva platform will be provided, including templates, design studios, and the various features. Attendees will learn step by step how to create their own classroom resources and social media posts. Attendees will also learn about the collaborative features of Canva.

Learn the basics of Canva as well as how to animate GIFs, create videos, design learning materials, collaborate with other users, share information through infographics, create newsletters, and design certificates and digital badges, among other valuable skills.

Participants will work together on collaborative projects that will be shared at the end of the session through social media.

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Supporting research

https://www.history.org.uk/files/download/1544/1217503321/the_power_of_the_visual_image.pdf

https://www.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/350326/studies-confirm-the-power-of-visuals-in-elearning

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00003637/00001

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/06/27/the-best-ways-to-use-photos-in-lessons/

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-use-images-teach-creative-writing

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Session specifications

Topic:

Creativity & curation tools

Grade level:

PK-12

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Curriculum/district specialists, Library media specialists, Teacher education/higher ed faculty

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

https://www.canva.com/education/

Subject area:

Performing/visual arts, STEM/STEAM

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Designer

Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

For Students:
Creative Communicator

Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

Related exhibitors:

Canva for Education,

Book Creator,

Wakelet,

WeVideo, Inc.,

Microsoft Corporation,

StickTogether Products,

Cricut