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From Consumers to Creators — Authentic Student Engagement With Canva

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Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2C

Explore and create: Deep-dive Creation lab
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Presenters

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Dr. Jodi Zeis
Supervisor of Instructional Technology
Frederick County Public Schools VA
Dr. Jodi Zeis has served in the education field for over twenty five years. During that time she has had the privilege to teach at every grade level k-12 in a combination of general and special education classrooms. Additionally, she has served as an administrator at both the school and district levels. Dr. Zeis also works with pre-service teachers at the university level. She is most interested in teacher leadership and supporting teachers new to a district. She loves collaborating to develop engaging and relevant curriculum across grade levels and contents.

Session description

Learn how students can take control of their learning, sharing, creating and imagining through Canva, which is free for districts. Learn step by step how students can create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

Purpose & objective

Participants will be able to identify how this tool promotes student choice and independence in learning, creating, and sharing. Participants will be able to access Canva, and utilize the tools to choose their type of presentation and they will learn how to engage with the templates, text, recording, and music features.
Participants will identify, locate, and use accessibility tools in Canva such as the translation tool and the subtitle features.
Participants will identify how components of this tool support diverse students in a student-led learning environment.
The model for this presentation is a loose I do, we do, you do, with an introduction activity and overview in the beginning.
Student samples from our district of engaged learning using this tool at elementary, middle, and high will be shared.

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Outline

Introduction quick engagement activity to activate thinking.
-Teachers log on
-Overview of what Canva is and why it is an incredible tool for students with learning disabilities, students who do not speak English fluently, for project based and problem based learning, collaboration and more.
-Presenter will walk participants through the landing page and choices that users can choose for projects
- Projects represent size, which can always be changed
-show various options such as infographics, Instagram template, etc.
- If you want to do a video, start with video model
-The benefit of students becoming creators over being consumers of products.
-Together we all click on worksheet; work through all the features (template, elements, text, video, audio and we each create. Some share with presenter to show.
-Show the translate feature
-Show the AI picture replacement tool and how students can upload their own photos, videos, etc.
-Dive in to create a one pager using tools we have seen to brainstorm ways to engage students authentically using this tool. Add a video and we will use the subtitle feature in various languages.
-Presenter will answer individual questions as you work. This is time for you to understand the tools.
-Contact info and closure
(I DO NOT REPRESENT THIS COMPANY *CANVA* IN ANY WAY.)

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Supporting research

Hero, L.-M., & Lindfors, E. (2019). Students’ learning experience in a multidisciplinary innovation project. Education + Training, 61(4), 500–522. https://doi.org/10.1108/et-06-2018-0138

William Rayens & Amanda Ellis (2018) Creating a Student-Centered Learning Environment Online, Journal of Statistics Education, 26:2, 92-102, DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2018.1475205

Bouilheres, F., Le, L. T., McDonald, S., Nkhoma, C., & Jandug-Montera, L. (2020). Defining student learning experience through blended learning. Education and Information Technologies, 25(4), 3049–3069. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10100-y

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Session specifications

Topic:
Creativity & curation tools
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
It would be helpful for attendees to already sign up for Canva prior to this session so that access is readily available. Assistance will be available if they need help joining. https://www.canva.com/; If participants have an education account through Canva, even better.
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Change Agent
  • Facilitate equitable use of digital learning tools and content that meet the needs of each learner.
For Educators:
Citizen
  • Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
Designer
  • Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

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