Many have heard of the amazing web-based tool called Canva, which enables anyone who can point and click to design breathtaking graphics in any format, including print. Every social media template is there (over 60,000 templates, they boast!) and literally millions of (also free) photos, illustrations, video clips, music tracks, and fonts.
All free for educators! Just sign up using your institutional email address for quick verification and you're up and running!
Here's an example of what can be created. This is my first project with Canva for Education and I haven't even tried animation or video yet! I'll be screencasting this presentation into a video upon completion of the project build. As you can see, the project can be shared on the Web or in Canvas courses so that students can self navigate even if accompanied with a video with your mini-lecture adding depth and context to your learners. Why not offer both? I'll be sure to caption my video and provide a transcript with relevant links enabled.
View this presentation in full screen mode here. (Swipe left to advance, swipe right to go back!)
From Copyright to Creative Commons by Tess Olten
