I had the opportunity to check out the research my classmate did on Canva. As an instructor Canva has given me a free premium account to use for educational purposes. I have used Canva on and off but didn't realize how much Cavnva had to offer
Visual Suite
I do not feel that I am a "creative" person. Any help is appreciated from someone more creative. I played around with Magic Studio after reading about it in the research. I used the Magic Write. It asked me to write five words about what I want to write as a prompt. I chose "blog about the power Canva." Canva responded with a four paragraph essay about the benefits of Canva. Below is the conclusion from the four paragraphs.
In conclusion, Canva's power lies in its ability to make professional-grade design accessible to everyone. Its user-friendly interface, extensive library of resources, and collaborative features make it an invaluable tool for creating visually compelling content. Whether you're a small business owner looking to enhance your brand's online presence or an individual wanting to add a creative touch to personal projects, Canva provides the tools and resources necessary to bring your vision to life.
The nice thing is Canva says students do not have access to the magic write. It is designed to help teachers be more efficient. I did notice that there was also Resize & Magic Switch, Magic Animate, and Magic Morph.
Organizational Chart
I was having trouble locating the exact same organization chart as my classmate but the their are tons of options to choose from. They look a lot more fancy than Word's charts. However, it remains to be seen how easy they can be manipulated to add more people or levels.
Canva Education
Anything that helps teachers keep track of all the students progress is a benefit to me. No two students are ever exactly the same in their progress. I could see how a gnatt chart could help teachers keep track of progress. There was also a lot of other ways teacher can use Canva to help the teacher be more efficient. I saw job charts, reward charts, visual lesson charts, etc.
I think the biggest benefit would be teacher teams. Working with other teacher, building their professional network, learning from other is always a plus.
In all I think Canva can be a valuable tool.
Here are some of the things I have done.
I created this to add to my CANVAS Lms page for my class I was teaching.
I love Canva!! One of tools within the platform I recently learned about was the Accessibility Checker. It checks your designs to make sure it meet general accessibility guidelines on typography, color contrast, photo alt text and others. This tool isn't always 100% correct but it's nice that it can be checked within the platform to avoid most accessibility issues before finishing a design. Here's more info on the tool if you are interested, https://www.canva.com/help/using-design-accessibility/#:~:text=Canva%20believes%20in%20providing%20accessibility,to%20be%20an%20accessibility%20expert.
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