Canva is a user-friendly and versatile graphic design platform that allows teachers and institutional districts to create visually appealing and professional-looking course materials without any design experience. Here are some of its features, benefits, suitability in different school levels and examples:
Features
Provides a wide range of templates, graphics, and design elements
Allows users to create presentations, posters, infographics, and other visual materials
Offers a drag-and-drop interface that is easy to use
Provides a library of free and paid images, icons, and fonts
Allows users to collaborate and share their designs with others
Benefits
Saves time and effort in creating high-quality course materials
Makes course materials more visually appealing and engaging
Allows teachers to create custom designs that reflect their teaching style and content
Enhances students' learning experience with visually appealing and interactive course materials
Increases student engagement and retention of information
Suitability
Primary school: Canva can be used to create colourful posters, infographics and presentations to support teaching topics such as the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colours.
Secondary school: Canva can be used to create engaging and interactive presentations, infographics, and posters to support teaching topics such as history, geography, science, and mathematics.
High school: Canva can be used to create professional-looking presentations, posters, and infographics to support teaching topics such as literature, social studies, and advanced mathematics.
Ways to Implement
Creating a visually appealing and engaging presentation on a topic in history or science.
Creating an infographic to explain a complex process or concept in mathematics or biology.
Creating a poster to promote a school event or showcase student work.
Creating custom design elements for a school website or social media page.