What is Canva?
Canva is an online tool to design
presentations, social media graphics and more with thousands of layouts. What
makes this tool so appealing are the drag-and-drop feature and professional
layouts to design consistently stunning graphics. Users can design with
millions of stock photographs, vectors, illustrations and even upload their own
photos.
How can this tool
be applied in the classroom?
This tool can be applied as an after reading activity
or to revise vocabulary items. For example, students can create advertisements
related to the unit they have been working on or design photo collages from a recent
school trip.
Why should teachers choose
this online tool?
Teachers
should choose this tool because it is user friendly and is not time-consuming. According
to Warschauer and Grimes (2007) Web 2.0 allows more interactive forms of
publishing, participation, and networking. This tool can not only be downloaded
but also shared with other users from the world.
How do we use this
tool?
Check this tutorial on how to use Canva : )
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Click on Activity with Canva to see an example of how to apply this tool in your lessons.
References
- Blehm, A. (Producer). (2016, October 30). Tutorial #3: Canva [Video file]. In YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/F6po4F8uMHI
- Canva. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from https://www.canva.com/
- Thomas, M. (Ed.). (2009). Handbook of research on Web 2.0 and second language learning.
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