Happy Tuesday! More and more teachers and students are learning about Canva and using it in their classrooms. This is very exciting. However, those who have used Canva before, know how quickly you can get caught in a rabbit hole . . . waaaay too many options.
To avoid this, teachers can go into Canva ahead of time and “preselect” specific designs they would like their students to use OR even customize a template, so all students have to do is add content and a few design changes.
These designs can then be shared out using a “Template Link” so all students have to do is click on the click to create a copy of it in their own instance of Canva.
Click on the image to watch the video below to learn how to do this.
To learn more about how to insert the links into Teams (and more) visit the Canva page on learn71.ca
https://learn71.ca/integrating-technology/technology-support/canva/
MyEd & Brightspace Student Resources
As the second semester is just starting for the high schools, I just wanted to point out some additional links that have been added to the teacher sites to provide more information to students. Clicking on the “Learning at Home” red button will direct users to the pages created specifically for parents and students.
Happy Tuesday! Anyone who is exploring AI quickly realizes that the quality of what you get from AI directly depends on the quality of your prompt. Say hello to the AI for Education Prompt Library—your new go-to resource for powerful AI prompts designed specifically for education. This incredible library is packed with ready-made prompts that help you use AI tools for everything from generating creative writing ideas to crafting personalized study guides. There is even a page of prompts for AI Resistant Assessment. Whether you’re an AI newbie or an experienced user, this resource makes it simple to integrate AI into your teaching practice in meaningful ways and get the most out of Copilot.
On a more serious note, Safer Schools: Erase is offering free online workshops for students and parents about social media awareness, cyberbullying, dealing with violence, online safety and more. Please send a message home encouraging parents to attend these workshops if they are interested. Here are links with more information, dates of the workshops and registration:
Students: Separate workshops for grades 5-8 and 9-12 erase Gender Based Violence Student Sessions
Parents: erase Family Sessions
…or for both links visit https://learn71.ca/online/erase_family-resources/
AI For Education Prompt Library:
Click here or on the image below to visit this fabulous prompt library.
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone got a chance on the weekend to go out and enjoy the sunshine. I sometimes have to remind myself that I like winter and try to embrace the chilly days. I recently found two things that I would like to share with you that may help you enjoy winter. The first was a lesson plan from the New York Times, titled “How Nature Comes Alive in Winter“. This reminded me of all the wonderful teaching resources at the New York Times Learning Network. Here you can find up-to-date discussion articles, picture prompts and more! I will share the link below. The other neat site that I would like to share (thanks to Matt and his Ditch That Textbook emails) is about Snowflakes. It is full of really interesting snow crystal facts, videos and information.
New York Times Learning Network:
I encourage you to check out this amazing resource with stuff for almost any grade. You can find contests, writing prompts, and opinion pieces that students can read with questions at the end to get them thinking and so much more!
New York Times Learning Network
