{"id":1508,"date":"2026-07-09T08:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:46:19","slug":"how-to-use-your-brightlink-and-how-to-get-into-canva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/2026\/07\/09\/how-to-use-your-brightlink-and-how-to-get-into-canva\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Brightlink and How to Get into Canva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bI am so happy to have heard from so many people last week and I am so sorry that I neglected to give the instructions for how to get into Canva\u00a0(oops).\u00a0 Please read on for instructions for how to get in to Canva.\u00a0 Many teachers moved classrooms over the summer or\u00a0got a new Brightlink (Epson)\u00a0projector installed in your classroom and some\u00a0moved into a classroom with a Smartboard. Read on for some support to help you use your projector for interactive projects and engaging activities.\u00a0 If you are new to ePortfolios or have been doing them for years and have knowledge to share,\u00a0read on for information about our Work and Sharing Session tomorrow afterschool.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">How to Get in to Canva:\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The easiest way for teachers and students to get in is to:<\/p>\n<p>1. Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">canva.com\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Click on\u00a0<strong>Log In\u00a0<\/strong>in the top right<\/p>\n<p>3. Click on\u00a0<strong>Continue in Another Way<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Continue with email<\/strong>\u00a0works too)<\/p>\n<p>4. Choose to log in with your Microsoft Account<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Now just log in using your school district email address and regular password.\u200b<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Brightlink\/Smartboard Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have an Epson Brightlink projector in your classroom you should have pens that work with it making it interactive.\u00a0 Look for a play button on the side or controls on the bottom that enable you to switch the pen between being a drawing\/writing tool and a mouse clicker.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a play button on the left or right side,<a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brightlinks-toolbar.pdf\">\u00a0click here for\u00a0some instruction\u200bs\u00a0to help you.<\/a>\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>If you have a very new Brightlink with controls at the bottom,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Brightlink725.pdf\">click here for some instructions to help you.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a Brightlink or a Smartboard, Lumio is fabulous program to use with it.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/\">Learn71.ca<\/a>, click on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/integrating-technology\/\">Integrating Technology\u200b<\/a>, then click on the\u00a0\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/integrating-technology\/smartboard-brightlink-resources\/\">Lumio\/Brightlink\/Smartboard\u00a0<\/a>button on the right. to find links to help you get started with Lumio.\u00a0 Also check out all the amazing virtual manipulatives that you can use with your students to teach Math.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/integrating-technology\/smartboard-brightlink-resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1509\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-300x122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-1030x418.png 1030w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-1536x624.png 1536w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-2048x832.png 2048w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-1500x609.png 1500w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/martboard_Brightlink-Resources-\u2013-Learn71-705x286.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bI am so happy to have heard from so many people last week and I am so sorry that I neglected to give the instructions for how to get into Canva\u00a0(oops).\u00a0 Please read on for instructions for how to get in to Canva.\u00a0 Many teachers moved classrooms over the summer or\u00a0got a new Brightlink (Epson)\u00a0projector [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1508"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1511,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1508\/revisions\/1511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}