Adobe
Express

Why use Adobe Express?

Adobe Express is a graphic design app that offers templates for teachers and students to design a variety of digital projects including flyers, posters, websites, reports, book covers, infographics, social media profiles, videos and so much more. Quick actions include converting from PDF files, removing a background from an image, and merging videos.

Projects can be downloaded as a png, jpg or pdf, or saved to Google Drive and shared with teachers and students who will be able to view the project.

🍎For Teachers *You may need to open Adobe Express from Classlink before selecting the links.

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Getting it to Students

Seeing Student Work

Viewing a student's assignment in Classrooms
Students can download their creation and share the file with you in a Brightspace Assignment.

Using it with Brightspace

Easily send your students directly into Adobe Express from anywhere in Brightspace with this link (https://express.adobe.com/a/aacps.org)

Post the hyperlink in Assignments, Announcements or as a Weblink; It'll work anywhere you can add a link.

An Adobe Express link is also in the AACPS Cool Sites Navbar group.

Students can upload any Adobe Express File directly to a Brightspace Assignment. As a teacher you can open the attachment within Brightspace and while using any Brightspace scoring tools, like rubrics and standards.

💻Student Use

Student Access

Students have access to Adobe Express via Classlink.

Maryland Digital Learning Standards

Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate for their goals.

💡Instructional Inspiration

No Prep/ Low Prep Adobe Express activities that teachers can use with students in all content areas; ready for student use in less than 10 minutes!

These editable Adobe Express Task Cards for every grade level offer step-by-step direction for creating a variety of basic projects.

Adobe Express has dozens of easy-to-use creative challenges, with lesson planning ideas and templates. Check out each of these simple activities designed to get students creating right away.

Arts integration is an approach to teaching and learning in which the arts are the catalyst and vehicle for learning. Click here for lesson plans and project ideas from the AACPS Arts Integration Office.

Join the new Adobe Creative Educator program for educators in every subject area and grade level. In this community program you will receive curated professional development materials, information about virtual and in-person events, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded educators from around the world.