Canva is a free graphic-design tool website and application. It has an easy to use drag-and-drop interface and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. Canva provides teachers and students with a simple new way to design. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals. The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics and allows users to easily create beautiful designs and documents ranging from presentations, posters, one-page documents, social media posts, and beyond!

Their Design School was created to provide tutorials and teaching materials to help you master Canva as well as improve your overall eye for graphic design. In the tutorials, you can try out simple design techniques, like layering images, manipulating text, and adding stickers and buttons, so you can get the hang of the program.

• Sign in with your Google account or create a separate Canva account
• Select one of the over fifty-six categories such as presentations, posters, greeting cards, infographics, and cover pages.
• Select a category template that fits the project.
• Replace text and images.Optionally change colors, size, layering, and more.
• Save/publish/share.
• Extras include:
  • themed elements
  • more text
  • more images
  • your own uploaded images

F.A.Q.

• How do I purchase premium elements for my designs?
• I'm having issues sharing my design.
• How do I access Canva from my iPad or iPhone?
• I can't use my Canva design at an online print shop.
• I'm getting an error message when downloading.
• Watermarks are still on my design.
• The preview (thumbnail) of my design is not updating.

Sample Lesson Plans