Notes taken from 40 Ways to Inject Creativity Into Your Classroom with Adobe Creative Cloud Express by Monica Burns
Video Journal - URL’s never change so students share one time and then can update as often as they want and can be shared with family and friends
Video Book Report - Have students summarize daily in a notebook so they can refer back when creating - spotlight a new video book report each day to spark interest in new books
Interesting Quotations - Choose one sentence that inspires you or you find interesting. It should be a sentence that makes you feel a certain way, provides advice, or offers wisdom - Adobe Express requires little training and prep work - Share students work with authors on social media - have social media person on campus share work out on Instagram, etc - authentic audience - Create a Book Snap
Video Storytelling - can use own music (digital citizenship)
Special Occasion Class Project - can be embedded into a website - make sure that work is published before posted on a webpage
Yearbook Promotions - pictures taken for the yearbook to promote what they are going see in the yearbook - also create videos of sporting event highlights
Collaborative Storytelling - students work collaboratively using a variety of multimedia - generate QR codes that can be posted in the classroom for students to watch
Science Lab Reports - document steps of an experiment, take pictures, reflect on learning in an Express Page
Digital Bulletin Board - Students use Vocaroo to record a summary of their project - share it so it can be inputted on a shared Express page with the picture and button linking to the recording. (Take a picture of the actual bulletin board before projects are taken down and archive the pictures with audio for students to view later in the year
Book Promos/Trailers - Students use images to create a book trailer providing a sneak preview to a book - QR codes could be linked to trailers and attached to the actual book or made into a poster for the library, classroom, or school.
Collages from childhood in Spanish class
Document a Field Trip - students take pictures on the field trip and then create a short movie that shares what they learned - could be used to say thank you to a tour guide or as a promotional video for future students going on the field trip
Create Engaging Slides for Presentations - can be a collaborative project - extra tips with using Posts
Classroom Newsletter - A teacher-created classroom newsletter can spotlight student work and share information with families and the school community
Spot Math in Action - Students take pictures that show off math topic in action - add captions and labels. Turn the images into augmented reality triggers using Aurasma. Connect each image to content hosted online, such as Spark Video math tutorials students have created on a similar topic
Publish Google Docs - Provide a way for students to share their work with the world by publishing their writing (Google Doc) on a website (Express Page). Establish a relevant, authentic audience at the start of a lesson
Giving Eyes to the Exit Ticket - Students will reflect on what they learned during a lesson. Using Spark Post, students will create an exit slip that is ready to share publicly on social media or class social spaces
Foreign Language - Students can practice using new vocabulary words in a foreign language classroom. Using Express Video, students can create a slideshow that spotlights new vocabulary words and records their voice as icons appear on the screen.
Virtual School Tour - Show off the work happening at your school by creating videos that take virtual visitors around the building. Students can take community members and families on a tour of their school.
Digital Portfolios - shareable links - Students will show off their learning from the school year. They will present their success stories, accomplishments and struggles in an Express Page. Can be added to throughout the year.
Anchor Chart - Create an anchor chart to show what I would need to refer to for an upcoming test after a unit of study is presented.