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Pixel Art Activity Using Canva Code: Is It Better Than Google Sheets?
Canva’s new AI code generator just made creating interactive pixel art activities way easier. In this post, we’re diving deep into Canva Code vs Google Sheets for pixel art — breaking down how each works, which is better for your classroom or content, and which one saves you the most time. 🧩 What Is a Pixel Art Activity? A pixel art activity is an educational game where students solve problems (usually math or logic) to reveal a hidden image on a grid. Each correct answer unlocks part of the picture — turning ordinary practice into a mini visual reward. 📊 Google Sheets: The Classic Pixel Art Method Traditionally, these activities…
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5 Canva Code Games You Can Build (EASY Prompting)
Canva’s new Code feature is a total game-changer for teachers and anyone who want to build interactive games—no coding skills needed! I’ve tested it out and created 5 different educational games to see what works (and what doesn’t). In this post, I’ll break down each game, my exact prompts, and tips to help you save time. Whether you’re making a quick activity or an ambitious end of topic/term game, Canva Code can bring your lesson idea to life. YouTube Video tutorial: I Built 5 Interactive Canva Code Games (What Worked + What Didn’t) 👉 Grab your FREE PDF Guide Canva Code – Create Interactive Games Inside this resource, you’ll get:…
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Canva Code for Educators: Build Your Own Classroom Apps with No Coding!
Hey teachers! 👋 If you’ve ever dreamed of making your own digital classroom games or interactive activities without needing to know code… Canva just made that possible. In my latest YouTube video, I try out Canva Code, a brand new tool that lets you create simple apps using just text prompts. No coding skills? No problem. You can build interactive experiences like sorting activities, games, simulations and more right inside Canva. It is currently being rolled out across the globe, stay tuned here. I even created a digital version of a Taboo-style word guess game I normally prep with printed flashcards. It used to take forever—now it’s all digital, fast…
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5 High Impact Teaching Strategies | Visible Learning
Teachers use many teaching methods to support learning in a classroom. But which strategies are going to have the most influence in maximising student acheivement? John Hattie, in his Visible Learning research looks at thousands of meta-analyses involving millions of students to ascertain what is not just supporting learning but accelerating it! Here, we’ll countdown 5 high impact teaching strategies & methodologies that you can use in your classroom to accelerate student achievement beyond what is expected in a typical classroom. Teaching Strategy #5: Jigsaw Method The Jigsaw method is a cooperative learning method, where students are first split into their Home Groups with each student studying a different sub-topic…
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Teacher AI Avatar: The New Bitmoji Craze?
It’s been 3 years since releasing my video on creating an interactive Bitmoji classroom. During the pandemic, teachers loved creating and using their bitmoji avatar in their digital resources to personalise the online learning experience. As AI-generated content floods the internet, we see incredible graphics created by the use of keywords and prompts. In this post, we’ll be using Canva’s Magic Studio feature, ‘Text to Image’ to create a cartoon AI image of a teacher. s this the new Bitmoji craze? Who’s to say, but one thing’s for sure – we’re excited about it! Video Tutorial Are the Magic Studio features free? Whether you have a free Canva account or…
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5 Amazing Ways To Bulk Create In Canva – For Teachers
In this post, we’ll dive into using Canva’s bulk create feature and explore how it can save you time! Bulk create allows you to customise different versions of a Canva template by injecting data from a table or spreadsheet. For example, you can bulk generate designs with different names, which leads us to our first example! It’s available to Canva Pro and Canva for Education accounts. Note: All of the templates in the following tutorial are available via my Canva Creator profile. Video Tutorial 1. Student Name Tags Let’s kick things off with an organisational gem. Imagine effortlessly generating student name tags for your classroom. Using the bulk create feature,…
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How To Use Canva AI To Save Time In Teaching
Let’s explore the incredible AI tools available in Canva! Join me as we delve into using Magic Write, a powerful text generator, and exploring how you can use AI Image generator, both of which have the potential to reduce planning time and increase student engagement! Video Tutorial Magic Write (AI Text Generator) One of the remarkable AI tools in Canva is Magic Write, which harnesses the power of OpenAI’s GPT3 to generate text effortlessly. Imagine starting your maths class with a series of quick questions to assess your students’ understanding. With Magic Write, you can prompt it to create five multiple-choice questions for Year 8 fractions without answers. Furthermore, you…
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How To Make A Google Forms Quiz Using ChatGPT – EASY!
You can now use the power of AI to help us save time in planning and creating learning resources. Let’s put ChatGPT to the task of creating an interactive quiz! Of course you can directly retrieve generated quiz questions via the ChatGPT web app, but how about making the quiz interactive using Google Forms? Note: If you haven’t used ChatGPT yet, check out my post on how to use ChatGPT in teaching to save time. I’ve tinkered with a few fiddly solutions including: The simplest method I’ve found for creating a Google Form quiz using ChatGPT is through a quiz platform called Quizalize. Quizalize has integrated ChatGPT into their dashboard…
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How To Use ChatGPT In Teaching To Save Time
How can teachers use ChatGPT to increase the efficiency of their workflow? Are there simple ways you can introduce ChatGPT into your teaching practice, to save time? In this post, we’ll be looking at a range of prompts that you can use with ChatGPT that have the potential to change how you work. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools are transforming the landscape of education. ChatGPT is a chatbot driven by AI that has been created by Open AI. It’s able to generate new ideas in a conversation style and it’s currently free to use. Limitations of ChatGPT It’s important to note that ChatGPT has various…
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How To Create A Digital Seating Plan Using Slides
Do you want to have a seating plan that you can edit all year round? Follow this tutorial to learn how you can create your seating plan in Google Slides.
