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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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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 Make a 3D Printed Stamp
Do you want to learn how to bring digital files to life with 3D printing? You don’t need any prior experience to get started. You don’t even need to have your own 3D printer! Watch this teaser to see a close up of the finished product. Video Tutorial Step 1: Use Canva to design your stamp Create a 2D visual of your stamp using Canva, a free and beginner-friendly graphic design platform. You can include text and image in your stamp. Pro Tip: If you’re making a round stamp, click on Effects and use the Curve function to curve the text. Note: You can use the digital stamp for online…
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How to use 3 Types of Learner Interactions in Online Learning
In February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UAE region, amongst many areas, causing nation-wide school closures. Teachers began flooding online to research, collaborate, train-up and gear-up to fight for quality distance education delivery that each and every student has a right to. Edtech companies were supporting teachers by waiving fees to their services. Telecom companies were working rigorously to ensure their severs don’t burn, due to the wave of teachers and students hopping on to video-conferencing apps. Flashback to last year when I had the pleasure of team teaching with a brilliant individual who taught me about See Think Wonder. I would describe this teaching strategy as the cool…
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16 Tips for Beginning Teachers
Recently, I was asked to speak with a class of Mathematics students who were finishing their teaching degree at a local university. These students were about to embark upon their first year of teaching. I thought to myself, “What would I share?“. What could I tell these bright-eyed individuals that might make a difference to their practice? What would have resonated with me back when I was sitting in their seats? It was the short, sweet & raw advice that I remembered (No filter!). So here are my top tips for beginning teachers!
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Teaching kids about $$$
Last year, myself and two colleagues conducted empathy interviews with high school students. The aim of the interviews was to gain a better understanding of what was important to our students. The interviews were conducted as part of a UTS workshop about implementing project based learning at school.
