Canva

Online graphic design tool for creating presentations, posters, and more.

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Canva is an online design tool with a large library of templates. You can use it to create presentations, posters, worksheets, and more.

All Outwood staff and pupils automatically have access to Canva Education, which includes Canva Pro features, pupil management tools, and the Affinity design suite.

Signing in

  1. Go to Canva and select Log in in the top-right corner.
  2. Select Continue with Google.
  3. If prompted, choose your school Google account.

Getting started

Canva’s Teacher’s Guide is a good first stop, even if you’ve used Canva before.

To go further:

  • Design School offers free self-paced courses, including the Teacher Essentials course, which leads to becoming Canva certified. The Engage students with Canva course, also for teachers, covers differentiated activities and classroom tools built with Canva Code.
  • Canva’s Teacher Resources has tips, guides, and cheat sheets.

Pupil accounts

Pupil accounts have access to most Canva features, but with some restrictions applied automatically for safety and educational focus. There is nothing you need to set up.

Permitted AI tools

Pupils can only use two AI features: Magic Media and Dream Lab.

Apps

Pupils can use the following apps, pre-approved for their suitability for educational use:

  • Character Builder
  • Emoji
  • Equations
  • Google Drive
  • Google Maps
  • Magic Morph
  • Mockups
  • QR Code