CSL: Canva basics

Open Ended

What’s one moment from this school year you think should be in our recap video?”

Poll

Have you ever used Canva before?

• Yes

• No

• A little

We’re building an End-of-Year Recap Video using Canva – a short, visual story of our 2024–2025 school year.
Your job: help us build the content – photos, videos, captions, and music.

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What We’re Creating

1. Go to Canva.com

2. In the search bar, type “Video and Photo Collage”

3. Click the “Presentation” filter

4. Choose a template you like and click “Customize"

Canva Setup Instructions

Canva Tools Overview

Once inside Canva, use the left menu:

• 🎨 Design: Change template colors/styles

• 🔲 Elements: Add shapes, icons, frames, etc.

• ✏️ Text: Add titles, captions, and subtitles

• 🧩 Apps: Explore integrations like YouTube, Giphy, etc.

• ⬆️ Uploads: Drop in your own photos, videos, and music

• 🧑‍🎨 Brand: Use school colors or fonts (if added)

• 📂 Projects: See all your work

Building Our Content

We’re creating a short video with:

• 📸 Images from your phone or Google

• 🎥 Video clips from events (school spirit, sports, classroom, advisory)

• 🎙️ Captions or a narrated script

• 🎵 Non-copyright background music (Search: “non-copyright end-of-year music YouTube”)

• 📊 Data from Joy’s end-of-year survey

Multiple Choice

What does the “Uploads” tab in Canva let you do?

• Add icons

• Upload your own photos/videos

• Change background color

• Add animations

Multiple Choice

Which search method works best in Canva for this project?

• “Recap board”

• “Photo collage party”

• “Video and Photo Collage – Presentation”

• “Intro to Google Slides”

Open Ended

What topic do you want to help highlight in our end-of-year video? Why?

Poll

Where will you get your pictures/videos from?

• My phone

• Google

• Class recordings

• I don’t know yet

In your group or pair:

1. Select a Canva presentation template

2. Decide your section’s topic (Field Day, Advisory, Sports, etc.)

3. Start uploading media (use the Uploads tab)

4. Draft a short caption or script

5. Search for background music on YouTube (non-copyright)

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Today’s Task List