Canva as ICT Tool in Teaching and Learning.

I have already talked about Powerpoint in my earlier post. Now here, I will talk about how I designed my teaching and learning material using Canva. I designed in Powerpoint first and later edited the video in Canva.  Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content. This app includes templates for users to use. Designs in Canva include text, icons, photos or illustrations. All of these need to be combined in a way that is visually appealing. 

The material here I designed using Canva is on parts of flowers, science subject of class IV.  It will be used in the teaching process after introducing the topic and when introducing and explaining the parts of the flower. Each child will be able to see the labeled parts clearly and correctly shown. They can also understand it well because it is said that students learn the most from graphics, visuals and sounds.  It can also be used when giving students activity to draw flowers and labeling the parts.  

After teaching, in my case I would let children copy the diagram in their book and label the parts of the flower correctly in their book. In the process of copying, they can notice each part and help in adding up to their knowledge. 

If you want to add a photo to your design, using one of Canva’s frames, you can find these under ‘’elements’’ in the side panel. Canva can help us to create compelling visual content.  If you face difficulty in designing, try playing with size, color, and placement in order to see what works best in Canva.  Canva brings your ideas to life in a minute. It provides many features and also saves time.