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Book Creator + Canva: Creating engaging e-texts for all learners

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Session description

In this session, teachers will learn how to create visually appealing e-texts that can meet a variety of classroom needs. They will learn to enhance text with interactive elements and embed accessibility features to help engage ALL learners.

Outline

Engagement: Padlet for participants to share their experience with student notebooks and e-texts, in the format of "The Good/the bad/the ugly" (5 minutes)
Creating accounts/logging in to existing accounts for Book Creator and Canva (5 minutes)
Canva: Creating a presentation, choosing backgrounds, resizing, and downloading (15 minutes)
Book Creator: Uploading backgrounds, writing content, interactive add-ins, formatting (30 minutes)
Q&A (5 minutes)

I plan to show each step by example and then circulate the room and provide assitance as needed. I will have people sit by grade or content area so that they can share ideas with those nearby

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Outcomes

Teachers will design an e-text with 1-2 pages that are specific to their content. They will learn how to pull in background graphics from Canva and how to add interactive elements seamlessly. They will also have access to the presentation which has tutorials that they can look back on for help later.

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Supporting research

Book: Next-Level Digital Tools and Teaching, Solving Six Major Instructional Challenges in K-12

Peer Review Research: Rathnasekara, K., Yatigammana, K., Suraweera, N. (2025). Innovative pedagogical framework in K12 education: Enhancing productivity and engagement of digital natives within resource-constrained environments. https://doi.org/10.1108/QEA-11-2024-0129

Edutopia Article with supporting evidence from Matt Miller, author of "Ditch that Textbook".
https://www.edutopia.org/article/common-edtech-mistakes-how-schools-can-avoid

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Presenters

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Mauldin Middle School

Session specifications

Topic:

Innovative Learning Environments

Grade level:

PK-12, PK-2

Audience:

Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer, Curriculum Designer/Director

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Create an educator account on Canva.
Create a free account on Book Creator

Subject area:

Elementary/Multiple Subjects, Other: Please specify

ISTE Standards:

For Educators: Designer, Facilitator
Related exhibitors:
Canva Education,
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