5 Canva Hacks for Teachers

[@canva]

Thanks for sharing these tips by the pocketful. You're a true blue Canva champion! 🌟

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank YOU for creating such an engaging and user friendly platform! It's a game changer in the education space for sure and I can't wait to see Canva continue to expand and grow with designs, features, templates, and more!

[@claredavis5960]

Please more. I'm just starting my teaching career and having to make lesson plans for my internship. These tips are amazing

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Oh my gosh... you're so sweet! Thank you Clare! I'm happy you found it helpful! 🥰🎉

[@thomgrlisdebra]

Congratulations on your new teaching career!!

[@kimwoods7131]

Just when I started to feel comfortable using all things Google, you tempt me with Canva!! Oh Pocketful of Primary you are a blessing and a curse 😂❤🎉

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

LOL! Don't worry Kim... Canva is super friendly to use so it won't take long to learn! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@stephaniejaros7006]

Love these hacks! Especially the one about editing a PDF! More, please🤞

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much Stephanie! I'm happy you found it helpful and I'll definitely think about doing a "part 2" for this series! 🎉

[@haileyb8941]

Thanks for such great tips! I’m in my first year of college, working towards being a P-5 teacher and I am so excited that I found your channel to help me become a better teacher and to see all the resources us teachers can use! Right now, we have to watch online professional developments and I want to take notes for future reference. Could you make a video on how to make professional development notes?

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Hi Hailey and thank you so much for your kind words! That's a great suggestion and I will definitely add that idea to my list for future videos! 🥰

[@learnenglishwithmm8972]

Yes, please create more videos like this one. It has some great, useful tips in it. The length of it is also perfect.

[@la.vida.teacher]

I’ve been using CANVA for a while now. I knew most of these hacks but the one that surprised me was TIDY UP! I learned something new. Thank you! ❤ I love your videos. ❤ Continue making CANVA videos because it’s my favorite presentation tool. 🎉

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, yay! I'm so happy you were able to learn something new, even as an avid Canva user! That's great! Thank you for watching and commenting! 🥰🎉

[@lisaliv2585]

This is the best video I have watched in the past year! You are amazing. Please give us more on Canva. SO MUCH GREAT INFO HERE.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, that's quite the compliment! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment with your feedback! 🥰 I really appreciate it!

[@vandanabhagat5234]

I have been following you for the last 4-5 years and I also listen to your podcast with Bridget! I am so excited for you to get back to teaching. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 I am also going back this year after two years of break. I am kind of excited but anxious at the same time. Love this episode. Great hacks! ❤

[@s.s.8029]

This is great information. I am just finishing student teaching (38 days left) and cannot wait to incorporate fun hacks like these. Your videos helped me so much through remote teaching during COVID and I really appreciate them even more now that I will be a teacher!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, yay! I'm so happy to hear that this was helpful for you and best of luck to you as you transition from your student teaching to another role! I appreciate you watching and commenting! 🥰🎉🖤

[@marthafunes4108]

Loved it! Please make more. A video on creating a class and sharing templates with students would be great!

[@dalekynoch6834]

Yes, please! I would love to use Canva more effectively as a 3rd grade teacher!

[@TedPlemenos]

Very helpful tips, presented clearly, moves at a good pace, completes in a reasonable 16-minute viewing time. Well done. Thank you.

[@judykiddoo9803]

You are improving my life, week by week! Thank you so much!

[@botheras]

Definitely learned some new things here! Would love more on CANVA as it's my new favorite way to create things for the classroom.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

YES! There's so much it can do! I'm happy you were able to learn some new things and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment! 🥰

[@lisaszyska8569]

I really appreciate all of you hacks and tutorials for Canva. It's an amazing resource (and they are amazing for giving teachers so much for free!) yet a bit overwhelming. You breaking it down is immensely helpful. Thank you!

[@TheBrittwindham]

Thank you soooo much for this! I've seen so many newsletter templates and just couldn't figure out how they used it in Gmail and made it clickable. Thanks so much for this tutorial!!

[@amyschramm2361]

Learning Canva is on my summer bucket list. I hope to use it more in the classroom this fall. Keep the tips coming!

[@ramonabalderas2000]

Just starting to use Canva so these tips are VERY helpful! I will definitely keep an eye out for more of your tips. Thank you!

[@suzanabattaglia6845]

My littles do ocean drawings and the bubbles at the end will be exciting for them as they finish off their pictures. Thanks for a simple little treat for them.

[@tpaycheck8377]

Love your videos! I'm a secondary librarian, but I find them very useful! Thanks so much!

[@lauracrema]

VERY useful, thanks a bunch! I use Canva on a daily basis but a few of the tips you've shared will definitely up my game in class!

[@jolenerenechan7333]

Once again, I thought I was pretty capable of using a tool, and you came and made a video which taught me so much! Thanks for all these helpful hacks!

[@b.nikkicoffee1087]

This was totally AWESOME!!! Thank you! I was working on my CVC word slides as I watched this video and found some amazing things to do on Monday…this actually makes me look forward to Monday! LOL

[@karenalder6024]

More! I am just getting into Canva and am loving it! I use it for school and my health and wellness biz for social media!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! I'm so happy you enjoyed this one Karen and I'll have to make more! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@amandawilkins8403]

Hello, hello, Michelle! I am late commenting on your video this weekend because I have been traveling to see family members out of state. I once used Canva to make a flier for my former principal's retirement party, but I have not used Canva for instruction with students. I really appreciate your strategies on this video because I can come back to it and refresh my memory on what to do. Side note: congratulations on your national powerlifting competition. I saw your Instagram post and it looked super exciting! Thanks for all you do! Have a wonderful week ahead! 💜

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Hey Mandy! It's always a delight to see your comment but you NEVER have to apologize for a delay and/or missing a video... your personal life ALWAYS comes first! I hope you had a great time visiting with your family members and had safe travels! But, I'm so happy to hear that you have dabbled in Canva and got some ideas for continuing to utilize it in your classroom with students! Also, thank you so much for the congratulations! That's very sweet of you! Thank YOU for all your support and I hope you have a great week ahead too! 🥰🖤

[@stephaniepickett9020]

Hi Michelle, since Jamboard is going away, could you please tell us which platform we should switch to? A video about how to keep/ transfer all our old jams to that new platform would be so helpful. Thank you! Love your videos!

[@angelal2723]

Wait! Jamboard is going away? That’s how I annotate our text in real time with my students 😢

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

YES! Since hearing about Jamboard going away, I've added it to my list to create a video with possible alternatives. It's sad for sure but unfortunately technology is always changing and this happens. Stay tuned for some ideas!

[@devans4366]

Fantastic tips. Thank you.

[@amyvickery7580]

Thank you! This was extremely helpful and easy to follow. Love your content!

[@PROFEKROGH]

Thank you so much! Yes, please do more of these CANVA tips. I am super excited to try all of them. Do you know that I seriously think of you everytime I click shift to make an image smaller or larger? That tip alone was a total game changer for me.Thank you!!!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! You're very welcome and I'm happy you enjoyed it! Also, LOL! I'm so flattered that you think of me 😂🥰 I'm honored that I could teach you that game changing tip!

[@catherinehunger-chiesa8385]

Thank you for this video. I don't always find Canva easy to use and this helped a lot.

[@robindipasquale2030]

Love you his and would love more Canva videos for teacher use. Whether it be hacks or “how tos”, I find them helpful and easy to understand. I would love to be able to learn more features in Canva!

[@kirstenmcnamara4222]

Wow! I am new to Canva, but this is really getting me interested in playing with it more. Thanks so much, Michelle! Keep those videos coming. So grateful for all that you show us here every week! 😄

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, thank you so much Kirsten! I'm happy you enjoyed it and I PROMISE you will love it the more you use it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🥰

[@apopofhistory]

Thanks for the tips! More advanced Canva features are appreciated for future videos.

[@SylviaRios-x7k]

Thanks for these helpful tips. Trying to switch to Canva and would love more videos for beginners on this platform!

[@AnnaMondragon-r8x]

As a beginner with Canva, this was SO super helpful!

[@jackiehenry4033]

Thank you for another awesome video! These Canva tips will definitely come in handy. I love making presentations in Power Point, but I’ve never tried it in Canva. My students will LOVE all those magic tricks!! 🤗

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, thank you so much for saying that Jackie! I'm so happy that you enjoyed it! I was team PowerPoint for so long and then switched to Google Slides... I have to be honest and say that I'm becoming more and more inclined to use Canva instead of Google Slides because there are so many additional features that make it superior!

[@reviewmylifenyc]

Omg the remote control app just made my future observation better!! Thank you so much

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

YAY! I'm so happy that tip was helpful for you! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰🖤

[@patriciashawwatkins2901]

Thank you, this is great.💃 I would never have found these hacks on my own. Blessings!🙏

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! I'm happy this was helpful for you Patricia! Thank you for watching and commenting! 🎉

[@marthaherrera6783]

Giiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrlllllllllllll keep making these videos! You help us out so much!! I know the info is out there but if I don't hear it from you during my lunch time I would never know .. THNXXX ♥

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, you're so sweet! Thank you so much Martha... I appreciate you watching and commenting! 🥰🖤

[@gemajl]

I love your videos, they are really useful. Thanks!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! 🥰🖤

[@kristiegoddard3922]

I love it! Please keep them coming! My teacher friends and I look forward to your content!

[@JulieBending-p3v]

Yes, love your tips and tricks for Canva. Please keep them coming.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! I'm happy you enjoyed it! 🥰

[@taraneh5919]

Oh my god.! I love that ! I thought I knew it all ! Thank you so much 😊

[@mariacarolinaespresatti2928]

I loved your video and learnt lots! Thanks! Please create more 😍

[@deannaphipps6308]

I love all hacks! I've learned so much from you!

[@maggyt5605]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you

[@meganthomas9081]

I love your ideas - more Canva ideas would be great!

[@ingchr6]

More please! I hear there’s a translation feature as well. More plz ! Excellent video!

[@StephanieDiaz-g5e]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you for these helpful tips.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

That's so great to hear! Thank YOU for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@latrice7304]

Loved these hacks! And I love using canva but had no idea 🤷🏾‍♀️ about these hacks😮Please keep them coming!!! TY so much❤

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, yay! I love hearing that you were able to learn some new things! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@darlyndamiktuk177]

Informative and useful right now - thanks for sharing these 5 awesome hacks for Canva!!

[@sarahsiddiqui6603]

Thanks for sharing!!! 👍

[@mariyacallaway3718]

I want more Canva hacks!!! Love it!

[@user123-ABC-AAA]

I am just learning about Canva and will use anything to save time! Can you show how you would create a lesson in decoding or reading comprehension? Or if you could just show us how you created a lesson that you actually have used.

[@stephanieashley3610]

My school has new Promethean boards this year. I would love your tips and tricks for the board.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thanks for commenting with the idea! Unfortunately, I always used SMARTBoards and have only used a Promethean Board once or twice so I wouldn't be the best person to share about that. Sorry!

[@teresaharris1364]

I didn't realize you could do so much with Canva. Actually, I don't use it, but I will now. Thanks.

[@maryconnollysullivan3348]

I learn something new everyday.....Thank you!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! 🥰🖤

[@fathimaizmy9815]

Awesome workshop. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@MrsRobertsTheEducator]

These hacks were super awesome! THANKS!

[@iankastelic881]

Sister, you are AMAZNG! love the videos! I have gained so much from them! Thank you! A suggestion: Will you please consider making a tutorial on how to make a slide deck in Canva? I would love to be able to do all of the same things in Canva that I can do in Slides, but don't have the time to teach myself. We have adopted Canva in my district, but no one knows how to make a great slide-deck. Some things to include: how to insert your own background or template, how to make information on a slide appear line by line, how to assign slide transitions to a slide, etc. Thank you for your consideration! -Ian

[@bethpachas1994]

Very helpful! Thank you!

Great hacks and I appreciate your examples!

[@cesarcedeno4669]

Bubbles can be used when there is a question to think about. For example, Why do you think Alice trusted the white rabbit and followed him? Thought Bubbles!!!!!!

[@teresanorzagaray3244]

Thanks for sharing great help!

[@laipingkwok5820]

I enjoy watching your videos as they are always so insightful! 😊

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! Thank you so much for your kind feedback! 🥰

[@kaitlinstucki2087]

I’ve always loved your content and still do, even now that I’m not a teacher 😂 I listened to your podcast episode 196 and loved your system for note taking in the notes app. A video about this system would be awesome!! ❤️

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, thank you so much Kaitlin! I'm happy you still love my content and I will definitely have to create a video all about my note taking in the Notes app! Thanks for the suggestion! 🥰🖤

[@frenchwithmadameg1116]

I love this idea!

[@ValerieAmer]

That was awesome.WOW!!!!

[@candyoleary9334]

I love Canva. Thank you for your informative video! Can you please create a video on how to create an interactive notebook within Canva and share it with our students, please and thank you.

[@patriciaruiz5434]

Thank you, I really learned a lot❤ can you teach us more about Canva?

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! 🥰🖤 I'll definitely share some more in future videos!

[@toddlichtenwalter2012]

Do you have a in-depth Canva explainer? I am really curious to know also about additional AI features.

[@bethlloyd7865]

I love your videos do you know if you can create in Canva and then use with Nearpod? Thanks again for all your videos I learn something new each week.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much Beth! I actually recently shared a vlog where I outlined how I used Canva with Nearpod for a virtual PD session that I led so that might be helpful for you... here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eom8h4mIhbp0bJY

[@zulphabenjamin9843]

Love Your tips and hacks...Awesome...Thanks

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

[@crazybabie84]

1st comment, yay!!!! I predict this will be a highly successful video! Let's go 1M views!! (View #20)

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Aww, thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting! 🥰

[@thomgrlisdebra]

I love the remote control hack for presentations! Now I can get up and move around during class. Do you know if I can use my phone/remote like a computer mouse??

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

YES! It's so handing for being able to move around the room while presentinging! The remove control allows you to advance through slides forward or backward and apply the magic shortcuts but it doesn't give you the ability to use a "mouse" like you would on a computer. But, you can always use a wireless mouse or a wireless presenter that has a built-in mouse feature like this one: amzn.to/45vaQCS

[@mrsbashamelementary]

Love this! Thanks so much.

[@karenkelly4743]

Very helpful. I use to watch your google slides videos. Would you replace your full day google slides with Canva or just use Canva integrated in slides using link

[@karanflopar]

Very useful hacks thanks!!🎉 Could you make a video about how to edit videos made with Teams, Meet, etc?

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Do you mean how to edit a video using a video editing software like iMovie or edit a video within Canva?

[@karanflopar]

@@PocketfulofPrimary Yes! Exactly!

[@chachacha115]

I love it! But why can't I find the Magic Design option? There's only Magic Write option. Thx.

[@healthq.chiropracticelenas7746]

Thank you from Cyprus .❤❤❤❤

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank YOU so much for watching and commenting! 🎉

[@SylviaCorts]

So helpful!

[@mirandabruning3953]

Please teach me more aboit Canva. Ive always had my daughter making my presentations for the yearbook. Im so dumb with these thing. Sure going to try this right now❤

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

You're not dumb... just still learning! Thank you for watching and commenting and I'm happy you were able to learn some new things! 🥰

[@jeanjackson6721]

Love It! Keep them coming, please.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting Jean! 🥰🖤

[@katherinehall8230]

Love your helpful videos! Can we link elements like stickers to a canva specific page? Like for doing a table of contents?

[@abeeralaa7947]

Just wow ❤🎉 these hacks are awesome

[@frenchwithmadameg1116]

By now you know how much I love your hack and tutorial videos. I haven’t jumped on the canva train just yet, but this video certainly makes me want to buy a ticket! How do you figure out all of these little hacks that most people don’t know? Do you research? Poke around and figure things out? I’m just in awe of your knowledge of all things. Thanks again for yet another inspiring video! Have a great week!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

HAHAHA you cracked me up with the "buy a ticket" line 😂 Thank you for all your kind words! Honestly, some hacks I discover on my own (like I accidentally clicked "d" on my keyboard one time when presenting and the drumroll appeared... I was so confused at first but then discovered all the magic shortcuts). Sometimes I go searching through all the toolbars and option menus to look for new things and then play around with them to figure out how they work. Other times, I will do some research for features and also try to stay up to date with new releases through the tech tool's website, blog, or email list. Thank you as always for taking the time to watch and comment just as you do every week! 🥰 I always look forward to it!

[@karinagehrke7258]

Thank you so much for inspiring my creativity! Do you know how to make seating charts that are easily to change? Maybe with a feature that puts each student or only a group of students into different spots? It's always so time consuming to drag the names into new places, sometimes a name goes missing in the process or there is only one single student who doesn't get to change seats.

[@mdamian4300]

Thank you for this video. Would you be able to share how to manage having students join the teacher team or account? This way I have visibility to their projects.

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much! Since I don't have a "teacher" account connected to my school/district organization, I don't think I'll be able to create a tutorial video on this but hopefully you can find another one on KZbin!

[@adeliacoetzee1358]

Thanks for the useful tips, Michelle! I learn so much from you! Is a scanned PDF document the only way to prevent the editing thereof in Canva? I know some teachers don't want their work to be edited/changed by someone else - for various reasons. Thanks so much 😁

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for your kind words! That's a great question... yes, using a scanned PDF document would prevent this. However, unfortunately it's nearly impossible to prevent the editing of standard PDFs. Even password protected PDF files can have the security stripped using different websites.

[@pamelamelton-meehan626]

I love that avatars can talk to the kids by reading directions, etc. But, is there a way to add my voice to the slide without a picture? Can I add an avatar of myself?

[@sumayaali8272]

thank you.l need this canva pease ...

[@vlogdasuelen]

Loved it! Please, keep it up! ❤

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! 🥰

[@jamieprichard9168]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! I absolutely love all of your Canva videos!! Thank you so much!! More, please!! Michelle, are there different versions of Canva? I have the educator subscription, but I tried to use Magic Design, and it didn't come up like yours did. It actually showed magic wand clip art!! And when I used Magic Write with a presentation, it didn't bring up an entire presentation like yours did. I'm so sad!! Can you help? thank you!!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Hi Jamie! Between the time that I recorded this video and it was posted on my channel, Canva actually announced and released a bunch of more AI integrated tools in the "magic" family. I'm not positive which ones are still in "beta" mode and therefore may not be available on all accounts and which ones are specific to different versions BUT I am optimistic that Canva will make more of these features available across a range of accounts soon as they continue to expand these offerings! 🤞🏼🎉

[@diannerollo5801]

love all of this! magic design does not show up for me when I click the bottom magic symbol though :0

[@Justbecause7634]

Can always use more Canva tips!!!

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Woohoo! I'm happy you enjoyed it Dara and I appreciate your feedback! 🥰

[@harrisonwagers6896]

Thanks for sharing

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

Thanks for watching!

[@oopsydaisy86]

Great video!!!

[@wendyelskamp1532]

Yes more videos

[@jayamundson4141]

What kind of remote control do you use for advancing slides (not canva)?

[@kinderjenni]

More please 😊 also can you create presentations for other teachers and share a link? Jw

[@PocketfulofPrimary]

YES! I will share more about how to do that in my video that posts on Friday so stay tuned! 🎉