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This month, instead of focusing on an ISTE standard, we are hosting the 12 days of Digimas, celebrating different ways we can use the Jordan Big 6 tech tools. To celebrate all things Adobe, here are 12 creative ways to use Adobe in your classroom:

12: 20 Minimalist Movie Poster Ideas (Blog Post) - Learn how to visualize and create your own minimalist movie poster with this guide, then get started on yours with hundreds of free customizable templates from Adobe Express.

11: Guide to AI text effects from Adobe Express (Tutorial) - Check out this tutorial for how to use generative AI to add cool special effects to text in any design!

10:  Templates (Video) - Don't start from scratch! Save time this school year by using one of 1000s of templates in Adobe Express.

9: Your Year in Review (Express Challenge) - In this challenge, students and educators look back and reflect on this year's challenges and successes, then share their thoughts in Adobe Express.

8: Become an AI Whisperer (Blog Post) - With just a few simple words, you can harness the power of AI image generators and bring your wildest visual ideas to life.

7: How to spruce up your PDF in Adobe Express (Tutorial) - Just because PDFs are useful doesn’t mean they have to be boring. You can take all the features described in this post and apply them to creative efforts as well, further cracking open the wild world of PDFs.

6: Breakout EDU and Adobe Express: Integrating to Unlock Student Creativity (Video) - Breakout EDU now features an integration with Adobe Express. Students can now create slick game clues using Adobe Express collages and templates to increase end-user engagement on their games.

5: Quick Check-In (Express Challenge) - In this challenge, educators and students create a poster with Adobe Express to help build their growth mindset and check-in on their successes.

4: Getting Started with video editing in Adobe Express (Blog Post) - Tell your story with video.

3: Understanding the Basic Principles of Graphic Design (Tutorial) - Here we’ve compiled a guide to principles that we think will strengthen your compositions in Adobe Express.

2: Everything All At Once in Adobe Express (Video) - Find any element, media or template in Adobe Express all at once!

1: Animate from Audio (Express Challenge) - In this challenge, students bring their projects to life using the Animate from Audio feature in Adobe Express.

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This month's DTL theme is Knowledge Constructor. The Knowledge Constructor standard requires students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts, and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

Well, Adobe is perfect for producing creative artifacts. In fact, Adobe introduced some fun new features in Adobe Express - including a new drawing feature. Students can draw to their heart's content with over 50 different digital brushes - They can create with any color, or use exclusive Multicolor brushes to create with any combination of colors. (Ever paint with a rainbow? Now you can!) Students will also find decorative brushes to take their artwork to the next level with stars, foliage, patterns, hearts, and more.

Learn more about this new feature here: https://www.adobe.com/express/learn/blog/drawing-for-education 

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Our DTL monthly theme is Digital Citizen. One way to help students be better digital citizens is teaching them how to use digital tools responsibly. Artificial Intelligence tools are reshaping the landscape of education and it's up to educators to help students navigate this change well.

Check out Adobe Firefly! Adobe Firefly is a separate website you can find at firefly.adobe.com. It's a place where you can come up with new ideas, make cool stuff, and communicate with creativity. Plus, it makes your creative projects way easier and faster to do with the help of smart AI technology.

There are a variety of tools you can play around with in Adobe Firefly:

  • Try the Text to Image to write interesting text prompts to see what it creates visually.
  • Try the Generative Fill tool to edit or alter your images based on your guidelines.
  • Play around with the Text Effects tool to apply endless styles or textures to text prompts.
  • And lastly, the Generative Recolor option is a great tool to alter vector images.

Check out this blog post on how to write effective prompts which is essential when it comes to using AI tools well: https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/using/tips-and-tricks.html 

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ISTE Standard: Empowered Learner

Adobe Express has been completely re-imagined as an all-in-one creative tool perfect for any classroom. This short video demonstrates how to use all-new creation and collaboration features with students.

Collaboration plays a crucial role in empowering learners. It builds a community of learners where students can share ideas, challenge each other's thinking, and build new understanding. This not only enhances their problem-solving and critical thinking skills, but also boosts their self-confidence and autonomy, preparing them for the collaborative nature of the workforce.