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Even though it's the summer, the fun never stops with Adobe! The DTL team will be out of the office during July, but you can sign up for these self-paced Adobe classes through the Utah Education Network over the summer.

In this course, participants will access four of the training courses available through the Adobe Education Exchange to learn about the importance of creativity in the classroom.  Participants will learn to use several Adobe creative tools, including Adobe Express and Adobe Premiere Rush. As they learn these tools, they will consider how to integrate them into the curriculum effectively. By completing this course, participants will also qualify for Adobe Creative Educator: Level 1 status.

Credit: 1 USBE or 1 SUU Credit
Course Type: Massive Open Online Course - MOOC
Course Level: Beginner
Cost: Free to Utah Educators

Self-Paced Course:
Participants may join and complete coursework on their own schedule and at their own pace. All modules will remain open throughout the calendar year. Assignments may be submitted at any time through December 31, 2025. The instructor will grade work at least twice a month, typically around the 1st and 15th of each month.

Register: https://uen.catalog.instructure.com/browse/uen2025/courses/edpd-5128-365-adobe-creative-educator-level-1-2025


This course is designed to help teachers learn software available through Adobe and apply these skills to inspire creativity in their classrooms. To accomplish this, participants will complete a series of mini-courses that are available through the Adobe Education Exchange. Participants will need to complete the mini-course, “Design Your Creative Class” and then complete nine additional hours in the Adobe Education Exchange.  This flexibility will allow teachers to focus on the software that they are most interested in.  After completing this UEN course, participants will qualify for the Adobe Creative Educator: Level 2 status.

Credit: 1 USBE or 1 SUU Credit
Course Type: Self-Paced
Course Level: Beginner
Cost: Free to Utah Educators

Self-Paced Course:
Participants may join and complete coursework on their own schedule and at their own pace. All modules will remain open throughout the calendar year. Assignments may be submitted at any time through December 31, 2025. The instructor will grade work at least twice a month, typically around the 1st and 15th of each month.

Register: https://uen.catalog.instructure.com/browse/uen2025/courses/adobelvl2

The "Responsible Teammate" skill is part of our commitment to helping students work well with others. It encourages kids to be reliable and to contribute positively when they work in groups. This skill is important because it helps students learn how to collaborate, compromise, and support each other, which are valuable skills both in school and in their future careers. Using the "Responsible Teammate" skill can help students learn how to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and achieve shared goals, which enhances their learning experience and prepares them for real-world situations.

This month, we are using this Creative Challenge from Adobe to help students illustrate how they see themselves as individuals, beyond their grades and test scores. In this "More than a Score" challenge, students and educators design a graphic in Adobe Express to capture the diverse and unique qualities they (or their students) possess beyond their academic acumen.

Creative Challenge Student Example

Students will be able to:

  • Evaluate evidence of personal project work and/or personal skills development.
  • Communicate effectively with their peers and/or audience.
  • Use the design process to generate useful or imaginative solutions for problems.

Check out this quick tutorial on how to use the student-friendly template:

Ready to get creative? Click the link here to access the remixable template in Adobe Express and start designing!

UCET 2025 conference logo, the theme "authentic intelligence" and the adobe logo together in an image

Get ready to enhance your teaching toolkit with three exciting Adobe sessions at the upcoming UCET conference. These sessions, led by experienced educators, will introduce you to innovative ways to integrate Adobe tools into your classroom.

  1. Amplify Classroom Voices with Adobe Podcast
    • Date & Time: February 25, 2025, 10:15am - 11:15am MST
    • Description: Learn how to create engaging audio content with Adobe Podcast. This session, led by Rob Bentley, will cover everything from recording to editing, perfect for boosting student engagement.
  2. Adobe for Primary Grades
    • Date & Time: February 25, 2025, 1:30pm - 3:30pm MST
    • Description: Join Taunya James to explore Adobe Express and discover how primary students can use digital media tools to tell stories and express ideas across all subjects.
  3. What's New and Exciting in Adobe Express?
    • Date & Time: February 25, 2025, 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
    • Description: Rob Bentley will showcase the latest features in Adobe Express, including new integrations and tools to enhance your digital classroom activities.

Don't miss these sessions to learn how Adobe can transform your classroom and inspire your students! Adobe will also have several sessions from some of their featured presenters, so lots to choose from at UCET 2025.

The week of Sept 16th, 2024, Adobe changed the way teachers and students in our district sign in to their Adobe products. The good news is that we still have the statewide Adobe contract that gives free premium access to all of the Adobe apps for all teachers and students. We just have to do the following steps to reconnect your account to the Jordan license.

Step 1: First close any Adobe apps you are trying to use and open whatever default web browser you have and navigate to www.adobe.com and sign out of your account. Click the profile icon in the upper right corner and click "sign out".

Do the same steps for the Creative Cloud application installed on your computer. You have to sign out of both the browser and the desktop versions. The installed app should look like this:

Close both the browser and the Creative Cloud application.

Step 2: Next open a new browser window again and navigate back to www.adobe.com and click the sign in button in the upper right corner.

On the sign in screen, DO NOT USE THE GOOGLE BUTTON to sign in. Simply type your school email address, press continue and on the next screen it should direct you to login to your Google account by typing your Jordan district email address.

If you see a prompt asking if it’s a "Personal" or "Company or School Account", click the option that says school account.

Step 3: Once you've successfully logged into your Adobe account again, you should see that your apps have a button below them that says "Request Access". Click on the "Request Access" button and it will quickly flash that access was granted and it should allow you to use your apps again.

If you still cannot login, please contact Kiera Beddes for further support.

📄 PDF Instructions

One of the newest features of Adobe Express are dozens of guided activities for every subject to help students learn how to use all the cool tools inside Express. You can some of the new features inside of Adobe Express by going through a user-friendly step-by-step process..

For example, learn how to use generative AI to create a fun, silly creature and then animate it with your voice! Check out this specific guided activity template here: https://new.express.adobe.com/new?learn=exercise%3Aexpress%2Fhow-to%2Fin-app%2Ftest. Here are some examples that our DTL team created in Adobe Express (plus, you might learn some fun new features in our other Big 6 tech tools!!:

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