Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your students about Canva and creating a class Newsletter? This assignment / project is the perfect solution! Your students will learn how to use Canva to create a visually appealing and informative Classroom Newsletter on a subject of their choice. This assignment comes with a comprehensive grading rubric, which ensures that your students’ work will be evaluated fairly and accurately. Additionally, the included instructions guide students through the process of researching, designing, and creating their Newsletter, ensuring a great result. Whether you’re a technology or graphic design teacher, or just looking for a fun project to keep your students engaged, this Newsletter assignment is sure to be a hit! The choice is there to have students work individually, in pairs or teams. Included: Student Assignment in pdf (instructions, shortcut keys, examples) Grading rubric provide in word and pdf Student Planner provided in word and pdf Just deliver the pdf with instructions, shortcuts keys and examples to them either electronically or by print. You will need an internet connect so that students can use the Free or Education account in Canva to complete this lesson.

Canva is an excellent, free, design tool that can save us time and money. It makes sense to use this instead of paying for expensive designers. This step by step guide addresses the problem of not being able to create a transparent background logo in Canva (without paying). When the background is white or doesn’t match your document, it ends up looking unprofessional. Solution:  The logo is created in Canva.  Once created and saved, we use a separate website to make the white background transparent.  It can then be used for multiple documents with ease and have that professional look to it.

This crossword puzzle with answers covers the key vocabulary that learners need to be exposed to when learning Microsoft Word. The resource also contains a printable worksheet that covers the Screen Elements of the software applications I use this with my adult learning classes and they really enjoy completing this. It can be done in pairs or groups or individually. It generates useful discussion and is a lot of fun. This is a print and go activity. It comes as both a pdf and word format file.

This resource contains training manuals and associated files that are suitable for new Excel users and those that want a refresher. It contains information on basic spreadsheet setup, basic formula, creating charts, formatting and much more. Included within the workbook are instructions, a crossword for Excel Vocabulary and exercises. This is a 38 page workbook. The step by step training manual has exercises that students can bring up on their computer to easily practice the skills demonstrated. It can be run as a workshop or stand alone resource to work through individually. A sample file has now been included for students to work through in Excel format. A full list of shortcut keys is also included at the back of the workbook. Files are provided in both pdf and word format for editing. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This resource has been developed as a practice Exercise for learners who have been introduced to Pivot Tables in Excel. It is a practical task that can be undertaken in teams, pairs or individually. It includes a set of data that needs to be analysed. Learners are required to brainstorm questions that a Sales Manager would need to know about the transactional data. They then create pivot tables based on the questions. There is a second spreadsheet that contains 8 sample questions and pivot tables that relate to the questions. This activity has been well received in my classroom of adult learners. They become very engaged in the process and develop a better understanding of the use of pivot tables.

Email is the most common form of communication in the workplace and it is important to get it right. The Resource contains an e-book that contains six critical steps to ensuring your email is delivered to the recipient in a professional manner. Common mistakes have been addressed for those that have English as a Second Language and there are some practical exercises to be completed around grammar within. The answers are also supplied. The second resource is a PowerPoint presentation that is useful for leadership coaching. It is interactive, and in the notes page of the presentation there are examples of activities for the learners to participate in as you work your way through the presentation. The average office worker receives around 80 emails each day. With that volume of mail, individual messages can easily get overlooked. Follow these simple rules to get your emails noticed and acted upon. Don't overcommunicate by email. Make good use of subject lines. Keep messages clear and brief. Be polite. Check your tone. Proofread. ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This resource covers Tabs, Tables, Quick Parts, Graphics, Drawing tools, Short cut keys and practice exercises. It is set out in an easy to follow format and in a Word document so that it can be easily edited if necessary to accommodate version changes. I have used this as a basis for group training for a wide range of audiences and they have really appreciated the productivity skills contained within the training manual.

This resource has been created for anyone wanting to learn how to use Microsoft Powerpoint. It can be for students or workplace use. It is a great skill to have and a must to be able to create professional looking presentations. Included is a lesson plan, a PowerPoint Presentation on the use of PowerPoint as well as a separate presentation that has tasks for learners to try. There is also a training manual in pdf and word format for easy reference. I have also added a Presentation Planning sheet. Nothing else to do! ** Leave a review for this resource and receive one free resource of your choice from my shop. Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

This resource is a step by step training manual with screen shots and exercises for learners to complete. Attached are exercises to complete. There is also a short cut keys summary at the back of the manual that is really handy to print out and keep by the computer for easy reference.

Canva is an excellent, free, design tool that can save you time and money. It makes sense to use this instead of paying for expensive designers. This resource comes in PPT form and a pdf. The PPT is 27 slides. This training PowerPoint and PDF is a basic step by step guide to get you started. A Facebook post is created for the purposes of an example, however, the skills learnt can be applied to other promotional documents such as Covers, brochures, posters, instagram posts, twitter posts, etc. You can use Canva to market your store, and / or use it as a class lesson. Students / learners can create posters, design promotional material on a topic of your choice, etc. Topics covered in Step by Step, graphic format: Signing up and Logging on to Canva Creating a Social Media Post Layout Choices Using the Objects Toolbar Inserting and Changing Text Moving and Rotating Text Placeholders Finishing off with Frames Sharing your Design Also available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/canva-how-to-create-a-logo-with-a-transparent-background-11767063 Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources

Microsoft Word Tables is a 20 page step by step training manual with screen shots that will have yourself and/or your learners mastering tables in Microsoft Word in no time at all. This will add professionalism to worksheets, reports and other documentation. It is an essential skill. It includes a Teacher Training Manual, a Student Training Manual and exercise files. It has 5 exercises at the end of the Manual for students to complete. You are supplied with both Word format and pdf. In case you wish to edit the manuals for your own purposes. This can be used for instructor led training and / or for students to work through on their own.

This resource has been created for those that have been used to using a PC and now find themselves in front of an Apple Mac computer. It can be incredibly frustrating to make the switch. By referring to this table you will find it a lot easier and in no time at all you will have mastered the new short cuts keys that will save you time and increase your productivity! Print it out and have it close to your desk for the first couple of weeks.

Increase your productivity by printing out and learning some really handy short cut keys. This resource contains 3 pages of shortcut keys and commands in a pdf and word format in case you want to edit it. E.g. you could delete the ones that you know you won't use and then print out the really useful shortcuts.

This guide is a handy reference to print out and keep by your computer for ease of use while navigating the basics of your computer. It is produced by Customguide.