Power in Simplicity - Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Spark)

Screenshot of some of the options in Adobe Creative Cloud Express

Adobe Spark was one of my all time favorite EdTech tool. It allowed students to create without having to learn how to use complicated programs. This allowed for students to truly demonstrate their knowledge and not their technological know-how or ability.

The good news is that Adobe Spark is still around, it is now known as Creative Cloud Express. All of the awesome features still exist! You can still create graphics, websites, presentations, infographics, and videos quickly and easily. When we talk about novelty and allowing students to prove their knowledge in a different way and this tool allows content to shine through instead of the technology tool.

Not to mention, they have added a ton more functionality including:

The ability to remove backgrounds from images
Convert to GIFs
Resize Videos
Resize Images
Merge Videos
Convert from PDF!!
Combine Files
and more!

The best news is, everyone in our district has a free upgrade to the premium version of the account! No need to apply for anything or check a box, we have taken care of it for you! All you have to do is navigate to Creative Cloud Express and click on the log in button and then select school. From there, click on Sign in with Google! If you have previously created an account, click on the Enterprise ID button to get the free upgrade!

If you have more questions, or want to discuss Adobe Spark, please let me know!

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