Adobe Spark in English Language Learning and Teaching

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Diego Navarro Petit
To keep track on the date
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Agenda Warm-up

What is Adobe Spark?

Spark Page

Spark Video

Spark Post

Adobe Spark for ELTs

Adobe Spark for ELLs

Hands-on Adobe Spark!

Q&A

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“Creativity is as important now in

education as literacy and we

should treat it with the same status.”

- Sir Ken Robinson

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What is Adobe Spark?

Adobe Spark is the integrated web and mobile solution that enables everyone, especially

teachers and their students, to easily create and share impactful visual stories.

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What is Adobe Spark?

Adobe Spark supports three story formats, three ways to express ideas

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Spark Page

A Spark Page is a highly visual text based story, think of it as the word processor you wish you

had when you were in school. As such, it is ideally suited for text-based projects and

assignments that involve lots of photographs.

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Spark Page

Turn stories into modern professional, attention-grabbing web pages

Bring words and images together in fun ways

Turn essays, assignments, reports into engaging visual stories

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Spark Video

A Spark Video is a narrated movie, and is thus best suited for oral presentations, the type of

storytelling that you may have previously used slideshow software for.

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Spark Video

Turn your story into an captivating animated narrated video

Present a report

Explain a concept in class

Tell your personal story

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Spark Post

A Spark Post is an image optimized for social media. If you are going to be posting ideas or

links (including links to Video and Page stories), then Post will create the compelling attention-

grabber that you’ll need.

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Spark PostCreate stunning social graphics in seconds

Apply design filters for layouts, color palettes and typography styles

No design experience is required

Share it via e-mail, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more

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How much does Adobe Spark cost?

Adobe Spark is FREE to use, and will remain so.

Unlimited hosting of created content is also FREE.

Let’s keep creating and publishing!

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Is Adobe Spark a web application or an app?

Adobe Spark can be used from your favorite web browser on both Windows and Mac machines as

well as on Chromebooks.

Adobe Spark can also be used on iOS devices (both iPhone and iPads)

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Adobe Spark Page in English Language Teaching

Class/School event invitation page with outlining the highlights

Digital portfolio with videos, pictures, documents and/or reflections

Multimedia timeline to explain a series of events

Presentation tool

Authentic assessment and feedback

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Adobe Spark Video in English Language Teaching

Short flipped-lessons

Talking flashcards

Instructions for projects/activities

Encouraging videos

Reminders

Authentic assessment and feedback

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Adobe Spark Post in English Language Teaching

Simple posters and/or memes announcing class-related events

Encouraging messages to students

Introducing new vocabulary (idioms / slangs)

Set thought-provoking statements or questions ahead of your class

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Adobe Spark Page in English Language Learning

Image-based stories

Text-based projects (PBL) and assignments

Book reviews

Personal/Learning Portfolios

Digital photo essay

Presentation tool

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Adobe Spark Video in English Language Learning

Digital storytelling

Animated presentations with narration

A narrated movie

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Adobe Spark Post in English Language Learning

Attention-grabbers for ideas

Drive traffic to their links (including links to Adobe Spark Video and Page stories)

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Hands-on Adobe Spark!

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Q&A