Adobe Spark: 3 tools in 1
Benefits of Adobe Spark:
- 3 tool in 1
- Alternative to Google draw/slideshows
- Templates for students
- Simple to adapt to
A Few Drawbacks:
- Long load time
- Templates can be limiting
- Privacy Statement: Adobe collects email addresses without the standard education guarantees of privacy, so just be sure students do not include personal information in their published works!
Dystopia Unit:
A dystopia is a futuristic world where things have gone terribly wrong; dystopias criticize certain aspects of our current society.
Books Selection: Poster Pitch
Students pitch their proposed book via an Adobe Spark Poster (“Post”). Posters must include:
- Relevant background image
- Three convincing quotes
- Submitted via Google Classroom using “Share” feature in Adobe Spark and the resulting URL
- https://sites.google.com/westwood.k12.ma.us/misscollier/student-work
Create Your Own Dystopia: Artifact Video
- Create/collect three “artifacts” representing elements of their unique dystopia
- Using Adobe Spark Video, students explain how each artifact relates to their stories
- All work submitted via Google Classroom using “Share” feature in Adobe Spark and the resulting URL