Adobe Spark is an online web editor for creating online materials on the computer or mobile devices (iOS). With a simple drag and drop interface, you can assemble text, videos, and photos into responsive, parallax-driven web pages. You can create infographics (designed for particular social media and multimedia uses) as well as digital storytelling experiences. Spark also has embedded graphics/pictures and templates/design guides that can be used.
Type of Material:
Development Tool
Recommended Uses:
Adobe Spark offers many possibilities for exploring digital storytelling by young and old. Homework assignments, presentations, creative digital cards, summaries, and visual reporting are all possibilities with Adobe Spark. This tool lifts the burden off of the creator so that he or she can focus on the message. Adobe Spark is a fabulous resource for writing assignments and presentations, lifting the burden of design off of the creator so that he or she can focus on conveying a message or content.
Technical Requirements:
Browser with an internet connection. Though not required, you may want to have some photos or content to insert before creating your Adobe Spark You need an account through social media or a free Adobe account..
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The goal of Adobe Spark is to allow users to easily create beautiful social graphics, web stories, and animated videos with the tools provided that can be shared via social media, link, or email. The user’s projects are automatically synced across the web or the iOS apps. There are no prescribed learning goals, but the user can determine a specified product to meet his or her class needs.
Target Student Population:
Elementary age students through adults will find this tool useful.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
There are no prerequisite skills needed to use Adobe Spark. If you have a project or story to tell, it is helpful to have your content ideas and images in mind or actually ready to go.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Adobe Spark allows the user to develop the intended project. The strength of Adobe Spark its versatility. Adobe Spark provides beautiful typography, iconic imagery, and professional themes. The user may also choose to upload images or even videos using Adobe Spark Video. The structure of Adobe Spark allows the user to a tell story in a creative, professional way with ease and efficiency. Elementary students can quickly grasp the process which makes this tool all the more powerful. In the Gallery, users can find lesson plans, presentations, posters, web sites, reports and other resources.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Used in conjunction with a strong assignment prompt, Adobe Spark has the benefit of seamlessly integrating into active, student-centered assignments. Instructors would need to define learning objectives based on their task, and Adobe Spark would then serve as the "broker" of the experiential learning process, allowing students to prove mastery with the content they produce in the app. Adobe Spark is motivating for users and impressive for viewers. It can also be used as a lesson planning tool and presentation tool for educators and students alike.
Concerns:
None.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Adobe Spark is thoughtfully designed, easy to use, and produces powerful results. Adobe Spark has three mobile apps available--Spark Post, Spark Page, Spark Video. (Android versions are available in beta as of May 8, 2017.) There is a direct connection to a database of Creative Commons licensed images, as well as the ability to bring in your own images. Pages are hosted on the Adobe site and linked with a short URL, meaning that content can be up and running quickly and easily.
Concerns:
None.
Creative Commons:
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