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Educators eager to use AI in the classroom, study says

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A study conducted by all-in-one visual communication platform Canva reveals that most educators are enthusiastic about the rise of AI technology but aren’t sure where to start. 

The study, which surveyed 1,004 teachers in the United States, 78% said they were eager to incorporate AI into their lessons, while 56% appreciate AI’s ability to reduce administrative burdens in the classroom. However, 93% admit to now knowing where to start, highlighting the need for simple and accessible ways to harness this technology. 

The study also shows that 72% of respondents believe AI to be helpful especially with language learning, and 67% see it as a tool for supporting universal accessibility, catering to individual student needs. 

Introducing Canva’s Lesson Suite: Create and teach engaging lessons 

In response to the demand for AI tools in the classroom, Canva for Education has introduced Lesson Suite, a range of new tools designed to help teachers save hours of preparation by delivering creative, engaging, and interactive lessons directly within Canva.  

Lesson Suite includes: 

  • Canva Lesson Builder: A tool that enables teachers to create truly customizable and fully sequenced lessons built to keep students engaged. 
  • Curricular Lessons: A range of ready-to-teach lessons designed to support the K-8 curriculum across Maths, Science, English and Art. 
  • Future Skills Lessons: Created in collaboration with experts like NASA, The New York Times and Monotype, Canva now offers a number of real-world courses to equip students with skills from financial literacy to AI. 
  • Canva Education Library: More than 5,000 new free classroom resources across Maths, Science, Art and Design curriculums. Teachers can browse lessons by grade, subject and topic. 
  • Design Accessibility Checker: Instantly check the accessibility of presentations and videos to ensure it meets diverse learning needs. With one click, add automatic alt-text and adjust contrast. 
Canva Shield – safe, private, and responsible artificial intelligence 

School districts will also have the option of enabling student access to Canva’s Classroom Magic products while maintaining a strict level of oversight.  

With these launches, Canva is at the forefront of the safe integration of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Canva Shield creates a secure environment for students and educators to harness the power of AI with peace of mind. 

Canva Shield encompasses several industry-leading safety measures. Ranging from a range of robust trust and safety features, reporting functionality, automatic content moderation, and the strict protection of student and teacher data – Canva is committed to setting a leading example for the safe and responsible introduction of this technology in classrooms around the world.  

The company is committed to not training its proprietary AI models on any education data. Canva Shield for the classroom also includes: 

  • Advanced Educator Controls: School administrators can set permissions for access to AI tools. 
  • Automatic Reviews: Automatic review of input prompts to prevent inappropriate material. 
  • Blocked Terms: Over 10 thousand words are blocked to ensure AI content is safe for school. 
  • Reporting Options: The ability to report and block any potentially unwanted terms or content. 

 

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Paulo Rizal
Paulo Rizal
Paulo Rizal is a content producer for Comms Room. He writes content around popular media, journalism, social media, and more.