Course Outline

Canva is a free graphic design website with an easy drag-and-drop interface, allowing you to design presentations, social media graphics, personal and business documents and more. Canva gives you thousands of predesigned layouts, or use the millions of images, fonts, filters and elements to create your own beautiful designs. It can add a professional layer to your social media posts all at the click of a button. Topics include

• See how quickly you can navigate Canva’s interface
• Create tiles on Canva for your social media feed
• Create animations for your stories

Prerequisites:

Create and verify your Canva account with your email address prior to the class at canva.com

Virtual Classroom

This course will be delivered using virtual classroom via Zoom. Zoom is easy to use video conferencing software with a simple set up. You will be able to see your trainer and classmates and interact as though you were in the same room, all from the comfort of your own home!

This is what you need to join a Zoom classroom:

• Understanding the basics of using Zoom – see our free Zoom tutorial by clicking here.
• Access to a computer, iPad/tablet or smartphone; and
• A webcam* so that you can be seen by the trainer; and
• A microphone* so that you can participate in the class and be heard by the trainer; and
• A good Internet connection.

*If you have a laptop computer a webcam and microphone is usually built into the top of the screen frame. Smartphones and iPad/tablets also contain cameras and microphones.

Once you have watched our free tutorial and experimented with Zoom, if you still have questions, we are offering free Q & A Zoom sessions with one of our experienced trainers. See our Zoom page for available dates by clicking here.

Funding

This course may be fully funded under the NSW Government’s Adult & Community Education funding or Tech Savvy for Small Business Program in 2020. See ACE Community Service Obligation Funding page for details or See Tech Savvy for Small Business Program page or contact Susan Wilkinson on 9970 1000 or email vet@nbmc.nsw.edu.au to check eligibility or for further information.