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Canva AI

canva.com

Best for

Presentations, posters, social graphics

Works on

Browser, iOS, Android

Alternatives

Google Slides, Figma

Watch out

AI features limited on free plan; Education plan is free for schools

What It Does

Canva is a graphic design platform used by over 190 million people. Its AI features include Magic Write (text generation), Magic Design (layout generation from a prompt), Magic Eraser (object removal), and a text-to-image generator built into the editor. The Education plan gives teachers and students premium features at no cost.

Setup in 5 Minutes

and create an account. - If you are a teacher, apply for Canva for Education at canva.com/education—your entire class gets free access to premium templates and AI tools. - Students under 18 need a teacher-managed account.

Try This

Open a blank presentation and click Magic Design. Type: "A slide deck about the water cycle for Year 9 students, illustrated, friendly tone." Canva generates a multi-slide layout with AI-generated illustrations and text. Edit any slide—swap an image using the AI image generator, rewrite a heading with Magic Write. You have a polished classroom resource in under five minutes.

Follow Along

Follow Along — Social Media Campaign: . Type: "Instagram post for a school science fair, bold colours, modern." - Edit the generated design: change the headline to your event name, swap the image using the AI image generator, and set your school colours as the palette. - Duplicate the design twice. Adjust each copy for a different announcement—save-the-date, speaker reveal, and countdown—keeping fonts and colours consistent. - Export all three as PNG files and review them side by side. You now have a branded three-post campaign created in under ten minutes.

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