Five ways Adobe Express for Education can bring writing and creativity to the classroom

Writing is more than just words on a page; it's about self-expression and confidence.

The National Literacy Trust report of 2024 states that “when children and young people enjoy writing and write daily in their free time, their writing skills, critical thinking skills, confidence, creativity and wellbeing benefit." Children and young people who wrote at least once a month in their spare time said the process of writing helps them be more creative and enables them to express their ideas and imagination.

Bringing fun and creativity to the writing process and into the classroom using Adobe Express can help your students in many ways:

1. Building Student Confidence

With Adobe Express your students can begin to experiment with unique styles, formats, and visual elements without worrying about making mistakes. As a teacher, you can use the tool to create assignments and curriculum-based projects that build confidence and encourage your students to explore their voices.

2. Making Writing Fun and Interactive
   By incorporating multimedia elements such as images, animations, and videos, you can make writing more interactive and enjoyable. Your students can enhance their stories visually, providing a broader understanding of storytelling. Additionally, collaborative projects using Adobe Express can foster teamwork and group feedback.

3. Unlocking Creative Potential
   Adobe Express offers an intuitive platform for writing, storytelling and designing. With easy-to-use features and through leveraging templates, you can help guide your students to bring their ideas to life through multimedia projects. Whether it's creating digital storybooks or video narratives, Adobe Express provides opportunities for your students to express their creativity in unique and engaging ways.

4. Increase in Student engagement and well-being
   An Adobe survey in 2024 found that teachers who use creative activities in the classroom see 82% greater student engagement. Using Adobe Express, both you and your students will have access to industry-leading creativity and AI technologies to help make learning more creative and effective for your students, while enabling you to save valuable class time.

5. Promoting Digital Literacy Skills
   As technology becomes increasingly integral to education, it's important to develop your students' digital literacy skills. By introducing your students to Adobe Express you can help them with their design and multimedia production while enhancing their writing skills. By incorporating digital projects into your curriculum, you prepare students for the digital world.

Adobe Express for Education is free to all Primary and Secondary schools and offers features like text-to-speech, customisable templates, and visual aids. These tools ensure that every student, regardless of their learning needs, has an opportunity to participate and succeed in creative projects.

Privacy and Security by design, Adobe Express for Education has been tailored with students’ safety in mind. It complies with key regulations like GDPR in the UK and EU, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This ensures that students’ data is protected and that, as teachers, you can use the platform with confidence.

Inspire Students and join one of our fun and engaging Live Lessons
If you want to learn more about Adobe Express for Education, you can join one of our Live Lessons where Adobe’s expert evangelists cover topics such as World Book Day, Safer Internet Day, St. David’s Day and more. During these sessions, students can create visually stunning projects based on themes and stories from the lessons. You can encourage your students to bring their writing to life through digital storytelling activities that connect learning with creativity. You can also check out a typical lesson below:

We also provide Pobble with a monthly free Adobe Express activity for you to access based on the daily prompt.

Happy teaching!