A space where educators using @figma come together to exchange tips, resources, & ideas for the classroom. Advocates: @miggi @ux_edtech @designscale @lemmccann
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Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Coming soon: The #FigmaEdu ice cream truck is on its way to college campuses in NYC, Boston and Providence! 🍦
It’s about more than sweet treats, too: Figma is always free for students and educators — simply verify your account: bit.ly/3v2X3TC
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
🚨 New #FigmaEdu template: Voting in FigJam 🚨
This template includes 4⃣ ways to utilize voting in FigJam. Use it for:
➡️ Lesson engagement
➡️ Quick check for understanding
➡️ Getting your students on the same page
➡️ Accessing existing knowledge
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#PLN
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Hey #Figma teachers 👋 You asked and we delivered! Next week, we're hosting our 1st monthly FigJam 201 session with @TallMrCurran on 9/20 @ 4 pm EST.
Time to go beyond the basics in FigJam 🤓 See our agenda and RSVP below ⬇️
RSVP here: bit.ly/FigJam201
ALT Figma for Edu: FigJam 201 for the Classroom. Bring your FigJam skills to the next level on Wednesday, Sept 20th @ 4 pm EST. Register now!
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
🚀Exploring @figma templates today, and WOW! For example, check out this '2 Truths and a Lie' activity - it's on another level! Ss take Polaroid selfies, add their own info and personalization, peers can vote on which they think is a lie, live poll results, and more!
Hey, new @Figma Edu friends 👋 We welcomed so many new educators to our community this week at #ISTELive23, and want to show you some of our favorite FigJam templates. This 'FigJam 101' template is a great place to start exploring 🤓
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#edtech
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Highlights of #ISTELive with @Alex_FigmaEdu and @figma
Still on an ISTE high? Drop your favorite #ISTELive23 moments below 👇🏼 – at Bakersfield, CA
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
You: This @Figma FigJam thing looks cool, but how do I introduce it to my students?!
Us: We gotchu 👋👋
Here's a file to explore FigJam with your students - hitting lots of our favorite features 😍
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#ISTELive23 #edtech #teachertwitter
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
WOW! Our team is still riding the energy of #ISTELive23, and so excited that we got to connect with so many amazing educators 🎉
If you're a K12 teacher and you're ready to bring FigJam to your students, complete the interest form!
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#edtech
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
If you are having difficulty getting started with advanced prototyping with variables in @figma. This is my ~30 min deep dive intro.
Skip to 20:56 for some variables fun with interactive components!
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Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Recently spent some time crate digging through the awesome stuff in Figma for Education and the broader @figma community with a teacher lens.
My middle schoolers would be having a heyday with Figmaland.
I'd love to follow folks using it creatively in class.
ALT The home page of Figma for Education community files
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
FigJam for the iPad here with some hot updates 🔥 Grab your Apple pencil ✏️ and draw, diagram, and even mood board. You can get the app on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/figjam…
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
This Friday, June 9th we will be having a Figma for Edu livestream where we walk through the basics of making icons in @figma!
Register free here: figma.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we're supporting @DonorsChoose projects every day this week 🥳 🎉 Teachers, drop your live @DonorsChoose project link below to share with the @Figma community!
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #DonorsChoose #FigmaEdu #ThankaTeacher
ALT Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We're supporting @DonorsChoose projects every day this week 🥳 🎉 Each day, we’ll randomly donate to support teachers in the classroom. Teachers, if you have a live DonorsChoose project, drop the link below to share it with the @Figma community. Join us in #supportingteachers this #TeacherAppreciationWeek 🥳 Donate to a teacher on @DonorsChoose. Liking, following, or commenting has no impact on how funding is allocated to teachers and all donations are made at Figma’s discretion. But, we’d love to stay connected!
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Our next free Figma for Edu monthly workshop is ✨this Friday✨ and the topic is 'Pen Tools and Drawing in Figma' led by @miggi.
Join us to learn how to make icons, logos, and illustrations using Figma’s drawing tools. See you there! 🎨✏️
RSVP here: figma.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
MS and HS teachers 🚨 Check out this free cool weekly planner in FigJam that will keep your students on track and organized! 🙌 Say goodbye to procrastination and hello to planning #edchat #classroomtech #FigmaForEdu #teachertwitter #edu #teaching
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Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
While we're talking about curiosity and learning, here's another FigJam template for the classroom! Use this interactive choice board to make learning engaging & student-driven ✨
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#edchat #edtech #classroomtech #FigmaForEdu #teachertwitter #edu #teaching
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
New week, new Edu template in @figma✨ Use this free template to create a double bubble map with students. Use this to identify points of similarity and difference with students!
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#edchat #edtech #classroomtech #FigmaEdu #teachertwitter #edu #lessonideas
Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
New week, new Edu template in @figma ✨ Use this free template to create a simple bubble map with students. They can copy and paste the model, or learn to make their own map in the file.
#edchat #edtech #classroomtech #FigmaforEdu #teachertwitter #edu
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Friends of Figma, Educators retweeted
Happy "basketball & brackets" season to those who celebrate! 🏀
The @figma for Edu team partnered with design students from Division 1 schools to create these fun Mad Marchness inspired brackets!
You can check them all out on the Figma Community:
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ALT College basketball brackets in the Figma community page displaying 8 templates created by students of various designs.