Steps for Creating a Presentation Using Adobe Spark, Setting Up Your Account, and Using In-Text Citations on Slides
Getting Started
Before you set up your account in Adobe Spark, please see the model student presentations at the "Example Presentations" link in Ulearn.
Essentially, your presentation is a series of slides that include images, use very little text, and include voiceover narration as seen in these models.
For the presentation, imagine that you are delivering a speech or presentation in class with slides that include images (and potentially video). There should be very little text on your slides.
If you need help understanding how to create great slides, see this short video:
Read the assignment instructions carefully and make sure that your overall claim directly answers the question posed by the assignment prompt.
As with any speech delivered to an audience, your presentation must include:
- -An intro that previews the entire content of your speech and state a clear thesis/overall claim.
- -Includes minor points that support the overall claim and examples and explanations of each. This is the body of your speech.
- -A conclusion that summarizes the main points of your speech and restates a thesis/overall claim.
Setting Up (or logging into) Your Adobe Spark Account
2. Click "login with school account." Do not choose any other option (Google, Facebook, etc.).
3. If you already have an account, enter your email address and then "continue" and then enter your password.
If you do not have an account, click "create an account and follow the steps at the account creation page:
After you have created your account/logged in, you will be taken to this page:
NOTE: YOU MAY SEE A SCREEN THAT ASKS WHAT BRINGS YOU TO ADOBE SPARK FIRST. IF SO, CLICK "CLASS ASSIGNMENT."
4. Next click "Slideshow" which allows you to create a video. DO NOT CHOOSE ANY OF THE OTHER OPTIONS.
You will be taken to this page:
Simply click "skip."
5. You will then see this page:
And should select "Teach a Lesson." Next, watch the short tutorial video.
After watching the tutorial, click "Ok, I'm ready!"
6. At this point, you can begin creating your presentation (slides with voiceover). Take a few moments to click on the icons to see what they do, so you will understand how to use the tools to create your presentation.
7. When you think you are finished, click "preview" at the top of the page to make sure everything is in order before finishing.
8. When finished, click "Share," enter the title of your presentation, and then your name, and then click "create link." This may take a few moments. Be patient and wait for it to load/complete. You should see "creating link" at the top of the page.
9. When the link is finished, you will see this:
Simply click "copy" to copy the link.
10. Finally, on your keyboard hold down the CTRL and V key to paste the link into the Microsoft Word document with the written script of your presentation. Please place the link at the top of the page. Save the link and the script as one file and upload this to Ulearn.
