Adobe Support for Educators

When and why would I use Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop isn’t just for professional designers and photographers—it’s a powerful tool you can use to make your school projects stand out and to bring your own creative ideas to life. 

• Whether you’re designing posters for a history presentation, editing photos for a science project, or creating custom graphics for a French website project, Photoshop gives you the ability to make your work look polished and professional. 

• Beyond school, you can use it to design album covers, edit your photography, or create digital art to share online. 

• And if you haven't used Photoshop in awhile, you will be blown away by the recent generative AI features! Think of it as your creative playground—where imagination meets real-world skills that can even open doors to future opportunities in design, marketing, or media.
  
  

Photoshop Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Adobe Photoshop, you will see many great tutorials can be found on the home page, under LEARN. 

When and why would I use Illustrator?
Adobe Illustrator isn’t just for graphic designers—it’s a tool you can use to bring your ideas to life and make your school projects really stand out. Here are some ways you might use it:

• Design a custom logo for a business or entrepreneurship project.

• Create colorful infographics to explain data in science or social studies.

• Illustrate characters or scenes for an English or creative writing assignment.

• Make custom maps or diagrams for history or geography presentations.

• Design posters and flyers for school events, clubs, or campaigns.

Because native Illustrator documents uses vector graphics (no pixels), everything you create stays sharp and clear regardless of size. It is the ideal (and recommended) tool for graphics that need to be used with the laser cutter. One of our most used software tools on the D level!

Illustrator Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Illustrator, you will find a list of interactive "Tutorials" under the Help menu. You can navigate  them based on skill level and design needs. 

When and why would I use InDesign?
Adobe InDesign isn’t just for publishers—it’s a powerful tool you can use to make your school assignments look professional and creative. 

• Whether you’re designing a newsletter for English, laying out a science lab report, or creating a brochure for a history project, InDesign helps you organize text and images in a clean, visually striking way. 

• Beyond school, you can use it to build resumes, portfolios, posters, or even your own magazines to share with friends. 

• And with its professional layout features, you’ll get a taste of the same tools used in publishing, marketing, and media. Think of it as your design studio—where your ideas take shape on the page and set you apart both in class and beyond.
  
  

InDesign Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Adobe InDesign, you will see many great tutorials can be found on the home page, under LEARN. 

When and why would I use Lightroom?
Adobe Lightroom isn’t just for professional photographers—it’s a powerful yet easy-to-use tool that can help you make your photos look amazing for school projects and beyond. 

• Whether you’re editing pictures for a digital art assignment, enhancing photos for the yearbook, or creating a visual story for a history or science project, Lightroom gives you the ability to adjust color, lighting, and detail with precision. 

• Beyond the classroom, you can use it to elevate your social media posts, develop your photography skills, or curate stunning photo collections to share or even include in a portfolio. 

• Think of it as your personal photo lab—where you can transform everyday snapshots into professional-quality images while building creative skills that last a lifetime.
  
  

Lightroom Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Adobe Lightroom, you will see many great tutorials can be found on the home page, under LEARN. 

When and why would I use Premiere Pro?
Adobe Premiere Pro is a professional-level video editing program that’s widely used in film, TV, and media production—it’s the software behind many movies, YouTube channels, and even commercials you see every day. 

• While apps like Apple iMovie or CapCut are great for quick edits and simple projects, Premiere Pro gives you way more control, flexibility, and advanced tools to make your videos look polished and cinematic. 

• For students, this means you can go beyond basic cuts and effects—you could edit a documentary for history class, put together a polished science experiment video, or even create a short film as part of an English project. 

• Using Premiere Pro not only helps you make your class projects more engaging, it also gives you a taste of the same tools professionals use in the media industry.

Premiere Pro Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Adobe Premiere Pro, you will see many great tutorials can be found on the home page, under LEARN. 

When and why would I use Animate?
Adobe Animate is a fun, creative tool you can use to bring your school projects to life with movement and interactivity. 

• Whether you’re designing an animated timeline for history, creating a short cartoon to explain a science concept, or building an interactive game for a coding project, Animate gives you the power to turn ideas into engaging visuals. 

• Beyond school, you can use it to make your own cartoons, interactive stories, or even web animations to share online. 

• Think of it as your animation playground—where creativity meets technology, and you gain real-world skills used in game design, entertainment, and digital media.

Animate Tutorials:

After you have downloaded your school copy of Creative Cloud and accessed Adobe Animate, you will see many great tutorials can be found on the home page, under LEARN.