Pushing the bounds: Innovative uses for Figma in the classroom
summary
Classrooms use Figma and FigJam to teach concrete skills: students learn shape editing and boolean union operations on day one, send SVGs to laser cutters and 3D printers to produce jewelry, benches and desk mounts, and run a student-led file workflow that handles 90 students per semester. The setup claims to save 24 hours a semester for the teacher, fixes thin-SVG problems by grouping and exporting from Figma, and uses FigJam templates (mad‑libs, hero’s journey, Venns) for collaborative writing with in‑place comments and timed activities.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 0:46Uses for Figma in the Classroom
- 2:24Shapes
- 3:34Boolean Operations
- 11:25Pen Tool
- 13:35Teaching Identity and Value through the Use of Figma
- 13:47Image Tracer
- 19:51Expectations Setting Expectations
- 20:59Aligning of Standards
- 21:37Shared Writing
- 23:05Writing Piece
- 24:53Complete Essay Outline
- 25:31Graphic Organizers
- 26:28Classic Venn Diagram
- 27:18Connecting Arrows
- 28:47Narrative Writing
- 29:37Hero's Journey
- 31:05User Persona
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