I’m so excited to share that I have been working on for the first part of the Apple Teacher Portfolio – Apply section! 💻🍎 As a teacher, I’m always looking for ways to make writing purposeful and creative, and this project was the perfect blend of both.

The Challenge: Become a Hometown Promoter! 🤩

The lesson focused on the task “Write an email to a friend inviting them to visit your hometown.” But we didn’t stop there! Learners took this idea and extended it into a two-part challenge:

1️⃣ Drafting short descriptions of three interesting places in their hometown.

2️⃣ Designing a poster to showcase those places in a fun and engaging way! 🎨✨

Integrating Technology for Creativity 💡📱

To bring their work to life, we used the Everyone Can Create Photo Guide alongside Pages for iPad.

Why Pages? Because it’s more than just a writing app—it’s a tool that lets learners design, experiment, and express themselves visually. They were able to:

• Arrange text with purpose 📝

• Place images meaningfully 📸

• Explore layouts, colours, and fonts 🎨

The process turned simple writing practice into an opportunity for learners to see themselves as designers and creators.

How Did They Shine? ✨

The best part was watching the steps unfold! Learners:

✔️ Selected three places of interest.

✔️ Wrote short but descriptive sentences.

✔️ Planned their design and layout.

✔️ Put everything together into a polished poster!

It was amazing to see how technology empowered them. The iPad became more than just a device—it became their canvas of creativity, helping them transform basic descriptions into eye-catching, persuasive posters. 🌟

This Apply activity showed me once again how technology can unlock learners’ confidence, creativity, and joy in expressing their ideas. 💖