Alex from the
@figma
for Education Team! Let's talk educational equity, empowering students, celebrating teachers, or your dog. Follow for updates on
#FigmaEdu
Three words: Share. To. Classroom. 🥳🎉🪩🍾
We're thrilled to introduce our new Google Classroom integration for FigJam! 🚀 Share files in a snap, invite students directly, or even give them the option to work in their own copies. 🌟
Thanks to our educator community who helped
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We're supporting
@DonorsChoose
projects every day this week 🥳 🎉
📣Teachers, drop your live
@DonorsChoose
project link below to share with the
@Figma
community!
When teachers are empowered with the right tools, the possibilities in their
🎊 🎉 Happy
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
🎊 🎉
Let’s make 👏🏻 it 👏🏾 LOUD 👏🏿 by helping teachers bring electricity and experimentation to their classrooms.
While funds last,
@GeneralMotors
will double your donation to requests for STEM supplies:
Happy back-to-school season! Tomorrow, we're clearing lists and supporting
@DonorsChoose
projects 🥳 🎉
Teachers, make sure you're following me to stay up to date, & drop your live
@DonorsChoose
project link below to share with the
@Figma
community!
#Clearthelist
#DonorsChoose
📣 📣 BIG NEWS! 📣📣 On August 2nd, EVERY donation to teacher requests on DonorsChoose will get a 50% match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, while funds last.
🍎 📚 Request the
#ClassroomResources
you need and let our community foot the bill:
While Funds Last: EVERY PROJECT is getting a back–to-school boost thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation! 📚🍎
Join us in ensuring every kid has the supplies they need to succeed. Help a classroom near you today:
#BackToSchool
#EducationForAll
This
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
, we’re celebrating educators by donating to
@DonorsChoose
projects to ensure that educators have the materials they need 🥳
Teachers, drop your live project link below to share with the
@Figma
community! ⬇️ We heard you have a match today 🎉
Happy day 2 of Teacher Appreciation Week 🎉 We're keeping the teacher party going by donating to
@DonorsChoose
projects!
Teachers, drop your live
@DonorsChoose
project link below to share with the
@Figma
community 🥳
Figma's tools are free to teachers and students 365 days a
Been wanting to try out
@figma
#FigJam
but can’t leave your fav Jamboard files behind? Meet our new Jamboard importer! ✨
Convert your Jams into FigJam files in seconds. Plus, all your Jamboard elements will still be editable so you can be up and running on FigJam instantly!
We’re looking for
@DonorsChoose
projects to fund! Here at Figma Edu, we make learning✨fun✨collaborative✨ and ✨creative✨ by giving educators free access to
@Figma
's design and collaboration tools.
Show us projects that bring joy, creativity, and collaboration to learning 👀
🧪🔬Happy
#NationalSTEMDay
! 🧬 📐To celebrate, every donation to teacher requests for STEM supplies will be doubled, thanks to
@GM
&
@YoungSheldon
on CBS. Support a STEM project today:
Hello world, it’s me, Alex. One month in at
@Figma
, so thought it was about time for a tweet! Still in the education world after 5 yrs
@DonorsChoose
. This time on the Figma for Edu team, connecting educators and students to the free
@figma
tools available to them. Let’s do this!
In a few hours, I’m sending out hundreds of
#FigmaEdu
sticker packs to classrooms across the U.S. via snail mail and I want to make sure your classroom is on my list! 🐌📬
Drop a comment below to claim your stickers. If you tag a teacher friend, we’ll include some stickers for
We’re celebrating teachers all this week! Today, it’s all about stickers 🎉
We often hear from teachers that their favorite part of
#FigJam
is the stickers, so in honor of
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
, we’re creating a brand new sticker pack just for you! But, we need a little
Our final
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
shout out goes to the educators who rock our world every day of the week - our Figma Edu Creator Team!!! 🥳🎉😍
They're our FigJam Fam, who bring creativity, expertise, JOY, talent, and amazing innovation to everything they touch 💛 I can't
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 🤓
#edtech
Hey
#ISTE2024
friends! We're hosting a conference-wide Rock Paper Scissors tournament 🎉
Join
#FigmaEdu
in an action-packed rock paper scissors tournament inspired by the rock paper scissor widget in FigJam 👊✋✌️ with lots of big prizes 👀
The fun starts Monday morning at ISTE
Hey Edu friends 👋 You might notice it get a little quiet around here as me and my team log off for a well-deserved long
@Figma
winter holiday starting this afternoon.
I'll be busy savoring every moment with family (It's River's first Xmas!) Happy holidays 🎄☃️
We've got big news to share 🚨Join us in welcoming 17 AMAZING educators to our inaugural
@Figma
Edu Creator Program! 🎉🤩
These folks are leveraging their deep pedagogical expertise and creative brainpower to create dozens of new
#FigJam
templates for our entire K12 community.
We have
@jmattmiller
in the FigJam Funhouse!! 🎉🎉🎉 He’s giving all the tips and tricks on fun and visual vocabulary with
#FigJam
! He’ll be back to FigJAM out with us at 3:00pm today! Don’t miss out on book giveaways and signings! 🙌🏼📚
#ISTELive
#FigmaEdu
#FigJamFunhouse
We’re celebrating teachers all this week! Today, it’s all about stickers 🎉
We often hear from teachers that their favorite part of
#FigJam
is the stickers, so in honor of
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
, we’re creating a brand new sticker pack just for you! But, we need a little
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
👩🏫🤩
Today we're shining a light on
@MsAshleyShanley
, the FigJam fairy spreading tech magic in the education realm! 🌟 With her wizardry, she's turning classrooms into digital
When teachers are empowered with the right tools, the possibilities in their classroom (and their students’ futures) are endless. Figma is always free to teachers and students, bc we believe that the generation of makers deserves access to world-changing design tools.
#FigmaEdu
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
🎉Our first shout-out goes to Figma Superhero,
@Farmerfaubs
!
🦸🏻♀️Need someone to swoop in and save your lesson plans with style and flair? Look no further! With powers of
I'm hard at work putting the finishing touches on our next
#FigmaEdu
template! It's one I would have used every month in my own classroom 🧩
If you want a copy, drop a comment below, and I'll make sure to ping you once it's live ☺️
#ISTECommunity
#edtech
#edchat
#PBL
#GoogleEdu
Hey
@DonorsChoose
teachers 👋 📢 We'd love your help getting the word out about our 'FigJam 101 for the K12 Classroom' event tomorrow @ 10 am EST
FigJam is our online whiteboard, free for the classroom 😍
Would you RT this?
#DonorsChoose
#CleartheList
Ya'll know what this means! 💥💥Let's keep the
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
party train going 🚂🥳
Teachers, drop your live
@DonorsChoose
project link below to share with the
@Figma
community 🥳
Bonus: Tell us how your project connects to
#FigJam
- our online whiteboard that
📣 Today we’re making it loud with MATCH MADNESS! 📣
Throughout the day, our partners are launching 15 new matches in honor of
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
.
Follow the link to find a project and stay tuned! We'll be sharing each match as it launches!
WE’VE GOT THE SWAG YOU WANT!! 🎉🎉🎉
✅ Magnets!
✅ Washi tape!
✅ Pins!
✅ Pencil bags!
✅ Stickers!
You will definitely brag about our swag!! Come say hello 👋🏼 at booth
#2339
and FigJam out with us!! ❤️
#FigmaEdu
#FigJam
#FigJamFunhouse
#TCEA
#TCEA24
#Teachers
, what if we made the classic 'think, pair, share' into a FigJam template? Collaboration just got a lot more fun!✨
Students can use stamps❤️emojis😀stickies🟨 and reactions💘 to show their learning process. Get a copy:
#edtech
#teachertwitter
WINNER WINNER! 🎉🎉🎉 Rock, Paper, Scissors got heated today, and it was a party in the
#FigJamFunhouse
!
@BelinaTweets
Belina was our ultimate champion and won some amazing prizes!! Congratulations!! Tomorrow will be our last round, and we can’t wait to see who wins tomorrow at
This FigJam Fam had a Figtastic first day of
#ISTELive
! 🎉 We’re gearing up for an exciting day two in the FigJam Funhouse and we can’t wait to see you there! Caricature artist, Swag, Paper Rock Scissors challenge round 2, innovative presenters, and ALL 👏🏼 THE 👏🏼 FUN! 👏🏼
Have ya'll noticed how our education template collection has grown?! Our
#FigmaEduCreators
are adding new templates every week - all ready for you to use in your classroom!
Woah, woah, woah! The people IRL at
#ISTELive
shouldn't have ALL the fun 🙅
That's why we're bringing you a lineup of free, virtual
#FigmaEdu
#NotAtISTE
sessions led by
@MistyKluesner
! Join us from anywhere 💛
Be on the lookout for RSVP links next week 👀
These shirts were just stocked in our online inventory 👀 We can’t wait to start sending them to the awesome folks in our community!
@baconedtech
was the first to get one 💛 keep your eyes on this account for more chances to snag your own tee!
So in case yall didn’t know,
@FigmaEdu_Alex
is the sweetest person on this planet. I won a
@EduGuardian5
competition and she sent me a
@figma
shirt and surprised me with a huge coffee mug! Their swag is top notch y’all 😍
Thank you!!! You’re the MVP.
Anyone else shocked it’s already May?! 😲
In just 5 months,
#Jamboard
will become 'view only' - but FigJam has got you covered:
🔵Same features plus a few bonus ones
🔵Easily convert your Jams using the FigJam Importer
🔵Free for education (really, actually free)
See the tools
Sharing this, because it was the thing I needed to hear when I was setting up my classroom, stressed, and had 137 tasks left to knock out (including bulletin boards, stocking supplies, and creating copies of welcome activities)
#edchat
#pln
#teachershelpingteachers
#edtech
Thrilled to see
@figma
on
@WeAreTeachers
's "18 Must-Have Apps for Chromebook Teachers". We love partnering with our amazing friends
@GoogleForEdu
to bring our industry-standard tools to students and teachers all over the world 🥰
#FigmaEdu
#GoogleEdu
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
🥳
Today we're shining a light on
@TarahTesmer
- the FigJam phenomenon and edu-tech virtuoso! 🎨
With her guidance, teachers are navigating the digital realm like pros! Let's
Last week, we met an educator who has created HUNDREDS of Jamboards throughout the years 😯🤯
She was worried about losing her work, or turning her beloved jams into clunky PDF 😭
This week, she's importing her Jams into FigJam with the importer tool 🥳
New FigJam template alert 🚨 Friendship Bracelet Builder by Ellie Tyner 🚨
Get a copy:
I think this one is going to be a
#teacherfavorite
🤩 (Shout out to our edu swifties)
Perfect as a creative response to literature or just for fun!
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
and today we're going global🇯🇵🌟
Today we are taking our digital hats off to
@shigetasensei
, the FigJam leader at Canadian Academy in Japan. ✨ With her leadership and
We're at the three month mark, ya'll 🫣3⃣In just 3 months,
#Jamboard
will become 'view only' - but FigJam has got you covered:
⭐️Same features plus bonus ones
⭐️Hundreds of pre-made education templates
⭐️ A Jamboard to FigJam importer than can import hundreds of jams in
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.
Make sure to follow our account to stay
We’re jamming away at
@ISTEofficial
We’ve got swag, demos, interactive presentations, a Photo Booth…and did we mention SWAG!! Come FigJam out with us at Booth
#1510
#ISTELive
#ISTELive23
Okay, now I'm thinking about how I can incorporate this template into my meetings this week!
This would be great for study guides, reviews, or, to challenge students to build a jeopardy game about a topic!
Get a copy:
Did you know
@figma
has a Jeopardy Template? Such an easy way to create fun review with students for any content......
Or better yet, create a space with multiple Jeopardy Boards, students create their own game and then play with others in the class.
#bcstech
The gift we wish we could give every teacher for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
is more time in the day! We have the next best thing - free classroom templates for collaborative, joyful learning. With FigJam, every student can have a voice!
#Edtech
#FigmaEdu
Join us on Tuesday, May 14th for a brand new 'Moving from Jamboard to FigJam' session!
In one hour, we'll cover:
⭐️How to use the importer tool to convert your Jams to FigJams.
⭐️A feature-to-feature comparison to make sure you know where to find all the whiteboard tools you
Rock, Paper, Scissors 🪨 📄 ✂️ kicks off today!!! Will YOU be the FigJam champ today?! Stop by the
#FigmaEdu
Booth
#1312
to grab your necklace! The competitor with the most necklaces by the end of the day WINS!! 🎉🎉🎉
#FigJam
#FigJamFunhouse
You might have noticed new
#FigJam
templates for education popping up daily 💥 You're right! Our Figma Edu Creators have been busy bees.
You can see all of their templates here:
What templates do you hope to see next? What's missing from our collection?
We've got big news to share 🚨Join us in welcoming 17 AMAZING educators to our inaugural
@Figma
Edu Creator Program! 🎉🤩
These folks are leveraging their deep pedagogical expertise and creative brainpower to create dozens of new
#FigJam
templates for our entire K12 community.
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 😍
#ISTELive23
#edtech
#teachertwitter
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
🥳
We're shining a light on
@MrVaccaYT
who is finding such fun and interactive ways to use FigJam in the classroom 🤓🎮 Thank you for all you do!
Have ya'll had the chance to check out
@cindyteaches31
's
#FigJam
templates yet?!
Cindy joined the team with a focus on creating templates for bilingual learning and early education and she's knocked it out of the park⚾️🧢 See Cindy's templates here:
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!
#edtech
The Figma Edu Team (and lots of
@Figma
friends!!) are headed to
#ISTELive
! Join us in booth
#1312
to:
🟡 Learn more about FigJam (in sessions and demos!)
🟡 Grab some
#FigmaEdu
swag
🟡 Grab your beads and check-in for the 🪨📰✂️ tournament
🟡 Meet this awesome
#FigJam
crew!!
Starting next week, we're hosting a free FigJam 101 for the Classroom session every week! Join us for free teacher PD ⬇️
🧠Learn about FigJam, our online whiteboard
💥Explore FigJam's powerful and fun tools
🤩See sample classroom activities
Register:
Welcome to the FigJam Funhouse! 🎉
Caricature Artist! ✅
Swag you’ll brag about! ✅
Demo Booth with our experts! ✅
Rock, Paper, Scissors competition! ✅
Stop by for ALL the fun, and leave as FigJam Fam! 🫶🏼 We’ll see you at
#ISTELive
Booth 1312!
#FigJam
#FigJamFunhouse
We're thrilled to host the
@EduGuardian5
community in the
#FigmaEdu
booth on Monday @ 3:30 for a trading card swap! Join us for some fun, connecting, and mingling. We can't wait to hear about your edu superpower 💛
Thanks to
@farmerfaubs
and
@dramatickat
for planning and
New
#FigJam
template alert 🚨Poetry Slam by
@wilthomas3
🎤
I think ya'll are going to ❤️ this one! Perfect to practice the structural elements in different types of poems while flexing their creative muscle 💪Grab a copy:
#FigmaEdu
#GoogleEdu
#Jamboard
Wow - time flies ⏰ In just under 6 months,
#Jamboard
will become 'view only' - but we've got you covered with our Jamboard importer!
➡️Convert your Jams into FigJam files in seconds
➡️All your Jamboard elements will remain editable so you can be up and running on FigJam
All this week, I'll be shouting out some teacher-favorite
#FigJam
templates for the classroom!
Starting out with an 'About Me Activity' where students can create their own interactive bio. Perfect for a first lesson in FigJam, or building community 💛
Join us for
@figma
for Edu's Spring Early Career Week, starting April 25th!
This 4-day series will provide valuable insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories from early career designers. We hope you’ll join us!
RSVP here:
#designtwitter
#FigmaEdu
Speaking of ISTE, one of our team traditions is to pick our ISTE fuel to keep our folks running - snacks snacks snacks! So far we have cashews and fruit by the foot (
@TallMrCurran
) Reeses, peanut butter crackers, and donuts (
@lemmccann
) club crackers and chocolate chip Tates
We're so excited to partner with
@DitchThatTxtbk
for this summer PD bingo board!
There are so many fun ways to build your educator toolkit this summer 😎🌞⛱️ Check out the Figma for Edu learning opportunities! ⬇️
Hey new teacher friends! 👋 If you're wondering "Who are these Figma Edu people?" or "Why are they so obsessed with teachers?" 👀 we've got the livestream for you!
Join us for a special
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
edition of FigJam 101 for the classroom today at 4 PM est 😊 Sign up
@dancelibrarian
This took my breath away. What a thoughtful and meaningful activity to address bias and assumptions. Your students are lucky to have you!
We're celebrating the amazing educators in the
@Figma
for Edu community for
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
🥳
Today we're shining a light on
@mpowers3
who is always exploring ways to help students build real-world skills (including with FigJam!) We appreciate you, Margaret! 🫶
Ya'll already know that I'm a librarian fan girl, but
@MrsCesari
is bringing it to a whole new level 😍
She's using FigJam to bring summer reading activities to a whole new level (with a fun classic/contemporary angle, and the student book reviews)