10 Simple Steps for Student Research Journals with Adobe Express Academic Essentials with Adobe Express

This tutorial outlines simple steps for creating a class journal that collects individual research articles, typically one from each student, as an anthology using Adobe Express. The tutorial has two parts:

• Part A describes 10 simple steps for creating each individual research article.
• Part B (re)describes the same 10 simple steps for creating the anthology "cover" and "table of contents" that collects the individual articles together.

(A) 10 Simple Steps for Creating a Student Research Article

Step #1a: create a new web page

From the home screen: click + button > Create New > Web page

Step # 2a: Add a title and subtitle

Type in a title for the project. For the subtitle, add information such as author(s), date, class, etc.

Step #3a: add a decorative cover image

click the + button to add a decorative cover image > Photo > find or upload photo/image

Step #4a: Create an outline

Scroll down to add text below the cover screen > Click the + button > text > enter first subheading > format subheading as H1 or H2 (repeat for each subheading)

Create your own outline, or copy and paste one of these outlines for inspiration

LAB REPORT

• Introduction/Background
• Methods/Procedure
• Results/Data
• Analysis/Discussion
• Conclusion/Next Steps

JOURNALISM

• WHY
• WHAT
• WHO
• WHERE
• HOW

10 STEPS

1. Step
2. Step
3. Step
4. Step
5. Step
6. Step
7. Step
8. Step
9. Step
10. Step

Step #5a: Format text

Select text > choose among format options: Header Level 1, Header Level 2, quotation, bulleted list, numbered list, bold, italics, hyperlink, justification

Step #6a: Adding a standard image

Click the + button > Photo > search or upload image > use “Add a caption” > click on image to pick format > use “Add a caption” to enter alt-text for accessibility

Step #7a: Add a special format

click the + button > choose either Button, Video, Photo grid, Glideshow, or Split layout

Step #8a Change Font, Format, and Color Themes

Click on Themes menu in top-right corner to adjust fonts, colors, and default formatting. The instructor or journal editor may select a consistent, standard theme for everyone to use such as Crisp, Baldwin, or Chronicle -- or they might establish a consistent, custom "brand" for you to use as the journal theme.

Step # 9a Publish and Share

Click the Share button > Publish and share link> Pick a category > toggle author name on or off > Create link > (takes a few seconds to process) > copy link > paste or share link through LMS, email, text, social media, etc. Be sure to share this link with your instructor and/or the anthology editor so that it can be added to the journal.

Step #10a Revise and Update

To make changes and update URL: click the Share button > Publish and share link > Update link

(B) 10 Simple Steps for Creating a Research Journal Cover and Table of Contents

1. Follow Step 1a above to create a new web page.
2. Follow Step 2a above to create a title and subtitle for the research journal.
3. Follow Step 3a above to create a decorative cover image for the research journal.
4. Follow Step 4a above to create an outline that is a table of contents for each article in the journal.
5. Follow Step 5a above to create and format a "Letter from the Editor" or "A Note about This Journal" at the beginning of the journal, before the outline/TOC.
6. Follow Step 6a to add a screenshot image for each article in the outline/TOC.
7. Follow Step 7a to add links to add hyper-textual buttons that create links to the URL for each individual article. Each article will have its own, individual URL created in Step 9a above.
8. Follow Step 8a to select a standard theme for everyone to use throughout the journal.
9. Follow Step 9a to publish and share the journal.
10. Follow Step 10a to revise and update the journal.