Use our comprehensive set of guided materials to run The Edit with your students. We recommend bookmarking this page for easy access when it comes time to submit.
Classroom Materials
If you do not yet have access to Adobe Express for your classroom, get it for free by following the steps in the “Adobe Express” tab above.
Teacher Guide
New for 2026: Start with our expanded teacher guide at the button below, which features step-by-step instructions for running The Edit in your classroom. It includes every page and video from the student guide along with learning objectives and teaching tips.
Student Guide
New for 2026: Provide your students the student guide link below, which is an editable Adobe Express template.
Student guide link (copy-paste and provide to your students):
https://adobe.ly/editstudentguide
After your students open the student guide link, they can click the “Remix” button to create a copy in their Adobe Express account. From there, students may collaborate in teams to complete the tasks in the guide and replace the placeholder text with information relevant to their project.
If you prefer to provide your students a PDF copy of the student guide, this can be downloaded at the button below. The video links will still work when opened in a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.
Fact Sheets
In the student guide, students will access fact sheets to help with their research process. Those can also be found here:
Well-being fact sheets
Students will select one of the four topics below for their report:
- Physical well-being
- Mental well-being
- Financial well-being
- New for 2026: Social well-being
New for 2026: You’ll also find NFL and Premier League fact sheets, which can serve as inspiration for students who choose to report on a topic related to sports.
Permission Slip
Each student who participates in The Edit will need to have a permission form signed by a parent or legal guardian. NBCU Academy will reach out by email to collect these from the top 10 contest finalists. Download the form below and keep the signed copies for your records:
Parental permission form
Past Materials
If you participated in The Edit prior to 2026, you may still use your original teaching materials. Those materials, including the original slide decks, teacher delivery guide and student report planner, are available for download below as an alternative to the new materials above.
Free Access to Adobe Express
Your students will use Adobe Express, Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe Premiere Mobile to make their video reports. Adobe Express is free to all schools and accessible through any laptop or desktop, Chromebook or iPad.
If you’re already using Adobe Express…
Your students can log in here. Your IT Admin can also add Adobe Express to Clever or Classlink by following the steps here.
If you’re new to Adobe Express…
Start by checking to see if you have access by entering your district/school email address here.
If you have an account, it will take you to your SSO provider and you can log in to access Adobe Express.
Your school district can deploy Adobe Express to the whole district for free through our self-service wizard here.
Report Tutorials
As you review the teacher and student guides, you’ll see they contain videos from NBCU Academy about creating effective news pieces. We wanted to pull them out and put them all in one place just in case that makes things easier for you!
Please note that the videos on this page were created in 2024 as guidance for The Edit only. They are not to be shared outside of this contest.
Want to see examples of great student reports? Watch the winning videos from The Edit Spring 2025 contest and The Edit Spring 2024 contest.
Job Roles and Responsibilities
Well-being Report Brief
Prep Your Report
Shoot Your Report
Bonus Video: Shape Your Report
Bonus Video: Mental Well-being Example Report
Journalism Tips from the Experts
The two NBCU Academy videos on storytelling and writing below are also included in the teacher and student guides.
Become a Great Storyteller
News Writing for Beginners
Bonus Tips
The following videos are not required viewing for The Edit but include great advice from experts at the NBCU News Group! Watch more helpful videos at NBCUAcademy.com and check out our free Fundamentals of Journalism online course.
How to Shoot Video on Your Phone
How to Shoot a News Interview
Interview Tips from Craig Melvin
How to Conduct Street Interviews
How to Edit Like a Pro
What Are Chyrons, Lower Thirds & Banners?
Adobe Express Tutorials
The teacher and student guides include links to tutorials designed to get students quickly up-to-speed with how to best use Adobe Express for making their reports. We have pulled them out and put them here all in one place for easy reference.
Quick Tour of Adobe Express
How to Clean Audio in Adobe Express
How to Generate AI Images in Adobe Express
Start Your Edit in Adobe Express
Making a Rough Cut in Adobe Express
Creating Your Final Cut in Adobe Express
Class Video Submission
Congratulations to you and your class for completing The Edit! Now onto the exciting part. Please choose and submit the single best video news report from your classroom for the opportunity to win some amazing prizes from NBCU Academy and Adobe. We look forward to seeing all your hard work!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Teachers of grades six (6) through twelve (12) engaged by public or non-profit schools, with classrooms of up to thirty-five (35) who complete “The Edit” program who are legal residents of the 50 US or DC who are 18 or older. Begins February 5, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. ET and ends April 16, 2026 at 8:00 P.M. ET. Limit 1 entry per person. To enter, and for Official Rules, odds, and prize details, visit nbcuacademy.com/the-edit-terms. Messaging & data rates may apply. Sponsors: NBCUniversal Media, LLC and Adobe Inc.
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