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what is Kami?
what is Kami?
With Kami, teachers can share PDF files with students, and students can annotate the files via track pad or keyboard shortcuts using several different features, including Highlight, Add Text, Draw On, Add Shapes, and more.
With Kami, teachers can share PDF files with students, and students can annotate the files via track pad or keyboard shortcuts using several different features, including Highlight, Add Text, Draw On, Add Shapes, and more.
Users can either upload PDF files from their computer or from Google Drive, or create blank documents or assignments via Google Classroom (with the paid plan).
Users can either upload PDF files from their computer or from Google Drive, or create blank documents or assignments via Google Classroom (with the paid plan).
Kami automatically saves all files as they're uploaded, so this is a great option for teachers who want to go paperless. Teachers can also merge PDF files so that students can work with multiple files on one screen.
Kami automatically saves all files as they're uploaded, so this is a great option for teachers who want to go paperless. Teachers can also merge PDF files so that students can work with multiple files on one screen.
Created by J Huff
The Tasks
The Tasks
Since Kami is an open-ended tool, the possibilities for use are diverse and far-reaching. Students can look at a piece of art or literature, write a critique, and compare their critique to published ones. Or they can annotate a poem alongside supporting historical documents and pictures in order to gain contextual understanding. Challenge students to be more information-literate by comparing different headlines for the same event and identifying bias, or provide historical documents followed by a close reading of critiques or editorials of the time period. Teach expository writing by having students pair up to write descriptions of objects, and have their partners draw the objects on a blank page. Upload a PDF of a famous inventor's journal and have students collaboratively annotate the scientific process the inventor used.
Need documentation? Students can easily demonstrate their understanding of the writing process via peer-editing or self-editing while teachers add feedback via the Comment feature. And weekly article annotations about high-interest topics allow students opportunities to interact with text and spark engaging classroom discussions. No more running to the copier!
PDFs can be added, split or merged, and pushed out or linked in minutes, as long as you can find the PDFs. That said, adding search capabilities to find and add PDFs right in the tool would be a great addition. Although some of the features may take some getting used to, the tool is fairly easy to learn, and there are plenty of ideas and information available on Kami's website, community forums, and social media pages.
Earn Your Badge:
Earn Your Badge:
Review the videos to the right to get started.
Add the Kami Chrome Extension to your Chromebook.
Open a PDF file in Google Drive and OPEN it using Kami.
Take a screenshot to add to the Google Form below.
Annotate the document you have chosen utilizing the Kami tools.
Take a screenshot to add to the Google Form below.
Assign a Kami assignment to a Google Classroom utilizing the annotations that you set up above.
Take a screenshot to add to the Google Form below.
Resources:
Resources:
How To Use The Free Version Of Kami With Google Classroom
Using the Kami Extension to Digitally Write on Your Worksheets
Make sure you check out this video!
Make sure you check out this video!
Submitting the Evidence
Submitting the Evidence
*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:
Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).
Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.
Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).
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