Assigning PDFs to Students in Canvas
The videos below show teachers how to create a Canvas assignment that will allow students to annotate a PDF.
To begin choose the option below that matches your students' device situation. If your students are using Chromebooks there are 3 options.
My Students Use the Canvas iOS app on an iPad
If your students use an iPad they can annotate PDFs within the iOS app using built in annotation tools.
Teacher: Creating an Assignment with PDFs for Students on iPads
Creating a Canvas assignment with a PDF for students to annotate.webmStudent: Completing and Submitting a PDF assignment on iPad
Annotating a PDF in the Student App.MP4My Students are using a Chromebook or the Chrome Browser: Student Annotation (Built into Canvas)
Teacher: Create an Assignment with the Student Annotation Submission type
Student Annotation Submission Type Canvas .webmStudent: Completing and Submitting an Assignment using the built in Annotation tool
student annotation student POV.webmMy Students are using a Chromebook or the Chrome Browser: Kami
Fore more in depth information on Kami, view this recorded webinar.
Teacher: Create an Assignment with Kami
Kami Updated .webmStudent: Completing and Submitting an Assignment using Kami
Completing a Kami Assignment on a Chromebook.webmMy Students are using a Chromebook or the Chrome Browser: Snap & Read Chrome Extension
Snap & Read is a text reader that also has a built in PDF annotator. See more videos on how to use Snap& Read on this page.
Information on the Snap&Read Chrome Extension
UDL-Basic Reading {principal packet} (1).pdfStudent: Completing and Submitting an Assignment using Snap & Read Extension
Students will need to install the Snap & Read Extension from The Chrome Web Store.
Annotate and submit a PDF with Snap and Read.webm