Why Reinvent the Wheel?--Write on PDFs

Have you ever tried to edit a PDF file? In short, it's not an easy task. Fortunately, there are several useful Chrome extensions that will allow you to annotate PDF files to save you and your students some aggravation! My favorite is called Kami.

Kami

Kami is a Chrome extension that allows you to view, annotate, share, and collaborate. PDF files can be saved directly to Google Drive with or without annotations for easy sharing. With Kami, you can

• highlight, strikethrough, and underline text
• add comments
• insert a text box
• insert shapes
• freehand draw
• erase

Uses for the Classroom

• task students with using the highlight, text, and comment tools to annotate literature or primary source documents in a close-reading activity
• task students with annotating maps by adding text boxes and comments to describe various regions or by drawing historical trade and exploration routes 
• task students with showing their work on PDF worksheets using Kami's draw tool

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Get Kami (install the Kami Chrome Extension from the Chrome Web Store)