Kami for Instruction
September 2021
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Our agenda… Kami
What is it?
How do I get on it?
What can I do with it?
How is this going to help me with my instruction?
Where can I go from here?
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What is KAMI?
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Incredibly Versatile...
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How do I get on it?
There are several options...
How to download extension (it should already be installed to anyone signed into their Google account)...
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Important!
Google has changed the location of their “Open with Kami” button when you preview a PDF from Drive. It is sometimes a blue button on the right but is also sometimes located above the file in a drop down menu. You can open ANY PDF in Kami this way.
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Whenever you open and annotate something in Kami, your changes will be saved directly to that file (it may take a min to show in Drive) if it is a PDF. If it is a Doc, it will not. You will have to make a copy.
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If your file is a Google Doc, you can save a copy (it will create a PDF) with all your changes by clicking “Create your own copy” from the Save menu. It will automatically put it in a Google Drive file called “Kami Uploads”.
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Or...
You can click “Advanced Export”, and tell Kami exactly where to save or export it. You can also change the name.
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And then...
Once you’ve made a copy for yourself, you can click “Save Now” and even move it from this menu to a different Drive folder from the Save menu.
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What if I forgot to make a copy and I want the original back?
Go to “Advanced Export” from the Save dropdown menu.
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Sure...but what can I DO with Kami?
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Compare and Contrast
Without Kami, you need...
With Kami, you need...
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Let’s Get Started...
ELA
4.MD.A.2 Solve one- or two-step real-world problems involving whole number measurements with all four operations within a single system of measurement including problems involving simple fractions.
Math
Social Studies
You can use the split/merge feature to combine two separate worksheets to create one assignment. This can speed up transitions or make sub plans much easier!
4.09 Examine major events and battles of the American Revolution, including: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
4.RL.CS.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated. 4.RI.CS.6 Compare and contrast two accounts of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
4.RL.IKI.7 Make connections between the print version of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the same text. 4.RI.IKI.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
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Let’s Talk...Compare and Contrast
Click to see the math sheets without Kami annotations (we’ll look at the file with modifications in a minute.
Same math sheets with Kami annotations...
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Let’s Talk...Compare and Contrast
Click to see the ELA sheets without Kami annotations
Five Separate Files:
(plus the math sheets)
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Let’s Talk...Compare and Contrast
Same sheets with Kami annotations...
One complete file!
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Let’s Check It Out...
This is what the sheet annotations look like when not in Kami. So, yeah...you wanna have kids use the file within Kami.
Scan or click, please
So now let’s see an example of what Kami can do…
Use the QR code extension on your Chromebooks or click the code to be taken to the “assignment”.
QR Codes…? What? Want more information? Click the links below:
How did she do that in Kami? What is a QR code? Can I use this in my classroom?
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KEY Features: Let’s Check them Out!
Dictionary
Text to Speech
Markup
Comment
Text Boxes
Drawing
Shapes
Erase
Add Media
Annotations
Rotate
Two Page View
Toggle Sidebar
Speech to Text
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Important to know...
As of right now, you cannot “order” the shapes or text or images on a page (ie: bring to front). You cannot put text on top of a shape or an image on top of a shape as you like. Apparently they are working on an update to allow this, but there is nothing to fix this yet.
You also cannot copy and paste annotations (like a text box that you want students to type in). You can save them to your annotations bank, but that is often more complicated than simply typing something twice. You could also copy just the text, create another text box, and paste just the text into the new box.
You cannot copy an image from online and paste it. You have to save it to your computer or Drive and then insert it “Add Media”.
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FULLY integrates with Google Classroom!
Create Assignment
You will find the Google “create assignment” button in the dropdown “hamburger” menu to create an assignment in Google Classroom.
Important Features
Keep these 3 things in mind:
Feature Restrictions, Make a Copy for each student, and Send Kami instructions
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Hang on, go back...I’m not quite there yet...
Intro to creating assignments in Google Classroom
How to convert and save a Google Doc and a MS Word document as a PDF
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Great Overview of the general features...
...and how to assign in Google Classroom...
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Great ideas for using Kami if we need to teach remotely can be found here...
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Let’s look at some other features briefly...
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Split and Merge...in short
Combine multiple pages
from two PDFs (then combine those with another PDF)
Remove pages from PDFs (and then combine)
Reorder pages within a PDF (and remove pages)
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OCR function...in short
What does it DO?
OCR allows the text to be converted into accessible text that the student can “select” to have read to them using Select to Speak.
Use the “notes” app on your phone to scan a paper as a PDf and upload it to the Google Drive app. Click the video to see how it’s done.
See OCR in action...this video has no sound (FYI)
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Feature Restrictions...in short
Don’t want students distracted by the video or drawing features? Don’t want the program to read to them? Turn certain tools off in the Google assignment!
If you want to turn it off for a few students but allow for others, just create a duplicate assignment and assign to specific students.
Don’t forget about this feature...
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Annotation Bank...in short
Save comments or images or videos or voice comments to insert easily over and over...great for giving feedback!
Where is it?
Top Left Corner
What do I click on?
The little white storage box
How do I save my annotations/comments?
Hover on the annotation or comment and click the little white storage box
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Get more in-depth “how to” info.
Split/Merge Pages
Annotation Summaries
Feature Restrictions
Use OCR Function
Annotation Bank
Get Creative
Change how your PDF is arranged, take out pages, and more!
Change scanned documents (that read as images) into PDFs (that will read as text)
Save your comments (voice, text, video, etc) so you can insert them easily over and over and over!
See what comments and annotations have been made in the history of the assignment (great for accountability and collaboration review)
Decide which annotation tools the students can see when they work in Kami (limit distractions, match testing tools)
Get some more ideas and explore what other teachers have done with Kami in their classrooms!
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Student Submission and Grading...in short
Student View
Teacher View
2. Click the “Grade with Kami” box to pull up the tools and annotation bank options.
When students are finished completing an assignment, they can click the “turn in” button in the top right corner to submit it within Google Classroom.
1. Open the assignment in Google Classroom
3. After you have made all your comments or adjustments, you can enter a number grade or simply “return” the assignment to the student for correction.
The assignment will look like this on the student’s page once it has been submitted.
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Full Breakdown...
How can I grade these assignments?
Watch the video to see the details of how students can submit assignments and you can grade a Kami assignment (and even see what it looks like from a student’s perspective)!
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Great Resources!
Tutorial for Students
Printable for Kids
Paper Copy
This would be a great video to demonstrate and explain Kami features to students and their parents.
Print out directions for the students to keep in their folders. This is the “Kami instructions” included when you click the option in GC.
Rather have a “book” with all of Kami’s information and guides in it? Download this PDF “Kami Handbook” and keep it as a reference guide (though, personally, I prefer to Google it.
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Still hungry for more...
You can use Kami to create your own handwritten digital worksheets using the “blank” template and drawing feature. You can also use a blank Kami sheet as a digital whiteboard. I recommend buying a “drawing tablet” to make writing on a chromebook or computer MUCH easier (which can help in other programs like Jamboard, too)! Just note, however, that few drawing tablets work on Chromebooks (because you can’t download the software), but the one I use is linked in the picture to the left.
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Just one more bite?
You can use Kami to create your own lessons and worksheets from scratch and include interactive videos, pictures, comments, and more!
Check it out!!
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Get a more in-depth “how to” tutorial about using Kami as a whiteboard here..
* Keep Jamboard in mind as a digital whiteboard, as well...
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Ok...so maybe two more bites...
Click on the images below to check out these equally awesome programs! They are similar to Kami, but they have different uses in the classroom. Trust me...they’re worth checking out,
You may want to put this in your teacher toolbox as well. PDF Candy allows you to manipulate PDFs in 44 ways. It can be a lifesaver.
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What if I forget what you said??
This presentation and more are always available on the DC Schools Tech Hub.
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Now it’s your turn!
The best way to learn technology is to play with it. Try it. You’ll be surprised by how user-friendly Kami is.
And if you hit a snag...
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