THANK YOU for this resource! Since going online for distance learning, figuring out how to get my kids meaningful practice they can actually edit has been a challenge. This helped so much! THANK YOU!
I love you for this! I can now cancel the free trial to Adobe. I had given up all hope that there was a free way to add text boxes to my pdf worksheets. This is perfect. Thank you so much!
Tx Naomi. 1 BIG TIP for making txt boxes faster: 1) insert the top row of txt boxes by pasting 1 at a time; 2) hold down ctrl & click on all the top row of txt boxes to select them; 3) CTRL + C : to copy the entire row of boxes; 4) CTRL + V : pastes an ENTIRE ROW of boxes at a time; 5) move the ENTIRE ROW into position (repeat 4 & 5 as often as you would like)
Thank you SO much for posting this! Still trying to get the hang of Google Classroom and I have so many great PDF's that I couldn't use. This video was an absolute lifesaver, thank you!!!
Amanda Garrison It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Thanks so much for creating this video! I have had so many questions in my TpT store about converting a resource to digital. Your video has been my go to answer to their issue since I do not have time to convert everything to digital. I just copy the link to this video to help them out. It has been a life saver. I even sent it out to all the teachers at school since we are doing digital learning this fall. Thanks again!
WOW Thank you so much for this !! I've been trying so many different things in order to make my PDF workbook fillable and savable. I didn't want to pay for Adobe and you just saved me so much money, time and frustration!! Forever Grateful! This will now be my go-to technique. Thank you thank you thank you
It's nice to see a female teacher present tech skills. I loved your explanation and it was an easy tutorial to follow. With distance learning in place, we really need this so students that have no book at home and need a worksheet can have one. They can write easily on the worksheet. A good tool for math teachers! I have a lot of ideas .
This is such a valuable tutorial! I've been searching to find out how to do this and am so glad that I found you. This is going to help my students learn in an easier manner.
Thanks! I had never heard of the snipping tool! I was taking a screenshot then having to change it to a jpeg, open a Word Document, insert the pic and save it. This will be so much easier! I always loved and used PowerPoint, so Google Slides will be a breeze!
Bravo! I have been looking for tutorials/someone that will show me how to do this for at least a year. Thank You! Now, I'm ready to check out your store on TPT.
Lisa Gillis It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Going digital has me freaking out, I have so many resources that I want to use but didn't know how to make the digital and interactive. I am feeling better and will be referring to your videos many times!
Shift+WindowsButton+S is shortcut to screen snippet FYI. But you just taught me that two fingers on the touch pad is a right-click! I cannot believe I didn’t know this.
This is brilliant. I am a college prof who uses Google Slides in class rather than PowerPoint, but I never thought of this: taking advantage of the text box option within slides, which is not in Google Docs. I never even thought of re-sizing the slides! Duh :>( I often use Google Docs instead of Slides because I can fit more text on them -- when I have a textual specimen, for example.
OMG! i love you so much ... This makes so much sense to me ... Now all the parents of my Spec Ed students will be more supported! This is just fantastic and not at all difficult to do ... don't need anything else to add. So clear.
Jennifer Santosuosso It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Thank you so much for your video! It has been very helpful. I am new to G slides and am looking forward to giving my students meaningful work that they can do online.
It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
SO helpful! I took notes. I emailed my entire staff your link and my notes on step by step instructions. Last night I had a pdf that I shared on classroom and made a copy for each student and they struggled big time to edit it and once they typed something, they couldn't change it. It's been a nightmare, this helps so much and I don't think it will take but a couple minutes to do this per assignment. THANKS!
I need your help! This is all new to me. I was able to create a slide that works but at the end of your video you mentioned to make sure we make a copy for our students vs. sharing to put in Schoology so that it isn't the same one. Do you have a video that shows us how to do that? I just don't want to mess it up. THANK YOU SO MUCH! This video was so easy to follow.
If it’s a lot of lines for a longer response, I will make the textbox filled in with white and place that on top of where it goes on the worksheet. That way kid won’t obsess about getting the text to fit perfectly on the lines.
This was sooooo helpful, thank you! Question on making a copy so student's can actually edit/add their answers. Do you have to make a copy for every student and assign individually?
Jenna E You are welcome! I would suggest Google Classroom if possible. It will automatically create copies for each of the students in your class (when you click that option.)
At the end you mentioned you need to make a copy for them. Otherwise, they'll all be editing the same document. Does that mean you need to make a separate copy for each student?
Someone asked this earlier & here's Naomi's response "Check out one of my newest videos I just posted about Google Classroom, Assigning & Viewing Student work. This is the platform I like to use where it gives the option to automatically make a copy for each student."
I just stumbled upon your channel, and with everything going digital, you don't know how helpful this video has been. I am a novice at Google classroom, do you have any tutorials on it, Forms in particular? Thank you!
live2teach I don’t have any videos right now on Google Forms, but I have a Getting to Know Google Forms product in my store that would be helpful to help you learn and even for your students to create them in the future. Here is the link! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Getting-to-Know-Google-Forms-Mini-Lesson-Scavenger-Hunt-2965679
It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
@@sjm1608 Do you mean edit an image with text boxes as in the video? As I understand, she snipped the PDF and saved it as a PNG image. Then she used the PNG image as a background in the Google slide.
RogueReplicant No, I was referring to the the pencil tool on the top right that does the same thing without all of those steps. Students can edit a pdf, png, jpeg, etc. on a mobile device by clicking on the pencil tool to edit the document and edit immediately without the teacher having to do any extra editing. However, if they are using a computer then you would need to edit the document as in the video. Most of my students use their phones. That’s why I suggested another option as well that doesn’t require additional editing. Both methods work. Hopefully that makes sense.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Absolutely life changing!! Like wow, life just got so much better with digital teaching. So then they do the work right there and then it sends back to you somehow so that you can review it???
Jocelyn Dewe If you assign it in Google Classroom; yes! Make sure to check out my 3 part video series here on my TH-cam Channel all about Google Classroom. I’ll show you how to set it up, assign work and view work. Sounds like you’re ready for it!
Thank you! This is super helpful! We’re using Seesaw instead of google classroom, for K/1. Do you know how to make sure every student has their own copy, if I’m just sharing the link?
Jaclyn Jensen I actually have a video here on my channel about how to make a PDF shareable in Seesaw! I would check it out. In Seesaw, when ready to assign, you will click the whole class or individual students you want to assign to in Seesaw. You typically don’t share them the Google Slide link if you want them to edit on top of it. Definitely go check out my other video and it will make more sense for Seesaw. :)
Sandra Norman YES, it locks it when you do the steps I listed below. It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
This is great. Any way for the students to be able to draw an answer?? For example, if doing a math "worksheet" and they need to write numbers or fractions to show their work?
Thank you so much! This is great! I am trying it right now, but when I take a screen shot of my worksheet and insert it into the background, the resulting slide is blurry. Any tips? Stay healthy!! :-)
Thanks so much for the video! So helpful. Can you comment a bit more on "making a copy" so that I can assign it online and each student has their own copy to then resubmit? Thanks!
Pamela Ladson I will be adding all about Google Classroom by the end of this week! For now, if you happen to have Google Classroom set up for your students, when creating an assignment you can click ‘each student gets a copy’ and Google Classroom will create it and house it all in there. More to come! Stay tuned!
I would check out my Google Classroom 3 part video series here on my channel. I’ll walk you through how you can use that platform and how to make assigning digital work a lot easier and automatically make copies.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I followed every step and created an editable PDF. However, once I added the google slide to my classroom - the students do not have the option to TURN IN this page?! Please help!!!!
Make sure when you assigned this in Google Classroom you went to ‘Classwork’ at the top, Create-Assignment. From there, you can assign that Google Slide and click the option ‘Make a Copy for each student’. That will give them the option to turn in.
sigal jankelow It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
You are correct. However, it is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in your video. STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE: (1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Hi, I am having trouble with resizing in presentation....also. can you annotate on this..example a math worksheet where they write answers? or circle answer...Last how do I assign in google classroom.....Thanks in advance to all your help...Very new at all of this .
Thank you!! Can I ask why you delete? My drive is full of stuff so want to understand more about clearing it up. But if you delete this you loose the resource?
I have a question about students submitting a copy of the fillable pdf. Do they need to save it to their drive first, or after filling it in can they just click on turn it in? Thanks for your help!
Juliann Witt They need to make a copy that will automatically save to their Drive. If you can, I would suggest setting up a Google Classroom. It will automatically make a copy for each student (saves it to their Drive) and you can access their work in there. I recently added 3 videos here on my TH-cam channel about Google Classroom that can point you in the right direction and next steps.
Karen C definitely! That is another great option. I am showing this method since I know not all schools give students access to Google Extensions. Also, editable PDFs like this can also work on tablets as well where extensions can’t be used right now on mobile devices.
Thank you for the practical you tube Editable PDF to share in Google Classroom.Hope you can provide printable copies of the instruction.Expecting for more innovative undertakings.# LearnAsOnePH.
HI. Great help! I followed the steps and added text boxes to a worksheet. When I added it as an assignment in google classroom, it appears when they would click on it that it won't allow them to type a response on it. I am not sure what I did wrong.
Jessica Hoover Good Job! That’s amazing! Make sure when you are assigning in Google Classroom, you click the tab ‘Classwork’ first, then ‘Create’-Assignment. You can add your worksheet there and ensure you click the button ‘Each student gets a Copy’. That should fix your issue! Also make sure the share settings of your original document are ‘Anyone with the link can view’
I am clearly a novice and wonder if you might be able to explain how do the text boxes stay in place without moving around the page? Is there a specific way to save the slide? THANKS for your assistance.
Love this! Is it possible to make this on Google Doc and not Google Slides? I've found it easier to grade Docs on Google Classroom, but haven't figured out a way to do this process with docs.
Jenna Morgan I haven’t tried in Google Docs. You can check in the tool bar if you can change the background with an image. I’ve found it’s easier to layer text boxes in Google Slides, rather than Docs though. But maybe try and see what happens!
Google Slides is my BFF too! Thank you for this, I like that you also address Fair Use when you say that this is your file so you have the right to use it.
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THANK YOU for this resource! Since going online for distance learning, figuring out how to get my kids meaningful practice they can actually edit has been a challenge. This helped so much! THANK YOU!
But I did all of this but when I add in google classroom the text boxes are not showing. It is not editable
OMG this video saved my life. I kept trying to do this because I saw another teacher doing it and could not remember how to do it. Thanks a million!
I already knew how to do this, but I watched your entire video because I wanted to know how to make an excellent explanatory video. Well done!
I love you for this! I can now cancel the free trial to Adobe. I had given up all hope that there was a free way to add text boxes to my pdf worksheets. This is perfect. Thank you so much!
Tx Naomi. 1 BIG TIP for making txt boxes faster: 1) insert the top row of txt boxes by pasting 1 at a time; 2) hold down ctrl & click on all the top row of txt boxes to select them; 3) CTRL + C : to copy the entire row of boxes; 4) CTRL + V : pastes an ENTIRE ROW of boxes at a time; 5) move the ENTIRE ROW into position (repeat 4 & 5 as often as you would like)
Thank you SO much for posting this! Still trying to get the hang of Google Classroom and I have so many great PDF's that I couldn't use. This video was an absolute lifesaver, thank you!!!
Amanda Garrison It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Game Changer!!! This is the only video on how to do this that makes perfect sense to me. Thank you
Thanks so much for creating this video! I have had so many questions in my TpT store about converting a resource to digital. Your video has been my go to answer to their issue since I do not have time to convert everything to digital. I just copy the link to this video to help them out. It has been a life saver. I even sent it out to all the teachers at school since we are doing digital learning this fall. Thanks again!
WOW Thank you so much for this !! I've been trying so many different things in order to make my PDF workbook fillable and savable. I didn't want to pay for Adobe and you just saved me so much money, time and frustration!! Forever Grateful! This will now be my go-to technique. Thank you thank you thank you
You are so welcome! Happy to help! Let me know if you have any other questions! contact@naomimeredith.com
It's nice to see a female teacher present tech skills. I loved your explanation and it was an easy tutorial to follow. With distance learning in place, we really need this so students that have no book at home and need a worksheet can have one. They can write easily on the worksheet. A good tool for math teachers! I have a lot of ideas .
So helpful and concise! Thank you for posting.
This is such a valuable tutorial! I've been searching to find out how to do this and am so glad that I found you. This is going to help my students learn in an easier manner.
Thanks! I had never heard of the snipping tool! I was taking a screenshot then having to change it to a jpeg, open a Word Document, insert the pic and save it. This will be so much easier! I always loved and used PowerPoint, so Google Slides will be a breeze!
Bravo! I have been looking for tutorials/someone that will show me how to do this for at least a year. Thank You! Now, I'm ready to check out your store on TPT.
Suzette West you are so welcome! Happy to help!
Thank you so much! You just changed my whole way of making documents... for this online learning time and for after!!!!
Lisa Gillis It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Going digital has me freaking out, I have so many resources that I want to use but didn't know how to make the digital and interactive. I am feeling better and will be referring to your videos many times!
Thank you! I’m glad that I was able to help you out and make you feel less stressed!
Shift+WindowsButton+S is shortcut to screen snippet FYI. But you just taught me that two fingers on the touch pad is a right-click! I cannot believe I didn’t know this.
CalfordMath oh I didn’t even know that! Thanks for the tip!
This video was a lifesaver!
Thanks!!
This is brilliant. I am a college prof who uses Google Slides in class rather than PowerPoint, but I never thought of this: taking advantage of the text box option within slides, which is not in Google Docs. I never even thought of re-sizing the slides! Duh :>(
I often use Google Docs instead of Slides because I can fit more text on them -- when I have a textual specimen, for example.
OMG! i love you so much ... This makes so much sense to me ... Now all the parents of my Spec Ed students will be more supported! This is just fantastic and not at all difficult to do ... don't need anything else to add. So clear.
Jennifer Santosuosso It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Thank you so much for your video! It has been very helpful. I am new to G slides and am looking forward to giving my students meaningful work that they can do online.
Thank you for sharing how edit a pdf on google slides. I also learned how to change the size of a page.
Thank you!!! Just subscribed. I’m going to binge watch your videos as I learn how to do remote teaching and set up google classroom.
Teacher Inspiration Station thank you! I’m working on the Google Classroom Set Up videos this week so stay tuned. I appreciate you!
Naomi Meredith Great! I’ll be on the lookout for those. 😄👍🏾
Thank you so much. This was the easiest tutorial to follow and I will be able to use so many of the resources I already have.
Thank you so much. Your instructions were very clear and easy to apply in my own teaching!
You just made my life 1000,000 times easier! Thank you!
OMG!!!! I love you. I was trying to insert my cute worksheets in google docs and they didn't transfer cute. This is the best!!!!!!!
It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
exactly what I have been scouring the internet for --thank you
SO helpful! I took notes. I emailed my entire staff your link and my notes on step by step instructions. Last night I had a pdf that I shared on classroom and made a copy for each student and they struggled big time to edit it and once they typed something, they couldn't change it. It's been a nightmare, this helps so much and I don't think it will take but a couple minutes to do this per assignment. THANKS!
Julie Wright Thanks! I’m so glad I was able to help!
Thank you for sharing this technique. You have included so much good advice.
I love this add and thank you for this resource!
You’re welcome!
Very cool.... now the work begins... Thank you for sharing...
Thank you!!!! You just saved me a ton of time! This is amazing!!!! You are my new best friend!
I've only just watched the first 30 seconds and I already love you!! Thanks
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! I've been making Google Forms for every assignment. This is so much easier!!!
Thank you so much!!!! This is going to be so helpful this fall!!!
Thank you so much for this video! Excellent instructions!
I need your help! This is all new to me. I was able to create a slide that works but at the end of your video you mentioned to make sure we make a copy for our students vs. sharing to put in Schoology so that it isn't the same one. Do you have a video that shows us how to do that? I just don't want to mess it up. THANK YOU SO MUCH! This video was so easy to follow.
Thank you so much for sharing this Google instructional practice. Awesome
You’re so welcome!
Love this... this help me soo much thank you.... what are your suggestions when the sheets have lines for students to write on??
If it’s a lot of lines for a longer response, I will make the textbox filled in with white and place that on top of where it goes on the worksheet. That way kid won’t obsess about getting the text to fit perfectly on the lines.
Thank you very much! This will come in handy.
THIS WAS EXCELLENT. THANKS SO MUCH. GREAT WAY TO DO THIS.
How do you make a copy? Thank you for this tutorial?
This was sooooo helpful, thank you! Question on making a copy so student's can actually edit/add their answers. Do you have to make a copy for every student and assign individually?
Jenna E You are welcome! I would suggest Google Classroom if possible. It will automatically create copies for each of the students in your class (when you click that option.)
Thank you so much. You just saved my lesson plan!!!
You can also just add a border colour to text boxes, and skip adding Click here or Type here
C Meyer definitely a great idea!
Yes! We tell them to fill all the blue boxes with your great ideas!
This is very helpful!! Thank You!!
Thank you SOOOO much!
Thank you! This was so helpful!
Wow, thank you for sharing this useful tool!
This is super helpful. Thank you SO much!
great tutorial, thank you so much!!!
I LOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE you and your sweet face. Thanks for being a helpful teachers. Teachers supporting teachers! YAHOO!
At the end you mentioned you need to make a copy for them. Otherwise, they'll all be editing the same document. Does that mean you need to make a separate copy for each student?
Someone asked this earlier & here's Naomi's response "Check out one of my newest videos I just posted about Google Classroom, Assigning & Viewing Student work. This is the platform I like to use where it gives the option to automatically make a copy for each student."
What can I say? You just saved my life!!
I just stumbled upon your channel, and with everything going digital, you don't know how helpful this video has been. I am a novice at Google classroom, do you have any tutorials on it, Forms in particular? Thank you!
live2teach I don’t have any videos right now on Google Forms, but I have a Getting to Know Google Forms product in my store that would be helpful to help you learn and even for your students to create them in the future. Here is the link! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Getting-to-Know-Google-Forms-Mini-Lesson-Scavenger-Hunt-2965679
@@naomimeredith_ thank you so much, it has been so helpful
It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
@@sjm1608 Do you mean edit an image with text boxes as in the video? As I understand, she snipped the PDF and saved it as a PNG image. Then she used the PNG image as a background in the Google slide.
RogueReplicant No, I was referring to the the pencil tool on the top right that does the same thing without all of those steps. Students can edit a pdf, png, jpeg, etc. on a mobile device by clicking on the pencil tool to edit the document and edit immediately without the teacher having to do any extra editing. However, if they are using a computer then you would need to edit the document as in the video. Most of my students use their phones. That’s why I suggested another option as well that doesn’t require additional editing. Both methods work. Hopefully that makes sense.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Absolutely life changing!! Like wow, life just got so much better with digital teaching. So then they do the work right there and then it sends back to you somehow so that you can review it???
Jocelyn Dewe If you assign it in Google Classroom; yes! Make sure to check out my 3 part video series here on my TH-cam Channel all about Google Classroom. I’ll show you how to set it up, assign work and view work. Sounds like you’re ready for it!
Thank you so much! I so needed to see this video. This seems so simple. Gracias!
So thankful for this video!
Thanks for this great presentation.
So very helpful-thank you!!!!
You Rock! Thanks for this,
Thank you! This is super helpful! We’re using Seesaw instead of google classroom, for K/1. Do you know how to make sure every student has their own copy, if I’m just sharing the link?
Jaclyn Jensen I actually have a video here on my channel about how to make a PDF shareable in Seesaw! I would check it out. In Seesaw, when ready to assign, you will click the whole class or individual students you want to assign to in Seesaw. You typically don’t share them the Google Slide link if you want them to edit on top of it. Definitely go check out my other video and it will make more sense for Seesaw. :)
Yesss I needed this. Thank you so much!!
Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks
Thank YOU!! Over a year later and this vid is a salvation!! THANK YOU!
~diane (subbed to your channel by the way). :-)
Thanks a million for this video! How do you keep the students from moving the text boxes you insert for them to answer questions? Thanks!
Never thought of making it be the background! Revolutionary. Is there a way to lock the text boxes in place then?
Sandra Norman YES, it locks it when you do the steps I listed below. It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Thank you! Thank you!! Exactly what I needed. You are a lifesaver!! :)
Awesome hint
Ctrl v was a bit painful. How about shift click and copy the row thennpaste the rows.
I will share this with my school. Thanks
Thank you soooooo much!!! This is so helpful!!!
This is great. Any way for the students to be able to draw an answer?? For example, if doing a math "worksheet" and they need to write numbers or fractions to show their work?
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial! Very easy to follow. How do I make the image larger once it is in slides? It is really small.
Thank you so much! This is great! I am trying it right now, but when I take a screen shot of my worksheet and insert it into the background, the resulting slide is blurry. Any tips?
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Renee Kresse hmm... try to make the image of what you want to take a screenshot of as big as you can on your screen to help make the image clearer
Make it wider or play around with the page set up.
You are amazing!! Game changer!!! Thanks.
Thanks so much for the video! So helpful. Can you comment a bit more on "making a copy" so that I can assign it online and each student has their own copy to then resubmit? Thanks!
Pamela Ladson I will be adding all about Google Classroom by the end of this week! For now, if you happen to have Google Classroom set up for your students, when creating an assignment you can click ‘each student gets a copy’ and Google Classroom will create it and house it all in there. More to come! Stay tuned!
Thank you! So helpful!
This is a game changer, thank you. :)
I really would like to know more about the ending advice. Why must we “make a copy” and how “does it get a little crazy?”
I would check out my Google Classroom 3 part video series here on my channel. I’ll walk you through how you can use that platform and how to make assigning digital work a lot easier and automatically make copies.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I followed every step and created an editable PDF. However, once I added the google slide to my classroom - the students do not have the option to TURN IN this page?! Please help!!!!
Make sure when you assigned this in Google Classroom you went to ‘Classwork’ at the top, Create-Assignment. From there, you can assign that Google Slide and click the option ‘Make a Copy for each student’. That will give them the option to turn in.
sigal jankelow It is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in the video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
I really needed this!
Great video. I am new at making a PDF editable. I am working on a macbook. Can you recommend a snipping tool. There are so many. Thanks!
Thank you for your information.
Thank you, it helped so much!
You are correct. However, it is POSSIBLE for students TO EDIT A PDF using the google classroom APP ON A MOBILE DEVICE without having to do all of those steps in your video.
STEPS TO EDIT A PDF ON A MOBILE DEVICE:
(1)The student has to open the google classroom app on a mobile device, (2)open the pdf assignment, (3)click on the pencil tool on the top right, (4)click the texting tool on the bottom right, (5)when finished typing click the bottom left resizing tool, which allows them to increase or decrease the texting box to fit appropriately without changing font size.
Sarah Thanks! Super helpful if they have access to a mobile device. Good to know!
Yes ma’am. I teach HS math and most of my students have a cell phone. So they do their work on their phone instead of paper.
Hi, I am having trouble with resizing in presentation....also. can you annotate on this..example a math worksheet where they write answers? or circle answer...Last
how do I assign in google classroom.....Thanks in advance to all your help...Very new at all of this .
Thank you!! Can I ask why you delete? My drive is full of stuff so want to understand more about clearing it up. But if you delete this you loose the resource?
that's great. Do you know how to make pencil control path using powerpoint?
I have a question about students submitting a copy of the fillable pdf. Do they need to save it to their drive first, or after filling it in can they just click on turn it in? Thanks for your help!
Juliann Witt They need to make a copy that will automatically save to their Drive. If you can, I would suggest setting up a Google Classroom. It will automatically make a copy for each student (saves it to their Drive) and you can access their work in there. I recently added 3 videos here on my TH-cam channel about Google Classroom that can point you in the right direction and next steps.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I cannot thank you enough!
You could also use Kami with Google Classroom to allow students to edit pdf files. Quicker.
Karen C definitely! That is another great option. I am showing this method since I know not all schools give students access to Google Extensions. Also, editable PDFs like this can also work on tablets as well where extensions can’t be used right now on mobile devices.
Bless you for sharing this -
Thank you for the practical you tube Editable PDF to share in Google Classroom.Hope you can provide printable copies of the instruction.Expecting for more innovative undertakings.# LearnAsOnePH.
HI. Great help! I followed the steps and added text boxes to a worksheet. When I added it as an assignment in google classroom, it appears when they would click on it that it won't allow them to type a response on it. I am not sure what I did wrong.
Jessica Hoover Good Job! That’s amazing! Make sure when you are assigning in Google Classroom, you click the tab ‘Classwork’ first, then ‘Create’-Assignment. You can add your worksheet there and ensure you click the button ‘Each student gets a Copy’. That should fix your issue! Also make sure the share settings of your original document are ‘Anyone with the link can view’
I am clearly a novice and wonder if you might be able to explain how do the text boxes stay in place without moving around the page? Is there a specific way to save the slide? THANKS for your assistance.
Super helpful, thank you!
Love this! Is it possible to make this on Google Doc and not Google Slides? I've found it easier to grade Docs on Google Classroom, but haven't figured out a way to do this process with docs.
Jenna Morgan I haven’t tried in Google Docs. You can check in the tool bar if you can change the background with an image. I’ve found it’s easier to layer text boxes in Google Slides, rather than Docs though. But maybe try and see what happens!
Google Slides is my BFF too! Thank you for this, I like that you also address Fair Use when you say that this is your file so you have the right to use it.
Ms. Shannon Knapp Definitely! Since I’m using my own product, I know I have the right copyright 😉 Thanks!
Beautiful! thank you mam!