Here’s what we’ll cover 
Click on a topic to jump ahead 
 
Getting Started 
»​ H
​ ow to Activate your Free License 
» S​ haring you Teacher License to students 
» K​ ami Classroom Workflow Explained 
 
 

Using Kami with Canvas 

»​ C
​ reating a Kami Assignment 
»​ G
​ rade using Kami with SpeedGrader 
 
 

Navigating Kami 
»​ T​ oolbar Explained 
»​ M
​ enu Bar Explained 
 
 

Kami Resources 
 

 
 
 
Getting Started 
How to activate your free license
 
Is your school closed due to COVID-19? R ​ equest a free school-wide 
upgrade by filling in the form at​ k
​ ami.app/suspended-school-upgrade 
 
 
● Find the license code you have received from the Kami team. 
● Log in to your Kami account. 
● Click the P
​ rofile​ icon in the top right corner. 
 

 
 
● Click ​Enter License/Coupon​ from the drop down menu. 
● Enter the license code into the blank field, then click ​Apply. 
 

 
 
Your account will now be updated to the Kami’s Education license (paid version) until 
the remainder of your free trial. 

 
Sharing your Kami Teacher license 
Students can be linked to your Teacher license by sharing your license link. Simply 
follow these five steps: 

● Sign into K​ ami​ using your teacher account. 

 
● Click the P
​ rofile​ icon in the top right-hand corner, then select ​Enter 
License/Coupon​. 
 

 
 
● Enter your license key, then click ​Apply​.  
 

 
 
 
● Lookout for a pop-up message. The dialogue will include a link and confirm 
that your profile has been successfully updated. 
 
● Copy the provided link and share it with your students. 
 
● Students will be automatically added onto your license once they click on the 
link.   
 

 
 
 
Kami Classroom Workflow Explained 
Video Tutorial: K
​ ami and Canvas workflow  
So, how is Kami different from simply sending paper worksheets? Here’s a quick 
explanation of a Kami classroom workflow from a teacher’s perspective: 
 
Preparing your lessons 
Rather than a static document, you can prepare a Kami assignment using the full 
array of tools available in Kami! Insert lesson snippets, feedback, prompting 
questions or out loud readings to help support students as they work through the 
document. 
 
Allocating work and assignments to students 
Send your prepared Kami assignments out to your students as a Canvas assignment. 
You can find the how-to in the K
​ ami with Canvas section​ ​of this document. 
 
 
Check students’ progress in real-time 
You can check-in on how your students are progressing with their work in real-time 
and even use the Kami tools to provide synchronous feedback, encouragement as 
they work. The ability to make real-time changes and additions promote a 
collaborative learning environment that you and your students can benefit from. 
 
Easily turn in work with a built-in button 
When they have finished their work, students will return the assignment (complete 
with all their annotations and edits) to you by clicking the built-in ​Turn In ​button in the 
Kami app. You can automatically see who has returned their work to you on your 
Canvas. 
 
Grading with Kami 
With Kami’s seamless integration with Canvas, you can use Kami tools to grade work 
and provide feedback as you go! The assignment can then be returned to students, 
so they can see their grade and feedback—all within Kami. 
 
There are plenty more ways to get inventive with Kami in your classroom and remote 
learning workflows, like​ creating an online interactive whiteboard​. Visit our​ ​YouTube 
channel​ t​ o get more tips and tricks. 

 
Kami with Canvas 
Creating a Kami Assignment 
● Go to​ ​Canvas​,​ and navigate to the assignment creation screen. In the 
Submission Type​ box, Choose ​External Tool.  
 
● Click ​Find ​to Configure External Tool, then select ​Kami Google Drive 
Assignment​. Select the file you wish to use for the assignment from your 
Google Drive.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
● Make sure to click L
​ oad in a new tab​ so your students can get a full-screen 
view of Kami. To finish this step, click S
​ elect​.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
● Fill in the remaining fields required; include instructions, assignment recipients 
and the due date, as normal. Click ​Save & Publish​ to assign and publish the 
assignment. 
 
Now, your students can go to Canvas and use Kami to complete their assignment. 
Share this one-pager guide with your students to help them sign up and complete 
their Kami assignments: ​Remote Learning with Kami and Canvas 
 
 
 
Kami with Canvas 
Grade using Kami in ​SpeedGrader​™ 
 
You can use Kami’s tools to grade completed assignments and provide feedback for 
students. 
 
● Go to the​ Assignments​ tab, and select the assignment you want to grade.  
 
● Click the S
​ peedGrader​ button to launch Kami for grading.  
 
● Start annotating and marking up using Kami tools, then click ​Submit​ once 
done. 
 

 
Your feedback will now be returned to your student. 

 
Navigating Kami 
Toolbar Explained 
 
Select Text  
● Select Text​ allows you to interact with the file without creating 
annotations. You can also use it to copy and paste. 
● Hand tool c ​ an expressly navigate the file, while enabling easy 
scrolling. 
● Select Annotations​ is used to select multiple annotations at the same time.  
 
Dictionary 
This tool allows you to select a word that you would like to see 
defined. 
 
Text to Speech 
Clicking on the page once will read the entire text aloud from the 
beginning, while highlighting specific portions of the text will read only 
the highlighted text. You can also loop a certain passage, increase or 
decrease the reading speed, and even change the voice to a familiar 
accent. 
 
 
Markup tools  
● Text Highlight​ for highlighting text in your Kami document. 
● Box Highlight​ is the easiest way to highlight a chunk of text.  
● Strikethrough​ can cross out text—most useful for editing or 
proofreading. 
● Underline​ can help emphasize a point or draw attention to the area. 
 

Comment tools  
● Text Comment​ for simple typed thoughts attached to words, 
lines or paragraphs. 
● Voice Comment​ records your thoughts as a voice snippet. 
● Video Comment​ adds a video of you talking to your webcam or 
a relevant youtube clip. 
● Screen Capture​ records any action on your screen while you narrate what’s going 
on. 

 
 

Text Box (Rich Text Editor) 

This tool allows you to place text boxes anywhere in the document; 
perfect for filling in forms. Kami’s rich text feature enables you to 
change text style, insert emojis, formulas, activate voice typing, and 
more! 
 
Equation 
This tool allows you to create equations from a selection of over 60 
mathematical symbols.  
 
Drawing 
This tool allows for freehand drawings to be made anywhere on the 
file. The stroke thickness and transparency can be adjusted, as can 
color. The tool can be adapted to create perfectly straight lines by 
holding shift before drawing. 
 
Shapes​This tool allows you to place shapes on your PDF. You can 
create circles, triangles, squares, and lines in any colour and to 
whatever size. Hold the shift key when drawing your shape to 
create perfect shapes, 90° triangles and straight lines. 
 
Eraser 
The eraser tool removes shapes, text, signatures, and drawings that 
have been made onto your PDF. This tool has two modes: “All 
Annotations” and “Drawing and Shapes” only.  
 
Image 
Use this tool to insert an image from a variety of locations; you 
computer, Google Drive or through Google Image safe search. 
 
Signature 
This is used to upload and store your signature to sign PDF files 
quickly. You can upload an image of your signature, draw it into the 
file or even draw on your phone—whichever method works best to 
get the highest quality version.  

 
 

 
 

Navigating Kami 
Menu bar Explained 
 
 

License Type 
There are multiple types of Kami accounts. Your type of account will be stated on the 
left-hand side of the bar.  
 
Toggle Sidebar 
Click the Toggle Sidebar to view all the pages in the document, and to access the 
Annotation Summary​ by clicking the speech bubble icon at the top of the screen. This 
feature will show you the location of every annotation that has been made on the 
document.  
 
Find in Document 
The Find Document button locates words or phrases within your file. Simply type in a 
word or phrase, and Kami will display how many times it is present and can highlight the 
instances, so you can find them on the page. 
 
File Name 
Next to the Google Drive icon will be a line of text—the name of the file. Simply click the 
line of text to rename the file in Kami. Kami does not have access to local files, so this 
will not update a local file's name (you will need to export the file).  
 

 
 
Zoom  
You can zoom in and out manually by clicking the plus or minus symbol. 
 
Open File 
This feature presents you with a drop-down menu. Within it are a range of locations 
where you can open a file from, as well as a list of recent files, and tracked copies. ​Note: 
tracked copies are a way to keep multiple versions of the same file. 
 
Share Document 
This will allow you to share your file with collaborators. You can share your document 
with a direct link and control various sharing settings. 

 
 
 
Print Document 
Click this button to print your document.  
 
Save 
This allows you to upload your file to Google Drive, and save back to that file.  
 
Download 
You can use this button to download the file, with or without annotations, locally or to 
Google Drive. 
 
Help 
This button allows you to see recent Kami updates and provides links to the knowledge 
base and forum. 
 
Menu 
The Menu icon gives you access to a range of features, like the Split and Merge tool, OCR 
tool, Restore Annotations, and more. You can also find other page manipulation options 
under Menu.  
 
Profile 
Finally your profile icon gives you access to your app settings, license dashboard and 
coupon code entry. It is also where you go to log out of Kami 
 
 
 

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