Convert PDFs to Online Activities with TeacherMade
Teachers around the country are looking for a simple way to make PDF paper worksheets into digital activities. While there are any alternatives to printable materials, these can be time-consuming to replicate. Google Forms offers some options but doesn’t have the visual appeal or flexibility that a PDF may have. Enter TeacherMade; a free website that converts PDF documents to digital activities for Google Classroom or to share as a link. TeacherMade is more than just a PDF annotation tool. The site supports a wide range of question types, allows for auto-grading and integration with Google Classroom — for FREE, seriously!!
TeacherMade Features
- Wide-range of question types:
- Multiple Choice (F)
- True / False (E)
- Short Answer (A)
- Math answers (numbers, fractions, algebraic expressions, and more!) (I)
- Dropdown Choices (B)
- Checkboxes (G)
- Matching (D)
- Hotspot (H) – allow students to “choose” items by clicking on them
- Modify / Annotate existing PDF worksheets
- Insert image
- Eraser to cover over parts of the worksheet you don’t want students to see
- Textbox to insert text on top of existing PDF – great for modifying instructions
- Auto-scoring of questions
- Integration with Google Classroom
- Ability for teachers to comment on student work
- Support for multi-page PDF assignments
TeacherMade Tutorial Video
Creating a Digital Assignment from a PDF
Take your PDF and turn it into a digital assignment in minutes by following the steps below:
- Visit TeacherMade.com & login
- Choose “Create Worksheet” from the top menu
- Enter a name for the assignment & upload the PDF to TeacherMade
4. Use the toolbar to overlay questions by choosing from the wide-range of question types available. Depending on the question type, auto-scoring may be available.
Auto-Scoring
For questions with fixed responses such as multiple choice, matching, math and short answers, teachers can enter one or a list of possible correct responses. Student responses to these questions are auto-scored but teachers can also include teacher-scored questions on the same worksheet. When it’s time to grade, TeacherMade provides an “auto-score” and a space for you to add “teacher score” and these are combined to calculate the overall grade for the assignment.
TeacherMade allows you to enter more than one correct response to accommodate spelling variations. You can also choose to allow case sensitivity or not in the responses. For numeric answers, teachers can allow whole numbers, fractions, decimals and algebraic expressions.
Assign PDF Digital Worksheet
Assign the worksheet via Google Classroom right from TeacherMade. Customize using the Assign Worksheet settings menu (see below). Options include:
- Student sign in – how students will access the assignment on TeacherMade
- Show or hide score for students upon assignment submission. TeacherMade scores only those questions you provide an answer for. Teachers can handscore the entire assignment or specific questions to create a total combined score.
- Score calculation options to use points or % correct.
- Toolbar options allow teachers to hide some or all of the toolbar menus on student view of the assignment
Students can save their progress if they don’t complete the work all at once. When finished, students can turn in their work. Currently, returning work via TeacherMade does not mark the assignment as “done” for the student in Classroom, but they can do so via the assignment menu to remove the task from their pending work.
