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Checking for understanding in independent work
July 6, 2026
3 min read
What does checking for understanding look like during independent work? Checking for understanding means noticing student thinking while it is still forming, while students are still working. During independent work, this means finding a misconception early, instead of discovering it after their exit ticket, as they walk out your classroom door. Checking for understanding means…
Finding the right resource just got easier in Book Creator
February 2, 2026
2 min read
If you have ever browsed the Discover section for inspiration and thought, “I know it is here somewhere...” — you're not alone! Teachers have told us that Discover is full
Welcoming Book Creator to the Kami family
September 17, 2025
5 min read
A new chapter for Kami and Book Creator Today, I’m excited to share that Book Creator has joined the Kami family. This is a milestone for both of our teams,
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Unlocking understanding: Kami’s latest updates designed for every learner
Teachers know that comprehension is the gateway to learning. Yet in classrooms where every student brings a different level of readiness, language ability, or learning need, ensuring everyone truly understands the content can be one of the biggest challenges educators face. Our latest release is designed to meet that challenge head-on. At its core is…
April 16, 2025
4 min read
Myth buster: Kami is only used by certain grades
Welcome to the second ‘myth buster’ article in our brand-new series. Today, we’re looking at a persistent misconception: that Kami is only useful for certain age groups or grade levels. At first glance, it’s easy to see why some people might think that. A tool known for PDF annotation might seem more suited to high…
April 10, 2025
4 min read
Myth Buster: Is Kami only for PDF annotation?
Welcome to the first edition of our ‘Myth Buster’ series - where we challenge common misconceptions in education technology. Today’s myth: Is Kami just a PDF annotation tool? We get it. Kami did start out that way. But the platform has evolved dramatically to meet the complex and ever-changing demands of today’s classrooms. With teachers…
March 28, 2025
2 min read
Forward Focus: The Future is Now
Our vision for the future The Kami office is buzzing now that we can finally share our exciting updates! As your trusted partner in education, we're always looking for ways to enhance your teaching experience and improve student outcomes. On May 2, our CEO, Hengjie Wang, shared our vision for the future and revealed three…
May 2, 2024
3 min read
Creating Interactive and Engaging PDF Files with Kami
Have you ever tried to customize a PDF file? Did you find yourself frustrated and overwhelmed? If so, you are not alone. Over the years, PDF files have become known as files that are not editable. Synonymous with frustration, many people, educators especially, struggled with files that were in the PDF document format. The functionality…
February 13, 2023
7 min read
Kami PDF Editor: Annotation, Collaboration & Free PDF Tools
Picture this: you've been emailed a document that needs your input and you don't have a printer, or frankly, the patience for one. What do you do? That’s the problem Kami was built to solve. It started as a PDF annotation tool. Today, it’s a collaborative workspace used by teachers, students, and teams to review,…
January 20, 2023
4 min read
The Future of Kami | Product Updates
Kami Connect Speaker Sessions | Hengjie Wang 2022 has been another year of constantly adapting to a “new normal”, and it’s been inspiring watching you all still strive for the best possible learning experience through it all. We’ve heard firsthand about how you’re feeling in our Wellbeing Report, and it’s clear that teachers need support…
February 26, 2022
11 min read
Split and merge PDFs easily | Free Kami teacher tool
Teachers, you’re busy enough. Forget spending hours at the printer or photocopier, only to redo the whole thing after spotting a typo or missing page. Kami’s free Split and Merge tool is designed to help you quickly customize and combine PDFs, no printer required. Whether you need to trim pages, reorder a textbook, or combine…
November 1, 2021
3 min read
Whiteboard with Kami
Rethink what your everyday whiteboard can do and find out how your classroom can benefit from virtual whiteboarding with Kami. In your classroom, the whiteboard is always at the center – as something so simple, it can be very easy to forget just how effective it can be with the right tools. We’re talking Kami for Whiteboarding!…
September 28, 2021
4 min read
Kami in the Classroom
Millions of teachers worldwide are heading back into the classroom with Kami – are you? When remote learning became the norm, Kami swooped into the lives of teachers around the globe, answering the call for a reliable and engaging platform to keep students learning over lockdown. But with the return to traditional classrooms comes the…
August 18, 2021
4 min read
Free Classroom Resources for NZ Lockdown | Kami Premium Digital Classroom
As a proud Kiwi company, we’re willing and ready to do whatever it takes to make sure all our students stay on track no matter what’s thrown our way. That’s why Kami Premium licenses are, and will always be, free for New Zealand schools. “With all primary to tertiary students learning from home, we want to make…
August 17, 2021
2 min read
Kami: A STEM-tastic Tool!
Kami Connect Speaker Sessions | Lilly Jensby I’m a firm believer in encouraging students to develop a sustained interest in STEM fields from an early age. So we’re going to take a look into how Kami can enhance the learning experience for students, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math! Our goal…
July 24, 2021
5 min read
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