Adobe Acrobat forms

Caveat - Acrobat is a very powerful and there are other ways to create a form!  I believe this to be the simplest way as teachers already have numerous documents / worksheets already created.

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First of all - Why

​Students cannot edit your form.  They fill in the text boxes you "create".  It can be best described as a digital worksheet.  Why not just give students the Word or Google Document then?  Watch the video to compare a student filling in a Word document vs. Filling in a pdf form.

Download Acrobat Pro DC

​You will need Acrobat Pro to create a form.  You have access to it with your @graniteschools.org account by logging in to Adobe Creative Cloud.  It is simple but may ask you to log in the first time and run some updates.

How to create an easy table

​You more than likely have some "worksheets" already made in Word or Google.  Don't re-create anything.  However it is best if  you have "answer spots" for your students to write their answers in.  Those become the fillable fields in the form.

As the user

​Open the .pdf as any file. 
Fill it out.
Save it
​Send it.

A little more complex...

How I created the first form (worksheet) above in the first video.

Quick short summary

1. Download Adobe Acrobat DC
2. Create or open document with answer spots.
3. Save it as pdf.
4. Open it in Acrobat DC
5. Use the tools on the right and click on "Prepare form"
6. Yes you want to use the current document.
7. All your "Answer lines" should turn in to fillable boxes or lines.
8. Save it!
9. Send it to students via Canvas / Google.

Students:

1. Open the file you give them via Google or Canvas.
2. Fill out the form
3. Save it as any file. Perhaps have them type their name in the title too.
4. Turn in via file upload as we do in Canvas.