The tips in this article will help buyers who have already purchased a resource from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. If you need additional help, you can email me directly at [email protected].
Where is the link to make my digital resource?
When you buy one of my Google Drive activities, you receive a pdf with a clickable link on one of the pages (usually page 3 or 4).
When you click the link, you’ll be prompted to make a copy of the resource. That digital resource will be sent directly to your Google Drive.
Once the digital file is in your Google Drive, you can assign it to students and set it so that each student receives his/her own editable copy.
Check out the quick video below for more details.
Click the video link for a simple video showing how to force a digital resource into your Google Drive.
The information in the video only works for people who have a clickable link in a PDF that was purchased and downloaded from Teachers Pay Teachers.
How to find the LINK to make your digital copy:
1. The digital files from Teachers Pay Teachers come in the form of PDFs. The files will be labeled DIGITAL, but it is a PDF that you must open and click to make the digital file.
You’ll find all of the files in your “My Purchases” page on Teachers Pay Teachers.
2. Make sure you’re using the latest free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file. Adobe seems to have frequent updates that often cause people to have trouble opening files.
3. Be sure to download the file to your computer – don’t just print from the browser window. Go to your computer files and open the saved file with Adobe Acrobat Reader, NOT with the default preview program.
4. Once the PDF opens, you’ll click a link (usually on page 3 or 4) that will force a copy of the digital version of the file into your Google Drive – just like in the video above.
Help! I'm having trouble opening my file!
1. Be sure you’re using the latest free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file. Adobe seems to have frequent updates that often cause people to have trouble opening files.
2. Next, download the file to your computer and not just print from the browser window. You’ll find it on your “My Purchases” page on Teachers Pay Teachers if you need to download it again. SAVE the file on your computer. Then go to your computer files and open the saved file with Adobe Acrobat Reader, NOT with the default preview program.
You can also check out these directions from Teachers Pay Teachers:
Teachers Pay Teacher’s FAQ – What if I can’t open a file?
If none of that helps, contact the tech people at TpT – they’re amazing at fixing issues like this. Here’s the link:
Help! I'm having trouble printing!
1. Be sure you’re using the latest free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file. Adobe seems to have frequent updates that often cause people to have trouble opening files.
2. Make sure you’re using the latest free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file. Adobe seems to have frequent updates that often cause people to have trouble opening files.
You can also check out these directions from Teachers Pay Teachers: CLICK HERE
If none of that helps, here’s the contact form for the tech people at TpT – they’re amazing at fixing issues like this. Here’s the link to contact them:
How to assign just one or two digital slides at a time ~
Here’s a link to another blog article I wrote about this topic:
How to Assign Just One or Two Slides in Google Classroom
Here’s a super quick set of directions:
1. To assign just a few of the slides at once, make another copy of the digital file and give it a different name.
2. Then delete the slides you don’t want to assign at that time.
3. Save the new file and assign that new set of slides you just made.
How do I convert a regular, printable PDF file to a digital file?
Here’s a link to a blog article I wrote about this topic:
Step-By-Step: Convert Worksheets to Digital for Distance Learning