How to Share Study Guides and Flashcards with Your Entire Class

Creating study materials is half the battle. Getting them into every student's hands — without 15 "I can't find it" emails — is the other half.

Most teachers have experienced this cycle: you spend time building a study guide, upload it to your LMS, mention it in class, and then field a dozen messages from students who can't find it, can't open it, or didn't know it existed. The creation was the easy part. Distribution is where the friction lives.

This post covers the practical mechanics of sharing study materials with a class efficiently — what formats work, which channels to use, and how to minimize the "where is it?" problem.

The Three Distribution Channels

1. Learning Management System (LMS)

If your school uses Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or another LMS, this is the default channel. Upload the study guide as a PDF or post a link. Students who are already checking the LMS for assignments will find it.

Pros: Centralized, familiar, persists across the semester.

Cons: Students who don't check the LMS regularly will miss it. File organization in LMS platforms is often poor — materials get buried under assignments.

Best practice: Create a dedicated "Study Materials" topic or module in your LMS. Post all review materials there — not mixed in with homework assignments. Tell students once where to find it, and keep putting everything in the same place.

2. Direct link sharing

Some tools let you share materials via a direct URL that students can access without creating an account. Tutoremy does this — you can generate a shareable link to the notes, flashcards, or quiz you created, and students access it on any device by clicking the link.

Pros: Zero friction — no login, no download, no "I can't open it." Works on phones, tablets, and laptops. Can be texted, emailed, or posted anywhere.

Cons: Less structured than an LMS. Harder to track who accessed it.

Best practice: Drop the link in both your LMS and a class communication channel (group chat, email). The link works as a backup even if the LMS post gets buried.

3. PDF export

Export the study guide as a PDF. Attach it to an email, post it on your LMS, or print copies for students who prefer paper.

Pros: Universal format. Works offline. Can be printed. Students can annotate.

Cons: Static — can't be updated once distributed. Large flashcard sets are awkward in PDF format.

Best practice: Use PDF for notes and study guides. Use links for interactive content like flashcard decks and practice quizzes.

The "Study Pack" Approach

Instead of sharing materials piecemeal (notes on Monday, flashcards on Wednesday, quiz on Friday), create a single "study pack" for each unit and share it all at once.

A study pack contains:

• Organized notes (2-3 pages covering the unit's key concepts)
• Flashcard set (15-25 cards covering vocabulary and key facts)
• Practice quiz (10-15 questions with answer key)
• List of common mistakes to avoid

When you upload your materials to Tutoremy, it generates all four in one pass. You can share them as a bundle — one link or one PDF — rather than dribbling materials out over the week.

Why this works better: Students know exactly where to find everything for a unit. One link, one location, all the materials. No hunting through email threads or LMS folders.

Reducing "I Can't Find It" Messages

The single most effective thing you can do: put every study material in the same place, every time, and tell students where that place is exactly once at the start of the semester.

"All study materials for this class are in the Study Materials folder on Google Classroom. If you can't find something, check there first."

Then actually put everything there. Consistently. If you sometimes post to Classroom and sometimes email and sometimes just mention it verbally, students will lose track — and you'll field the messages.

For Parents: Accessing and Using Shared Materials

If your child's teacher shares study materials through Google Classroom or another LMS, ask your child to show you where they are. Bookmark the page. Check it before test weeks.

If the teacher doesn't share study materials (many don't have time to create them), you can create your own using the class textbook or notes:

1. Take whatever materials your child has — a textbook chapter, class notes, a handout 2. Upload to Tutoremy (free) to generate flashcards and practice questions 3. Use them for home review sessions

This gives you structured study tools even when the school doesn't provide them.

The Short Version

Create materials in one step (upload to Tutoremy → get notes, flashcards, quiz). Distribute in one step (share a single link or study pack). Put it in the same place every time. Tell students where that place is.

The simpler your distribution workflow, the more students will actually use what you've created.