Getting Started

Quick getting started video:

Once Annoto is enabled in your course, it is automatically added to videos that are embedded in your Canvas.

Illustration: An embedded video & Annoto

Adding a video with Annoto

In order to use Annoto in a video within your Canvas, choose the activity you are interested in (Pages\ Discussion, etc.)

1. Create new

2. Add a title to the activity

3. In the content section, click the Applications icon:

4. Choose Embed Annoto Media

Illustration: Embed Annoto Media under Applications

5. In the Embed Annoto Media window, add the URL (in [Embed Code\ URL]):

Illustration: Embed Annoto Media window

6. Add the video title.

If you want – you can set the embed aspect ratio and the embed size:

Illustration: Embed Annoto Media window. Link and title added

7. Click Embed

8. Save the activity

9. Annoto will be automatically added to the video

Illustration: a video with Annoto

Accessing Annoto Dashboard

You can access the Annoto Dashboard in two ways:

  • From the Course Level

  • From the Video view

Accessing Annoto Dashboard from the Course Level

You can access the Annoto Insights Dashboard directly from the Canvas menu:

Illustration: Annoto Insights dashboard access from Canvas menu

The Annoto Insights Dashboard is displayed.

Illustration: Annoto Analytics

Accessing Annoto Dashboard from the Video view

  1. Go to one of the video where you have Annoto.

  2. Based on your organization setting, you will have one of the following two options:

  1. After clicking the Icon , you will see Annoto Dashboard launch

  2. If you click on the menu , you should then click on the Annoto Dashboard:

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