Getting Started

Interactive Step by Step Guide:

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

Illustration: a page with an embedded video & Annoto

Adding a video with Annoto

Here is an example of how to add a video via Page:

1. Turn Editing On

2. Add an activity or resource

3. Choose Page

Illustration: Moodle activity or resource, page is marked

Adding a YouTube video

In the page:

a. Add a name to the page

b. In the content window:

Click on the Link icon:

Illustration: Content options in Moodle page. Link icon marked

c. Enter the URL of the video that you are interested in:

Illustration: create link window. URL is added

d. Click Create link

e. Save

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

Adding saved media

In the page:

a. Add a name to the page

b. In the content window:

Click on Insert or edit an audio\ video file icon:

Illustration: Content options in Moodle page. Insert or edit an audio\ video file icon marked

c. Click "Browse Repositories":

Illustration: Insert Media window with Browse Repositories marked

d. Choose the media you would like to add and click "Upload this file"

d. Save

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

Please note: the size of the media that can be uploaded to Moodle depends on the settings of your organization. Any video that your Moodle enables to add - Annoto will be added to.

Accessing Annoto dashboard

The Annoto Insights Dashboard provides comprehensive analytics and insights about the users and their interactions, giving a view on how and when users interact with the video content and with each other.

In case the Annoto Dashboard is not automatically added to your course, adding the Annoto Insights Dashboard is done via "Add an activity or Resource". Adding the dashboard once for each course will provide analytics and insights for ALL course videos and users.

You can access the Annoto Dashboard in two ways:

• From the Course Level

• From the Video view

Accessing Annoto dashboard from the Course Level

Adding Annoto Dashboard to the course

1. Turn Editing On

2. Add an activity or resource

3. Choose Annoto Dashboard

Illustration: Moodle activity or resource, Annoto Dashboard is marked

4. Add Activity Name

5. Save

The Annoto Analytics 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:

3. After clicking the Icon , you will see Annoto Dashboard launch
4. If you click on the menu , you should then click on the Annoto Dashboard:

Click here to learn about the comprehensive analytics the dashboard provides and all the insights that can be gained from them.