Engaging course materials are essential for creating an effective and inclusive teaching and learning environment. Annoto seamlessly integrates into your LMS, providing your courses with rich, interactive content. Annoto enables institutions to elevate their learning delivery. Annoto enhances collaboration, assessments, and insights by facilitating time-based video interactions and offering in-depth analytics on user and video engagement and learning outcomes. This empowers the creation of diverse educational video-based use cases, driving deeper engagement and understanding among users, fostering an inclusive and accessible learning environment that empowers learners of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve their full potential.

Annoto Capabilities Overview

Annoto offers a comprehensive, unified solution that addresses and supports all types of educational needs and scenarios.

Annoto facilitates the creation of dynamic, interactive learning experiences within the LMS, leveraging both current and future video content.

By providing tools that cater to a diverse range of students, we help them reach their fullest potential. Whether it is in traditional classrooms, online courses, or hybrid learning setups, Annoto's solution ensures that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

This all-encompassing approach leaves no learner behind, fostering an educational experience that is both equitable and empowering.

Usable by all colleges and departments across the organization for educational video and collaboration needs.

Social Interaction

• Advanced commenting features, such as video as comment, anonymized comments, and gamification, enhancing engagement.

• Social engagement tools including badges, notifications, and activity feeds to foster a collaborative learning environment.

Peer Review and Skill Assessment

• Comprehensive support for peer review activities, enabling structured feedback and evaluation among peers.

• Skill assessment functionalities for detailed evaluation of student skills, ensuring thorough and precise assessment.

• Seamless integration with LMS activities for a cohesive user experience.

• Support for LMS grading, including the creation of criteria and rubrics.

In-Video Quizzes

• Rich assessment analytics and detailed feedback mechanisms for in-video quizzes, providing valuable insights.

• Support for a variety of grading layouts, ensuring flexibility in assessment.

• Gradebook pass-back support.

Activity Completion Support/Release Condition

• Based on Video Progress: Tracks and records students' progress through video content, ensuring they have watched and engaged with the necessary material before marking the activity as complete.

• Based on User Participation: Monitors and assesses users' engagement in interactive elements, such as comments, quizzes, and discussions, to determine completion based on their active participation and involvement in the learning activities.

Self-Learning Enhancements

• Personal notes feature with export functionality, allowing students to keep track of their learning.

• One-on-one chat for personalized learning support, facilitating direct communication between students and instructors.

Advanced Analytics

• Detailed analytics at the site, course, and video levels, providing comprehensive insights.

• Insights into user behavior, video performance, assessments, and activity trends, enabling data-driven decision-making.

Ease of Use

• User-friendly interface with simple preferences to enhance the user experience.

• Easy-to-use features that streamline the creation and management of educational content.

Integration

Learning Management System (LMS)

• One-click integration without the need for configuration or installation.

• Full functionality within all LMS activities, without redirecting users to external platforms.

• Utilizes all LMS capabilities with Annoto, across different activities such as assignments, pages, and discussions.

Media Provider/infrastructure

• Media source and platform agnostic, capable of overlaying on top of existing videos embedded in the LMS.

• Support for leading video sources and media providers such as Panopto, Kaltura, MS Stream, YouTube, Vimeo, and custom providers

• Centralized video-based educational activities and analytics seamlessly without the need to migrate current and future content.

Support

We believe that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our support services are designed not just to solve problems but to foster strong, lasting relationships built on trust and satisfaction.

Providing ongoing training support, including workshops and online resources, reflects our commitment to continuous learning.

We believe in empowering our users with the knowledge and skills to utilize our tools effectively.

This commitment to education is a core part of our support philosophy.

Support includes tailored guidance, advising, and training sessions - of your choice: Webinar, Workshop, Train the trainer, 1*1 sessions with Faculty

We see ourselves as more than just a service provider; we are your partner in the journey towards better learning and collaboration. Our support services are an integral part of this partnership, designed to ensure that every interaction with Annoto enhances your experience.

Compliance

At Annoto, compliance is at the heart of our mission to enhance the educational experience. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of security, ensuring that all data is protected through advanced encryption and continuous monitoring. Our privacy practices strictly adhere to regulations such as GDPR and FERPA, safeguarding user information and maintaining trust. We champion accessibility by complying with WCAG standards, making our platform inclusive for all learners. Furthermore, our support for LTI 1.3 ensures seamless integration with various LMS platforms, promoting interoperability and a cohesive learning environment. Annoto’s dedication to compliance not only meets necessary requirements but also fosters a secure, private, and inclusive space for education to thrive.

Annoto provides a versatile platform that enriches digital learning environments by supporting a wide array of educational activities.

Here’s how Annoto addresses three key categories of learning:

Feedback and Assessment

Annoto transforms traditional video content into interactive learning experiences with embedded assessment tools. The platform enables:

• Skills Assessment: Annoto enables dynamic two-way interactions between instructors and learners, providing time-coded, professional feedback directly on video submissions. This method allows for precise pinpointing of both strengths and areas for improvement.

• Peer Review: Peer review extends the learning from individual feedback to collective learning, enabling learners to benefit from the perspectives of their peers.

Collaboration and Engagement

Annoto fosters a collaborative learning environment by allowing rich interaction between participants:

• Interactive Comments: Learners and instructors can interact dynamically within the video through comments, fostering a sense of community and enhancing learner engagement.

• Peer Learning: The platform encourages learners to engage with each other’s queries and contributions, promoting a collaborative learning culture where students can learn from peers and contribute to discussions.

Self Learning

For learners pursuing self-directed studies, Annoto offers tools that enhance the self-learning experience:

• Personal Notes Space: Learners can annotate videos with their own notes and highlights, which remain private and can be exported for personal study or revision.

• In-Video Quizzes: Instructors can integrate different types of quizzes (True/False, multiple choice) directly into video content, allowing for immediate assessment of learner comprehension. This helps learners process and understand the material on a deeper level.

Summary

Annoto effectively supports the educational process by integrating tools for feedback, collaboration, and self-learning directly into video content. Whether it’s through enhancing learner engagement, enabling detailed feedback, or supporting self-study tactics, Annoto tailors its features to meet diverse learning needs and styles, making it a valuable asset in any educational setting.

3 Ways to Get Started

Whether you prefer learning everything you can about a new tool or are simply looking for an effortless way to boost student engagement, the recommendations below will help you explore Annoto in the way that best suits your needs.

You can change your Annoto course and video preferences at any time, see this video for a quick getting started

Are you still unsure about how to get started with this?

• Take a look at how other customers began their journey and the positive impact it had on their experience. Discover various ways educators are using Annoto for different purposes and see the benefits they have achieved.

• Explore these use cases to get a better idea of how you can make the most out of Annoto

The Use Case

One of the best ways to improve skills is to learn from feedback. Peer review takes Skills Development to the next level, enabling a learner to learn from their "audience", as the fellow learners provide the feedback, sharing what they learned from the performance, offer additional ways to perform\ improve the skill, etc.

Type of Activity

Activity Flow

A learner uploads a video, fellow learners provide time-base feedback on the performance.

The learners who provide feedback, not only share their impressions and what they’ve learned from the video, but they also get to learn from their peers, see how they chose to perform and formulate their own do's and don'ts list.

Instructors can guide the learners how to maintain a high level of discussion and what to focus on. In addition, they can have full control on the discussion, as they have the ability to delete comments if needed (deleting can be done both from the Annoto widget and from the dashboard - for you to choose).

Video as a comment in Peer Review

When providing feedback to peers, video as a comment can enrich the discussion, by providing feedback that is not only in writing. Fellow learners can record themselves sharing their thoughts, providing additional ideas and ways of how to perform the skill that is presented, or even share their screen to demonstrate a specific ability.

Gain Insights

The Use Case

A flipped classroom is pedagogical approach where learners first explore new course content outside of class by viewing a pre-recorded lecture video or digital module. This is the reverse of the more common practice of introducing new content at class, then assigning homework and projects to completed by the learners independently in an asynchronous way.

Type of Activity

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Activity Flow

In online learning flipped classroom, learners are requested to watch a video before a synchronous session. During their watching, they are required to complete tasks, such as:

• Answer questions in the comments space (in this case it is recommended to add questions in specific parts of the video in advance [prior to asking learners to watch it])

• Share their thoughts\ questions\ impressions of the video in the comments space

• Have a discussion with their fellow learners (reply to their peers' comments and questions)

• Summarize the new content in their Personal Notes, and then share what they have learned with fellow learners (teach them, or share insights on the new content)

The Learner:

• Can watch the video multiple times (as many as needed), at his own pace, can ask questions in advance (no need to wait until the learning session), and get guidance to the process of watching the video

• Can highlight important moments in the video, summarize, or bookmark things in the personal notes, then export them and bring them to the next session

• The video, as well as the discussion, are constantly available, thus enabling the learner to go back to the video at any given moment, to re-watch, to read the discussion, to learn and to find new thinking angles

• All learners can watch the video at the same time, or each of them on their own time - extremely flexible

The Instructor:

• The Annoto Insights Dashboard sheds a light on the learning that took place

• The instructor can see the questions that were raised during the learning process (prior to the session this content will be discussed)

• The instructor knows in advance whether there are topics that need further clarifications

• The session can be planned in advance, based on the questions and comments that were raised in the comments space

Gain Insights

• • Plan how to navigate\ manage the class discussion

  • See if there are any issues\ topics in which learners may be struggling and need further assistance\ explanation\ examples.

The Use Case

Learners’ Interaction is a way for learners to share thoughts, theories & ideas, and in some cases - even feelings (For example: users sharing how the video made them feel).

Type of Activity

Activity Flow

Learners can use the platform to interact with one another, regarding video content:

• Introduce themselves

• Ask questions

• Share thoughts

• Reply to other learners' questions

Types of interactions:

Introduce themselves

Some courses include learners from different regions, backgrounds or even countries. Starting a course with learners introduction can overcome social distancing, help the learners feel more comfortable and encourage collaborative learning.

Learners can introduce themselves as part of the discussion (the instructor can invite the users to introduce themselves), or even as an introduction video (on which other users can comment).

Ask questions

There is a lot that a learner can learn from his peers. Asking questions will not only help the learner to have a better understanding of the video, but can also expose learners to other ways of thinking.

Share thoughts

Having the opportunity to share one's personal view of things can create meaningful discussions between learners, the kind that nurtures outside of the box thinking and celebrates similarities and differences between learners.

Reply to other learners' questions

For a learner, being able to answer others' questions means to take a step forward in terms of learning. When learners are given the legitimization to answer their peers, their answers become more in-depth, established, and based on knowledge, as the responsibility to provide a good, relevant, meaningful answer is on their shoulders.

Video as a comment in Learners' Interaction

Since the discussion between learners contributes to their learning experience by being exposed to additional ways of thinking, being able to record themselves can open up the discussion even more.

Learners can now see and hear their peers, better understand their tone, their ways of thinking or the meaning of their insights, by seeing them explaining it.

It also enables the viewers to introduce themselves.

Gain Insights

On top of enabling discussion and personal notes, Annoto can be used for different types of activities. Every activity is measured, analyzed, and presented in the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard, enabling you to evaluate learners' performance (both quantitatively and qualitatively).

Asynchronous activity during a synchronous session

• Setting up time during a synchronous class for practice (15-20 minutes, for example)

• During this time, learners act individually (each of them watch the video and performs the activity they were requested to complete), for example:

  • Describing what they are seeing in the video

  • Answering questions in the comments space (in this case it is recommended to add questions in specific parts of the video in advance [prior to asking learners to watch it])

  • Analyzing the video according to a model that was previously learned

• Throughout the learners' activity, the instructor can read learners' comments and plan the discussion that will be following this activity.

The Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard provides insights on the activity in the video, and enables you to stay on top of everything that is happening during the activity:

• • Plan how to navigate\ manage the class discussion

  • See if there are any issues\ topics in which learners my be struggling and need further assistance\ explanation\ examples.

A competition between the learners (game-like activity)

By Time

• Setting up a specific time in which all learners will participate

• Within this slot of time, all learners must find as many X* as possible

By Number

• Every learner needs to find as many X* as possible (at his own time)

[*Example: in marketing course the instructor arranged a competition between all learners - watching a video that contains many different commercials, learners need to find as many commercial elements as possible]

With the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard you can view the participation of each learner and his level of success in the competition:

Exit Slips - Reflection on the session\ video

• At the end of the session, each learner answers questions about the session, such as:

  • What is the most important thing you took from this session?

  • What interested you the most?

  • Is there a topic you would like to re-discuss in the next session?

• At the beginning of the next session, learners can be asked to share what they wrote (in case they were asked to write in their Personal Notes space).

The Use Case

In Guided Watching the instructor guides learners throughout the video watching experience.

Type of Activity

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Activity Flow

This can be done in multiple ways:

• Asking the learners questions related to specific moments in the video

• Bringing their attention to specific moments in the video

• Translating or simplifying terms, phrases, or ideas

• Connecting moments in the video to previous class discussions

• Highlighting moments that are important for the final exam

• Using Annoto as an enriching layer – providing additional knowledge or resources

• Providing any type of message to the viewers

Video as a comment in Guided Watching

In Guided Watching, video as a comment opens additional ways for the instructor to deliver messages to the viewers. Showing the correct annunciation of a term or a phrase, recording the screen for “How to” purposes, and even adding additional insights or comments as a video are only a few examples of what can be done.

Gain Insights

The Use Case

Annoto enables a 2-way interaction between an instructor and his learner, to provide accurate, professional time-coded feedback.

Type of Activity

Learner-Instructor interaction

Activity Flow

In addition to instructor’s assessment and feedback, learners can also reflect on their own videos, sharing what they learned in the process and the insights they gained on themselves, allowing the instructor to see the entire learning process of each user.

Skills assessment can be used for any type of skill (physical skills, as well as performing, cognitive and mental skills) and are used in different academic disciplines, such as:

• Medical simulations (Clinical training)

• Performing arts

• Communication courses (Public speaking)

• Teacher Education

• Sales training

• Visual communication

• and many more...

As every comment is time-based, learners know exactly what they did well and what skills may need further work, or improvement. They have a direct communication channel to their instructor to reflect, to reply, to ask, to share thoughts and most importantly: to learn from.

Instructors have the privilege of reviewing their learners' videos at their own time, whenever is convenient, knowing that they will always stay updated, as once their learners reply, they will be notified and will be able to answer, teach and educate.

Video as a comment in Skills Assessment

In addition to written feedback, recording a video as a comment is another great way to express yourself when responding to the learner's presented skill. Throughout the video, additional massages can be delivered (body language, for example), as well as demonstration of skills.

Gain Insights

The Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard provides analytics on each viewer’s activity in the video (number of comments, replies and notes), as well as provides a quick and easy access to the discussion.

Want to share with us other ideas regarding skill assessment? We'd love to hear them! Click here to tell us.

Annoto provides you the ability to gain insights on learners' activity and learning. Using different types of questions can shed light on different aspects of the learning, such as: learners' online presence, levels of understanding, video feedback, etc.

Knowledge-Based Questions

These questions dig deeper into the content of the video and provide a clearer view of the levels of understanding - of a specific learner as an individual and of all learners as a whole.

Types of questions

• Theory to Practice

• Analysis

• Probing questions

• Cause and effect

Examples

• "What are potential reasons for..."

• "What are the advantages and disadvantages of..."

• "Analyze the video according to the model we studied in our last session"

It is recommended to ask questions that will encourage varied answers, rather than asking a Yes\No question, that may ne resulted by multiple “yes’s” in the discussion.

The discussion itself can be managed in the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard.

This type of questions enables learners to share what's on their minds and can increase the reach in terms of the number of users that will participate. As opposed to knowledge questions (that in case they are not mandatory, probably only learners who have confidence in their knowledge will answer), questions that ask learners to share feelings and thoughts can get more users to answer (even the “shy” ones), as there is no “right” and “wrong” when it comes to feelings .

Types of questions

• Emotional questions

• Reflection Questions

Examples

• "How did that video make you feel? "

• "What would you do differently..?"

• “How would you use what you’ve learned in this video in your daily life?”

You may invite learners to reply to their peers, in order to increase the learners’ interaction, and to empower the learning-fusion.

The main idea of this assignment is to cause learners to get in the video and watch it.

Types of questions

• Describing

• Identifying elements in the video

Examples

• "Please identify all the ... in the video"

• "Describe the actions of character X in the video”

• "What 3 key elements are mentioned in the video? "

Video watching statistics can be found in the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard.

Adding a question that includes the phrase: “until this moment” or “so far” towards the end of the video keeps the viewers “on their toes” in terms of staying concentrated throughout the video.

For example: “What is the uniqueness of the video from the beginning and up until this moment? “

“What musical elements did you recognize in the song so far?”

Of course, any other question that comes to mind can be used.

Have more questions phrasing you would like to share with us? We'll be more than happy to hear them - Click here to tell us.

Introducing Annoto's Assessment Criteria feature – a powerful tool to streamline both formative and summative assessments.

With Annoto's Assessment Criteria, you can create different criteria to evaluate and grade student performance on various assignments and activities. These criteria provide a clear framework for what is expected from students and how their work will be judged.

With fully customizable criteria, including:

• In-Video Quizzes

• Video Activity Completion

• User-generated content (Coming Soon)

Transform the way you evaluate and support learners with Annoto's comprehensive and versatile Assessment Criteria.

Annoto's Assessment Criteria Library

Annoto's Assessment Criteria Library is designed to enhance the educational experience by providing a structured and consistent way to evaluate video-based content.

Here's a concise overview of its key components and benefits:

Key Components:

1. Pre-Defined Criteria: The library offers a set of pre-defined assessment criteria, making it easy for educators to apply standardized evaluations across different courses and videos.

2. Customizable Options: Users can tailor the criteria to suit specific course needs, ensuring assessments are relevant and targeted.

3. Reusable for All Courses: Criteria can be saved and reused across multiple courses, saving time and effort in the assessment setup process.

4. User-Friendly Interface: Designed with ease of use in mind, the interface allows educators to quickly set up and modify criteria, ensuring a hassle-free experience.

Transform Your Course Videos: Engage, Assess, and Gain Insights in Seconds Are you looking to make your course videos more interactive and engaging for your students?

Discover how Annoto can help you achiving anything you need! In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Enhance Learning: Incorporate in-video quizzes for real-time knowledge checks.

• Skills Assessment: Conduct video critiques for comprehensive skills evaluation and peer reviews.

• Deepen Understanding: Facilitate time-based discussions to promote deeper learning.

• Extended Self-Learning: Create interactive content that encourages ongoing student engagement and reflection.

• Gain Insights: Obtain actionable data on student interaction and video content performance.

We will show you how to effortlessly add these powerful features to your videos, making your course content interactive and engaging, an integral and dynamic part of your curriculum. Get Inspired:

Annoto is working with the top leading universities and organizations in the world like NYU, Georgia Tech, University of Utah, and OECD, Positioned at the most critical place of the learning system, between the user and the video content, gives the ability to impact the user learning process and the video content delivered.

Adding some case studies from our customer success stories where customers share their experience and impact with Annoto:

Video Testimonial's

New York University (NYU)

How New York University uses Annoto to empower Online Learning with Video – part of the Annoto webinar: Learn to leverage videos in learning environments.

In this video Dominick Bagnato, Service Manager for educational Media Production Tools and Facilities in NYU shares a how Annoto is used across NYU and the feedback they received

Bentley University

How Bentley University uses Annoto to empower Online Learning with Video

In this video Steve Salina from Academic Technology Center at Bentley University shares a how Annoto is used across Bentley University for a variety of use cases and the feedback they received.

Articles - Case Studies

Overview

On top of enabling discussion and personal notes, Annoto can be used for different types of assignments.

Every activity is measured, analyzed and presented in the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard, enabling you to evaluate learners' performance (both quantitatively and qualitatively).

Submitting assignments

Two ways to submit an assignment:

• In the shared space - the Comments Space. In this case, all users can see what their fellow learners have written and learn from one another.

• The assignment is filled in the Personal Notes Space and then exported to a document (via the Annoto menu) and submitted to the instructor (via email or any other way of your choice)

to learn how to export personal notes.

Annoto enhances the learning experience by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes within Canvas LMS. This innovative feature supports educators in creating engaging, interactive content that not only enriches the learning process but also provides valuable insights into student understanding and performance. The in-video quizzes are seamlessly embedded within the video content, allowing students to interact with the material in a dynamic and engaging way.

Annoto’s in-video quizzes is the automatic grade passback to the Canvas gradebook. This means that quiz results are instantly recorded in the LMS, saving educators time and ensuring that all grades are accurately tracked and reflected in the students' overall performance records.

Annoto provides detailed analytics on quiz performance, enabling educators to gain insights into how students are interacting with the content. This data can inform instructional strategies, helping educators to identify common areas of difficulty and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

Grading Support

Annoto can be used across all Canvas activities. When using In-Video Quizzes, the grading passback is supported in all types of activities (e.g Assignments, Discussions, Pages)

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Annoto enhances the learning experience by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes within Canvas LMS. This innovative feature supports educators in creating engaging, interactive content that not only enriches the learning process but also provides valuable insights into student understanding and performance. The in-video quizzes are seamlessly embedded within the video content, allowing students to interact with the material in a dynamic and engaging way.

Annoto’s in-video quizzes is the automatic grade passback to the Canvas gradebook. This means that quiz results are instantly recorded in the LMS, saving educators time and ensuring that all grades are accurately tracked and reflected in the students' overall performance records.

Annoto provides detailed analytics on quiz performance, enabling educators to gain insights into how students are interacting with the content. This data can inform instructional strategies, helping educators to identify common areas of difficulty and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

Grading Support

Annoto can be used across all Canvas activities. When using In-Video Quizzes, the grading passback is supported in all types of activities (e.g Assignments, Discussions, Pages)

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Using Annoto within Kaltura?

Introducing Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature – an essential tool for tracking and managing learner engagement.

This feature allows educators to monitor which students have completed video-based activities, ensuring that all participants are keeping pace with the course material.

By providing clear insights into video completion rates, Annoto helps educators identify areas where students may need additional support, fostering a more effective and interactive learning environment.

Grading Support

Annoto can be used across all LMS activities. When using Video Activity Completion, the grading passback is supported in all types of activities (e.g Assignments, Discussions, Pages)

Key Benefits:

1. Enhanced Engagement Tracking: Easily track video completion rates within the LMS, allowing educators to see which students have watched the entire video and who might need additional support.

2. Automated Insights: Automatically generate reports on video activity completion, saving educators time and effort in monitoring student progress.

3. Informed Interventions: Identify students who may be falling behind and intervene promptly to provide necessary support, enhancing overall learning outcomes.

4. Seamless Integration: The Video Activity Completion feature integrates smoothly with the LMS, ensuring a hassle-free experience for both educators and students.

5. Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize completion data to make informed decisions about course content and delivery, optimizing the learning experience for all students.

How do I set it up in my environment

Annoto can be used on a video that is used for discussions. In this case – Annoto can be used to provide guidance\ instructions to students as well as questions for them to answer in the discussion. As every comment is time-tagged in Annoto, questions can be related to specific moments in the vide and engage a discussion related to that.

1. Go to Discussions

2. Click the “ +Discussion “ button to create a new discussion

1. Add topic title

2. In the text box select "Embed Kaltura Media" - it will be either in the toolbar, or under “Apps" plug:

1. Add the media you want in this discussion

2. Set all other options as you prefer.

3. Click “Save”

In this brief demonstration, we will show you how to create a skill assessment review process using a video that a student has submitted. This process allows instructors to provide feedback on the student's assignment by using in-context comments provided by Annoto. Here's the workflow you can follow:

1. Set up the assignment.

2. Establish rubrics that include the desired criteria.

3. Have students submit their assignments and reflect on them

4. Instructors can then review the videos, provide feedback, and assign a grade based on the rubrics and criteria they have set.

5. All of this can be done within the speedgrader of Canvas.

That's it! This process allows a seamless and effective review process and makes grading more structured and efficient.

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Transform Your Course Videos: Engage, Assess, and Gain Insights in Seconds Are you looking to make your course videos more interactive and engaging for your students?

Discover how Annoto can help you achiving anything you need! In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Enhance Learning: Incorporate in-video quizzes for real-time knowledge checks.

• Skills Assessment: Conduct video critiques for comprehensive skills evaluation and peer reviews.

• Deepen Understanding: Facilitate time-based discussions to promote deeper learning.

• Extended Self-Learning: Create interactive content that encourages ongoing student engagement and reflection.

• Gain Insights: Obtain actionable data on student interaction and video content performance.

We will show you how to effortlessly add these powerful features to your videos, making your course content interactive and engaging, an integral and dynamic part of your curriculum. Get Inspired: See how other already did it from FSU, NYU, Georgia Tech, and many other institutions are transforming their teaching methods with Annoto

Annoto can be used as an activity in Canvas pages. Once A video with Annoto is added, Annoto can be used for discussions, Q&A, faculty-students interaction, students-interaction, tasks, etc. In order to add a video with Annoto to a page:

1. Go to Pages

2. Click on “View all pages” button:

1. Click the “ +Page “ button to create a new page:

1. Add page title

2. In the text box select "Embed Kaltura Media" - it will be either in the toolbar, or under “Apps" plug:

1. Choose the video you want to add.

2. Save & Publish

In this brief demonstration, we will show you how to create a peer review process using a video that a student has submitted.

This process allows both peers and instructors to provide feedback on the student's assignment by using in-context comments provided by Annoto.

Here's the workflow you can follow:

• Set up the assignment and the peer reviews.

• Establish rubrics that include the desired criteria.

• Have students submit their assignments and review each other's work.

• Instructors can then review the videos, provide feedback, and assign a grade based on the rubrics and criteria they have set.

• All of this can be done within the SpeedGrader of Canvas.

That's it! This process allows for effective peer review and makes grading more structured and efficient.

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Step by Step

1. Click on "Assignments"

1. Click on the "+ Assignment" button to create a new assignment.

4. Please provide the name of the assignment. for the example we will use "Peer Review Workflow demo"

5. Select the Submission Type as "Online" and also check the "Text Box" for the Online Entry Option.

6. Choose your preferred method for assigning peer reviews:

1. Manual - for more information

2. Automatic for more information

7. In this example, we will utilize the Manual Assign Peer Review option.

8. Once you have everything ready, click on the "Save" button.

9. We'll have Student 1 and Student 2 review each other's assignments.

10. Click on the option "Give student2 another submission to assess" and select student 1.

11. Click on the option "Give student1 another submission to assess" and select student 2.

12. We'll log in as student 1 to submit the assignment.

13. Click on "Peer Review Workflow demo"

14. Click to "Start Assignment" and then click on "Embed Kaltura Media"

15. Choose between using "Express Capture" to record your camera or uploading a pre-recorded video. Once you have made your decision, click on the option to embed the video.

16. Click on "Submit Assignment"

17. Click on "Required Peer Review 1"

18. Click on Student 2 to review their video assignment.

19. I, as Student 1, now have the ability to provide feedback on Student 2's assignment using time-based comments (Text & Video) through Annoto.

20. Once Student 1 and Student 2 finished to provide feedback in each other assigment, I as an sintractor can review thier assigments and provide the a grade using the Canvas Speed graded

21. Click on "Peer Review Workflow demo"

22. To review student submissions, click on "SpeedGrader."

23. In this view, you have the ability to:

• Review Student 2's video submission and also review Student 1's feedback.

• Provide your own time-based feedback in the form of text and video using Annoto comments. Assign a grade based on the specific rubrics you have defined.

• And the best part is, you can perform all of these tasks directly within Canvas!

Have questions? Contact us at support@annoto.net

Resync Outcomes to LMS Gradebook is a feature that ensures seamless synchronization between the results of activities performed within Annoto and the Learning Management System's (LMS) gradebook.

This function helps educators automatically update student grades based on their engagement, quiz completion, and other interactive actions within videos, minimizing manual grading efforts.

By keeping the LMS gradebook continuously up-to-date, the feature supports efficient tracking of student progress and improves accuracy in reporting, fostering a more streamlined workflow for instructors.

Ensure the following before using the Resync Outcomes in the LMS Gradebook.

• Multiple attempts are not set in the LMS, For Example, In the LMS (e.g. Canvas) assignment, it should be set to "Unlimited." Learners will not be able to redo the assignment or retake the quiz an unlimited number of times because Annoto is managing the retries, and the LMS (e.g. Canvas) settings do not affect this activity.

• Make sure the Assignment Due Date has not passed.

• When creating In-Video Quizzes for a video source or entry, make sure that this video is not used elsewhere in the course. Using the same video in different contexts can lead to students answering quizzes outside of the intended assignment context, such as on a simple page that is not connected to or defined as an assignment. Consequently, their results may not sync properly. This can create conflicts when using In-Video Quizzes and trying to resync the results with the gradebook.

Experiencing errors while resynchronizing outcomes to the LMS gradebook?

Quick getting started video:

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

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

4. Choose Embed Annoto Media

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

6. Add the video title.

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

7. Click Embed

8. Save the activity

9. Annoto will be automatically added to the video

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:

The Annoto Insights Dashboard is displayed.

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:

Quick getting started video:

Annoto is enabling your course participants to add time-based annotations as an overlay to any video content, turning passive video watching into an active and collaborative learning experience while providing you actionable insights on the students and the video content delivered.

Annoto lets you create a variety of assessments and interactive video-based activities.

You can incorporate video-based feedback into Canvas assessments, create in-video quizzes or meaningful discussions by letting your students add time-based annotations to video lectures in different content pages,or/and use it as a personal learning journal through the course, and much more.

Transform passive video viewing into an active, collaborative experience that provides you with actionable insights about students and videos.

[ANNOTO WITHIN YOUR LMS]

Annoto works within the Canvas environment within your existing video content (e.g. Kaltura, Vimeo and any other video source) with zero configuration (without redirecting the instructor outside of the Canvas LMS) and integrated into the Kaltura environment.

Annoto enhances the learning experience by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes within Moodle LMS. This innovative feature supports educators in creating engaging, interactive content that not only enriches the learning process but also provides valuable insights into student understanding and performance. The in-video quizzes are seamlessly embedded within the video content, allowing students to interact with the material in a dynamic and engaging way.

Annoto’s in-video quizzes is the automatic grade passback to the Moodle gradebook. This means that quiz results are instantly recorded in the LMS, saving educators time and ensuring that all grades are accurately tracked and reflected in the students' overall performance records.

Annoto provides detailed analytics on quiz performance, enabling educators to gain insights into how students are interacting with the content. This data can inform instructional strategies, helping educators to identify common areas of difficulty and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

Grading Support

When you use the Annoto Assignment activity to create In-Video Quizzes, grading passback is supported.

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Why to use Annoto In-Video Quizzes

Restrict Access Using Annoto Activity Completion in Moodle

Annoto's integration with Moodle enables instructors to restrict access to specific course content based on student engagement with video activities.

By using Moodle’s Restrict Access feature, instructors can set criteria that require students to complete interactive video activities—such as watching videos, participating in discussions —before gaining access to the next section of the course.

This functionality promotes progressive learning by ensuring students actively engage with material before moving forward, helping them stay on track and reinforcing key learning outcomes.

To set access restrictions, navigate to the activity you want to limit based on previous activity completion.

• Click on "Add restriction"

• Click on "Activity completion"

• Choose the activity that needs to be completed before this activity can be viewed.

• Now, learners can access this content only after completing the activity requirements for the "Video Activity Completion" page.

• They can also see an indication to this requirement

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

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

Adding a YouTube video

In the page:

a. Add a name to the page

b. In the content window:

Click on the Link icon:

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

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:

c. Click "Browse Repositories":

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

d. Save

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

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.

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

4. Add Activity Name

5. Save

The Annoto Analytics Dashboard is displayed.

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:

Annoto's Activity Completion feature enhances the functionality of video-based learning within the Moodle environment. By using Annoto Activity Completion within Moodle, instructors can track and assess student engagement and performance more effectively through the completion of video-based activities synced to Moodle Activity Completion reports.

Here's an overview of how it works and its benefits:

Seamless Integration with Moodle:

Annoto is fully integrated with Moodle, allowing instructors to easily include interactive video activities as part of their course content. The platform leverages Moodle's native Activity Completion feature to monitor student progress through video completion, discussions, and other interactive elements.

Tracking and Assessing Student Engagement:

With Annoto, instructors can see how much of the video each student has watched and participated in discussions. Activity completion data from Annoto is linked directly to the Moodle Activity completion, enabling automated Activity completion of these video-based activities.

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Why am I getting an error when adding Annoto Assignment or Annoto Dashboard to my Moodle?

When using Moodle in Chrome and adding an LTI tool, such as Annoto Assignment or Annoto Dashboard, the “Shared Secret” field in Moodle is automatically completed, while it should be empty (a Moodle bug). As a result, the following error is received:

Fixing it is done in the following way:

When adding the Annoto Dashboard, or Annoto Assignment - make sure that the “Shared Secret” field under "Show more" is empty:

In order to use Annoto in a video within your Moodle

1. Add the video to your Media Gallery\ My Media

2. Choose the activity you are interested in (Page, for example, or Kaltura Video Resource)

3. Create new

Adding a video in a page

a. Add a name to the activity

b. In the content window:

Click on the Kaltura icon:

c. Click Embed for the video you are interested in

If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon

d. Save the activity

Annoto will be automatically added to the video

Adding a video in Kaltura Video Resource activity

a. Add a name to the activity

b. In Video section, click Add Media

c. Click Embed for the video you are interested in

If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon

d. Save the activity

Annoto will be automatically added to the video

Transform Your Course Videos: Engage, Assess, and Gain Insights in Seconds Are you looking to make your course videos more interactive and engaging for your students?

Discover how Annoto can help you achiving anything you need! In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Enhance Learning: Incorporate in-video quizzes for real-time knowledge checks.

• Skills Assessment: Conduct video critiques for comprehensive skills evaluation and peer reviews.

• Deepen Understanding: Facilitate time-based discussions to promote deeper learning.

• Extended Self-Learning: Create interactive content that encourages ongoing student engagement and reflection.

• Gain Insights: Obtain actionable data on student interaction and video content performance.

We will show you how to effortlessly add these powerful features to your videos, making your course content interactive and engaging, an integral and dynamic part of your curriculum. Get Inspired:

Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature seamlessly integrates with Canvas LMS, providing educators with a powerful tool to monitor and manage student engagement in video-based learning activities. This feature offers detailed insights into which students have completed assigned video content, ensuring that all participants are staying on track with their coursework.

Key Benefits:

1. Enhanced Engagement Tracking: Easily track video completion rates within the Canvas LMS, allowing educators to see which students have watched the entire video and who might need additional support.

2. Automated Insights: Automatically generate reports on video activity completion, saving educators time and effort in monitoring student progress.

3. Informed Interventions: Identify students who may be falling behind and intervene promptly to provide necessary support, enhancing overall learning outcomes.

4. Seamless Integration: The Video Activity Completion feature integrates smoothly with Canvas, ensuring a hassle-free experience for both educators and students.

5. Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize completion data to make informed decisions about course content and delivery, optimizing the learning experience for all students.

By leveraging Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature within Canvas LMS, educators can ensure higher levels of student engagement, timely interventions, and a more interactive and effective learning environment.

First, ensure that you have already created criteria in your Annoto Assessment Library.

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Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature seamlessly integrates with Blackboard LMS, providing educators with a powerful tool to monitor and manage student engagement in video-based learning activities. This feature offers detailed insights into which students have completed assigned video content, ensuring that all participants are staying on track with their coursework.

Key Benefits:

1. Enhanced Engagement Tracking: Easily track video completion rates within the Blackboard LMS, allowing educators to see which students have watched the entire video and who might need additional support.

2. Automated Insights: Automatically generate reports on video activity completion, saving educators time and effort in monitoring student progress.

3. Informed Interventions: Identify students who may be falling behind and intervene promptly to provide necessary support, enhancing overall learning outcomes.

4. Seamless Integration: The Video Activity Completion feature integrates smoothly with Blackboard, ensuring a hassle-free experience for both educators and students.

5. Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize completion data to make informed decisions about course content and delivery, optimizing the learning experience for all students.

By leveraging Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature within Blackboard LMS, educators can ensure higher levels of student engagement, timely interventions, and a more interactive and effective learning environment.

Interactive step by step guide:

Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature seamlessly integrates with Blackboard LMS, providing educators with a powerful tool to monitor and manage student engagement in video-based learning activities. This feature offers detailed insights into which students have completed assigned video content, ensuring that all participants are staying on track with their coursework.

Key Benefits:

1. Enhanced Engagement Tracking: Easily track video completion rates within the Blackboard LMS, allowing educators to see which students have watched the entire video and who might need additional support.

2. Automated Insights: Automatically generate reports on video activity completion, saving educators time and effort in monitoring student progress.

3. Informed Interventions: Identify students who may be falling behind and intervene promptly to provide necessary support, enhancing overall learning outcomes.

4. Seamless Integration: The Video Activity Completion feature integrates smoothly with Blackboard, ensuring a hassle-free experience for both educators and students.

5. Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize completion data to make informed decisions about course content and delivery, optimizing the learning experience for all students.

By leveraging Annoto's Video Activity Completion feature within Blackboard LMS, educators can ensure higher levels of student engagement, timely interventions, and a more interactive and effective learning environment.

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Annoto enables you to seamlessly add interactive capabilities to your course videos, either at the course level or the video level.

For example, you can set default preferences for Annoto features that will be overlaid across your course video content, and then update specific videos with different desired features.

Alternatively, you can disable Annoto at the course level and enable it for specific videos.

Set Annoto Features at the Course Level

To set up Annoto features in a course, you can activate interactive capabilities across all your course videos through the Preferences section on the Annoto Dashboard.

Here's a brief guide:

1. Access the Annoto Dashboard: Navigate to the Annoto Dashboard from your course platform.

2. Go to Kaltura's Media Gallery

3. Go to the Channel Actions menu

4. Click on Annoto Dashboard

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab

2. Enable Features: Choose the features you want to enable for your course videos. You can do this by toggling the options or selecting a preset:

This setup will apply the chosen features to all course videos, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Set Annoto Features for a specific Video

There are two ways to set Annoto features for a specific video:

• From the Annoto Dashboard

• From the Video View

From the Annoto Dashboard:

To set Annoto for a specific video from the Annoto dashboard:

1. In the Annoto Dashboard, click on the Hub tab.

2. Select the video you want to disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).

3. Go to the Preferences tab of this video view.

4. Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled" or "Analytics," or enable only the personal notes for this video).

From the Video View

1. Go to the video where you want to enable Annoto.

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

1. You will see the Annoto dashboard open, choose which features you want to enable and exist.

This setup will apply the chosen features to the video, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Annoto enables you to seamlessly add interactive capabilities to your course videos, either at the course level or the video level.

For example, you can set default preferences for Annoto features that will be overlaid across your course video content, and then update specific videos with different desired features.

Alternatively, you can disable Annoto at the course level and enable it for specific videos.

Set Annoto Features at the Course Level

To set up Annoto features in a course, you can activate interactive capabilities across all your course videos through the Preferences section on the Annoto Dashboard.

Here's a brief guide:

1. Access the Annoto Dashboard: Navigate to the Annoto Dashboard from your course platform.

2. Go to Kaltura's Media Gallery

3. Go to the Channel Actions menu

4. Click on Annoto Dashboard

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab

2. Enable Features: Choose the features you want to enable for your course videos. You can do this by toggling the options or selecting a preset:

This setup will apply the chosen features to all course videos, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Set Annoto Features for a specific Video

There are two ways to set Annoto features for a specific video:

• From the Annoto Dashboard

• From the Video View

From the Annoto Dashboard:

To set Annoto for a specific video from the Annoto dashboard:

1. In the Annoto Dashboard, click on the Hub tab.

2. Select the video you want to disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).

3. Go to the Preferences tab of this video view.

4. Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled" or "Analytics," or enable only the personal notes for this video).

From the Video View

1. Go to the video where you want to enable Annoto.

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

1. You will see the Annoto dashboard open, choose which features you want to enable and exist.

This setup will apply the chosen features to the video, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Annoto enables you to seamlessly add interactive capabilities to your course videos, either at the course level or the video level.

For example, you can set default preferences for Annoto features that will be overlaid across your course video content, and then update specific videos with different desired features.

Alternatively, you can disable Annoto at the course level and enable it for specific videos.

Set Annoto Features at the Course Level

To set up Annoto features in a course, you can activate interactive capabilities across all your course videos through the Preferences section on the Annoto Dashboard.

Here's a brief guide:

1. Access the Annoto Dashboard: Navigate to the Annoto Dashboard from your course platform.

2. Go to Kaltura's Media Gallery

3. Go to the Channel Actions menu

4. Click on Annoto Dashboard

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab

2. Enable Features: Choose the features you want to enable for your course videos. You can do this by toggling the options or selecting a preset:

This setup will apply the chosen features to all course videos, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Set Annoto Features for a specific Video

There are two ways to set Annoto features for a specific video:

• From the Annoto Dashboard

• From the Video View

From the Annoto Dashboard:

To set Annoto for a specific video from the Annoto dashboard:

1. In the Annoto Dashboard, click on the Hub tab.

2. Select the video you want to disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).

3. Go to the Preferences tab of this video view.

4. Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled" or "Analytics," or enable only the personal notes for this video).

From the Video View

1. Go to the video where you want to enable Annoto.

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

1. You will see the Annoto dashboard open, choose which features you want to enable and exist.

This setup will apply the chosen features to the video, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Once Annoto is , it is automatically added to videos that are embedded in your Blackboard.

Adding a video with Annoto

Adding a video with Annoto in a separate window

Under Course Content page:

1. Go to Build Content

2. Choose Annoto Widget Embed

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

4. Add the video URL and the video title.

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

5. Click Embed

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

Adding a video with Annoto in a Content Folder

Under Course Content page:

1. Go to Build Content

2. Choose Content Folder

3. In the Content Folder window, add the name of the activity

4. In the Text window, click on the Plus icon (called: add content):

5. In Add Content window, choose Annoto Widget Embed

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

4. Add the video URL and the video title.

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

5. Click Embed

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

6. Submit the activity

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

1. Go to your Course Management menu

2. Click on Course Tools

3. Choose Annoto Dashboard

The Annoto Insights Dashboard is displayed.

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:

In order to use Annoto in a video within your Blackboard

1. Add the video to your Media Gallery\ My Media

2. Go to Build Content

3. Choose Content Folder

3. In the Content Folder window, add the name of the activity

4. In the Text window, click on the Plus icon (called: add content):

5. In Add Content window, choose Kaltura Media

6. Click Embed for the video you are interested in

If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon

Annoto will be automatically added to the video.

Can't see anything? Check the next section to learn how to set Annoto features.

Transform Your Course Videos: Engage, Assess, and Gain Insights in Seconds Are you looking to make your course videos more interactive and engaging for your students?

Discover how Annoto can help you achiving anything you need! In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Enhance Learning: Incorporate in-video quizzes for real-time knowledge checks.

• Skills Assessment: Conduct video critiques for comprehensive skills evaluation and peer reviews.

• Deepen Understanding: Facilitate time-based discussions to promote deeper learning.

• Extended Self-Learning: Create interactive content that encourages ongoing student engagement and reflection.

• Gain Insights: Obtain actionable data on student interaction and video content performance.

We will show you how to effortlessly add these powerful features to your videos, making your course content interactive and engaging, an integral and dynamic part of your curriculum. Get Inspired:

In this short demonstration, we'll show you how to create a student assignment for submitting a video for review.

This process allows both peers and instructors to provide feedback on the student's assignment by using in-context comments provided by Annoto.

Here's the workflow you can follow:

• Set up the assignment.

• Establish rubrics that include the desired criteria.

• Have students submit their assignments.

• Instructors can then review the videos, provide feedback, and assign a grade based on the rubrics and criteria they have set.

All of this can be done within the Grade Center of Blackboard!

That's it! This process allows for effective peer review and makes grading more structured and efficient.

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Step by Step Guide

1. Login to Blackboard as an instracture

2. Click on "Assigments"

3. Click on adding "Assignment"

4. Click to add the assignment name

5. Create the desired Rubrics

6. Define the criteria to be used and the corresponding weights for grading.

7. Click to submit the assignment.

8. Now, let's outline the workflow for students to submit their videos for feedback purposes.

9. Click on the "Add content"

10. Click on Embed Kaltura Media

11. The students have two options:

• They can upload an existing video they have already recorded.

• They can record a video directly using Kaltura Express Capture.

12. When they use Kaltura Express Capture, a window will appear, giving them the option to record using thier camera.

Once done, they simply click on "Save and Embed".

13. Finally, click on "Submit."

14. Now, as an instructor, we will review the student assignment and provide feedback. We have the ability to annotate it using Annoto. To access the submitted assignments, click on the Grade Center.

15. Click here to view the student assignment.

16. Click here to see the submitted video.

17. Provide your own time-based feedback in the form of text and video using Annoto comments. Assign a grade based on the specific rubrics you have defined. And the best part is, you can perform all of these tasks directly within Blackboard!

Have questions? Contact us at support@annoto.net

Annoto's In-Video Quizzes enhance learner engagement by integrating questions directly within videos. While traditionally used for grading, not all quizzes need to impact course grades. Annoto allows instructors to set quizzes as non-graded, encouraging participation without the pressure of evaluation. This feature is ideal for practice, knowledge checks, or feedback, supporting a learning environment focused on mastery and confidence rather than formal assessment.

Step By Step Interactive Guide

Moodle presents an array of activities that Annoto could be integrated seamlessly with your present workflows allowing you to use these resources to respond effectively to the tasks and processes you are currently handling By tapping into the diverse functionalities offered by Annoto within Moodle's platform, you can enhance the way you address your ongoing work tasks and projects Implementing Moodle's activities with Annoto can serve as a solution to complement and support your existing workflow processes efficiently.

Use the discussion forum activity where one student upload a video performing some actions (i.e. a psychological intervention), where comments made by fellow learners are visible.

Use the Assignment activity where instructors able to make private comments to the video creator/uploader.

In order to use Annoto in a video within your Brightspace:

1. Add the video to your Media Gallery\ My Media

2. In the navigation menu, choose "Content":

Example 1:

4. In "What would you like to add" window, click "More":

5. Under "Third Party" choose: "Add Media":

6. Choose the video you are interested in from the list of videos

7. Click Embed for the video you are interested in

8. If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon

9. Annoto will be automatically added to the video:

Example 2:

1. Choose "Embed Kaltura Media (Quicklink)":

1. Choose how you want to upload your video:

7. Embed the video you are interested in

8. If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon

9. Annoto will be automatically added to the video

Annoto enhances learning in Brightspace (D2L) by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes with Kaltura videos. This feature supports educators in creating engaging content and provides valuable insights into student performance.

Quizzes are seamlessly embedded within videos, allowing dynamic student interaction.

With automatic grade passback to the Brightspace gradebook, quiz results are instantly recorded, saving time and ensuring accurate grade tracking.

Detailed analytics on quiz performance help educators adjust instructional strategies based on student interaction and areas of difficulty.

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Why to use Annoto in Video Quizzes?

By default, having Annoto turned on or off in the channel/ category/ course is inherited from the site level preferences, meaning: if Annoto is enabled in your site preferences, it will be enabled in your videos, if it is disabled on a site level, Annoto will not be added to the videos by default.

You can enable/disable Annoto by choosing the preferences that you want.

Enabling/Disabling Annoto in a Channel/Course

Enabling or disabling Annoto in a channel (/category/course) is done via Annoto Dashboard's .

Accessing the dashboard

To access Annoto Insights dashboard:

1. Go to the Kaltura's Channel Actions menu

2. Click on Annoto Dashboard

The Annoto Analytics Dashboard is displayed:

Enabling/Disabling Annoto in a channel/category/course

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab

2. Choose the features you want to enable in the videos (either by using the toggle or by choosing a preset):

The chosen features will apply on all videos that were uploaded by Kaltura to that channel/category/course.

In order to disable Annoto - you can use the Analytics preset (will eliminate the widget but enable activity analytics in the dashboard) or the Disabled preset (will include no Annoto widget and not Analytics as well).

Enabling/Disabling Annoto on Specific Media

After you enable Annoto for a specific channel (category/course), you can set different preferences per media (video).

To enable/disable Annoto for a specific media entry:

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Hub tab

2. Select the video that you want to enable/ disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).

3. Go to the Preferences tab of this video view:

4. Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled", "Analytics", "Collaborative Learning" or even enable only the personal notes for this video)

Importing Annoto activities from one course to another is a streamlined process that enhances efficiency and consistency in course management. This feature allows educators and instructional designers to duplicate Annoto-powered interactive elements, ensuring that educational activities, annotations, quizzes, and discussions can be seamlessly integrated across multiple courses.

Benefits of Importing Annoto Activities

1. Efficiency: Reduces the time and effort required to set up new courses by reusing pre-existing Annoto activities.

2. Consistency: Maintains a consistent learning experience across different courses, ensuring that all students receive the same high-quality interactions and assessments.

3. Scalability: Facilitates the expansion of course offerings without duplicating effort, making it easier to manage large-scale educational programs.

Conclusion

Importing Annoto activities from one course to another simplifies course management and enhances the learning experience by leveraging pre-existing interactive elements. This feature not only saves time but also ensures a consistent and scalable approach to delivering high-quality educational content.

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Interactive Step by Step

Once Annoto is enabled in your course, it is automatically added to videos that are embedded in Brightspace (D2L).

Adding a video with Annoto

In order to use Annoto in a video within your Brightspace (D2L):

1. Under Content tab: Click "Add Existing":

2. Choose: "Annoto Quicklink":

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

4. Add the video title.

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

5. Click Embed

6. Annoto will be automatically added to the video

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 Brightspace (D2L) navigation bar:

The Annoto Insights Dashboard is displayed.

Do not have Annoto Dashboard in the NavBar?

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:

Annoto enables learners to contribute, share and learn together, promoting an interactive group experience. Annoto allows learners to lean forward, become actively involved and return to the video content, sharing ideas and learn with their peers and instructors. For example, learners can ask questions on specific moments in the video that they didn’t understand and get notified when answered, or engage in meaningful conversations on the content. All the interactions are time-tagged, and therefore are kept in the context of the video.

Each user can also see who in online and have a 1*1 chat with any of the other participants and in addition, users can manage a personal notebook where they can reflect on the video content, add bookmarks and can add additional information (e.g., videos and web links).

Powered by comprehensive analytics and insights, Annoto sheds light on users and their interactions within the video content, shedding light on how and when users interact with the video content and with each other.

The Annoto Interactive layer

Annoto adds an interactive layer to the video content that consists of :

• In-Video Collaboration Widget

• Interactive Timeline

In-Video Collaboration Widget

Annoto In-Video Collaboration Widget allows to collaborate with the learners, ask questions, take notes and much more - always in the context of the content.

Using the colored tabs, a user can move between “Comments” and “Personal notes” (You can also do it via the “Menu” button).

Here is a closer look on the In-Video Collaboration Widget

Interactive Timeline

At the bottom of the video, there is the interactive timeline that provides a visual representation of the comments\ notes at the Annoto widget (in accordance with the tab that is currently presented). The comments are represented by the colorful bars on the timeline.

The height of the bars represents the number of comments (or notes) and the colors represent their sentiments (if no sentiment was used, bar will be grey).

Comments

The Annoto Comments Space provides you with a one-click-away conversation with anyone on the video:

• Ask your learners questions about a video

• Share your ideas & thoughts

• Answer learners' questions

• Share examples, or ask the learners to share

• Add links and videos as comments

• See the level of understanding of your learners

• Place translations or clarifications to words, phrases or ideas in the exact place in the video that they appear

User Space

The Annoto User space reflects entire learning Activity Feed (comments, replies, and more) in all the course videos:

For a quick tour of the User Space, please see this short video.

People

People Space gives you an overview of the video viewers, to see who is online at any given moment. You can invite any participant (whether online or offline) to a private conversation (a 1*1 chat).

Personal Notes

Manage your very own personal notebook:

• Highlight specific moments (important parts in the video, things you want to discuss with the learners, topics you wish to focus on, key questions for the exam, etc.).

• Add your thoughts and insights (they will be visible only to you).

• Learners can Summarize and Bookmark the video for exam preparation.

• Export into document for offline review

Interactions

Annoto Interactions enable you to keep the learners engaged in additional ways, such as: quizzes, polls, surveys, etc.

Each interaction includes a bundle of settings, created specifically to match the needs of it, and after choosing the settings, you will be able to review the final result of the interaction that was created.

Dashboard

The Annoto Dashboard was designed in order to shed light upon learners' video consumption and behavior within the Annoto in-video collaboration widget, providing you with analytics and insights regarding their activity in the course:

When Video as a comment is enabled, Annoto users can reply not only with text, but also in any of the following recording options:

• Self-recording (Camera)

• Screen recording

And just like everything that happens in Annoto, this ability is also performed within your LMS (without having to go to a different platform) and without the need to download anything.

How to record?

In order to record a video as your comment:

1. Click “Add a comment” in the Annoto widget

2. Click the video camera icon:

3. Choose what you want to record: Camera or Screen

4. Select the settings (Microphone\ camera)

If you chose Camera – you will see at the left bottom a screen of what will be recorded

5. Click “START RECORDING”.

6. You can pause the recording anytime by clicking the Pause button and you can continue recording by clicking on the red button:

7. Whenever you want to end the recording, click on the Stop button:

8. Now you can choose what you want to do with the recording:

a. Post – will add the video as a comment

b. Click the X button – will not save the video.

In case you clicked the X button, and you want to record again – click on the video camera icon in the comment and start recording.

The video will be added to the discussion, as you can see here:

What can I do with video as a comment? Examples

Here are a few examples of how video as a comment can be used to expand and enrich the conversation:

Save time

The ability to record a video instead of writing an insight, comment or feedback can be a great time-saver for some people.

Instead of typing your thoughts, you can just say what you have in mind. This can save you some precious time.

Provide extended feedback

If one picture is worth 1000 words, imagine the worth of a video recording!

A video feedback combines not only the content of the feedback, but a lot of additional added value: the tone of what is said, body language, hand gestures - all of these create a much more comprehensive way of expression.

Create "How to" videos

Recording the screen opens a world of possibilities in the ability to show how to do something, instead of explaining it.

This can be used to demonstrate how a program works, to show how to find something in your device, to demo how to change settings, to focus the viewers on a specific location in your screen, etc.

Record\ ask for introduction videos

Video as a comment can be used to strengthen the introduction between all video viewers - Learners & Instructors. Anyone can add a self-recorded video, answering a specific question (such as: "why did you choose to take this class?"), or telling about themselves.

Can be used, for example, at the beginning of the semester, where the instructor and the learners introduce themselves in a video – can be a great ice-breaker! 😊

Language Teaching

When teaching languages, pronouncing has a huge meaning. Video as a comment can be easily used to demonstrate how to pronounce a specific word, phrase or even a letter.

The instructor can record the correct way to pronounce and\or ask the learners to record themselves doing so.

Feedback on a created video

When a video is created, feedback can be given in several ways.

Adding time-base written comments is one of these ways. By recording your screen as a comment, you can also show exactly what you are referring (in terms of a specific part of the video, as well as a specific location on the screen).

Sometimes the easiest way to help a learner understand is to give them a real, visual example of what you’re talking about.

Recording video as a comment checklist

In order to record video as a comment, no need to download anything or to go to a different platform. All is within your environment!

If you want to make sure everything is set up for recording, feel free to check out this list:

• Internet connection – Internet connection must be stable.

  • Make sure you have a 0.5 Mbps (500K) internet speed.

  • If possible, a wired connection is preferred.

• Equipment (Camera\ Microphone)

  • Make sure you are not currently using your camera in a different app (a camera can be used only in one application at a time).

  • Make sure your browser permissions allow using the Microphone and Camera.

    • If a prompt shows up, make sure to allow using the camera and microphone:

• Browser

Personal notes in an educational platform like Annoto provide a powerful tool for enhancing individual learning experiences. This feature allows learners to engage deeply with content, tailor their learning journey to their needs, and retain information more effectively.

Key Benefits of Personal Notes:

1. Enhanced Comprehension and Retention: Taking personal notes helps learners process information more thoroughly. By summarizing, questioning, and synthesizing the material, learners actively engage with the content, which promotes better understanding and longer retention. Writing down notes in their own words also helps solidify the learning, making it easier to recall information later.

2. Customized Learning Paths: Personal notes enable learners to customize their study materials according to their learning styles and needs. Learners can highlight sections that they find challenging or noteworthy, add personal insights, and track questions they might want to explore further. This level of customization makes learning more relevant and effective for each individual.

3. Reflection and Critical Thinking: Personal notes offer a private space for reflection and critical thinking. Learners can ponder over the content, critique what they have learned, and explore how the information aligns with their existing knowledge or real-world applications. This reflective practice is crucial for deeper learning and professional growth.

4. Organized Review and Study: Personal notes are typically organized and accessible within the learning platform, making it easy for learners to revisit and review their notes regularly. This organization is particularly beneficial during revision sessions or when preparing for assessments. Being able to access and compile notes across different learning modules helps in creating comprehensive study materials.

5. Exportable Content for Future Use: Annoto and similar platforms often allow learners to export their personal notes. This functionality is invaluable for creating study guides, preparing for exams, or even compiling research. Having a portable format means that learners can access their notes across different devices or share them with peers, further enhancing the collaborative learning experience.

6. Privacy and Personal Space: Unlike comments or discussions that might be public, personal notes are private, giving learners the security to express doubts, make mistakes, and note down thoughts they might not want to share publicly. This privacy encourages honesty and openness in learning, which is essential for personal development.

Conclusion

In summary, personal notes are a critical feature of any learning platform that seeks to support and enrich the educational journey. By allowing learners to engage with the content on a personal level, reflect critically, and organize their learning, personal notes serve as a bridge between passive watching and active learning. This feature not only supports academic success but also fosters a habit of lifelong learning and self-improvement.

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The Use Case

Collaborative learning enables and endorses communication between peers in addition to communication between instructors and learners. . In general: questions can be asked and answered, participants can share thoughts, ideas, theories and even impressions from the video.

Activity Flow

In general: questions can be asked and answered, class participants can share thoughts, ideas, theories and even impressions from the video.

Types of interactions:

Collaborative learning can include Q&A (raised either by the learners or the instructor) as well as learners' interactions.

Q&A

As the entire discussion is on top of the video, Q&A becomes an integral part of the video, not having to leave the video for other platforms in order to ask questions or clarifications.

Since every comment is time-based, all questions and answers are always within the context of the video, meaning: even an "I don't get it" comment can easily be answered, knowing to what specific moment in the video it refers.

Good\ relevant\ smart comments can be highlighted by the "Educator's Thumbs up" feature (whenever an instructor "Likes" a specific comment or a reply). Click here to see how "Educator's Thumbs up" look like.

Q&A can be in all directions:

• Instructor poses questions, learners answer

• Learners ask, instructor answers

• Learner asks, other learners answer

Learners can even have the ability to post questions or comments as anonymous. In this case, only instructors will see the user's name. Click here to see how Anonymous comments look in instructor's view.

Learners Interaction

Learners can use the platform to interact with one another, regarding video content:

• Introduce themselves

• Ask questions

• Share thoughts

• Reply to other learners' questions

More on learners interaction can be found here.

Video as a comment in Collaborative Learning

Video as a comment can be an integral part of the discussion on a video, enabling the instructor and the learners to express themselves not only in writing, but also in speaking, using facial expressions, hand gestures and body language.

In addition, instructors or learners can easily record their screen, for demonstrations or to better make a point.

Gain Insights

The activity in the discussion is measured, analyzed and presented in the Annoto Analytics and Insights Dashboard, enabling to get a clearer view on class participation, learners' collaboration, engagement and watching activity, as well as to manage the entire discussion directly from the dashboard.

Encountered other types of interactions? We'd love to hear them! Click here to share them.

Annoto enhances learning in Blackboard by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes with Kaltura videos. This feature supports educators in creating engaging content and provides valuable insights into student performance.

Quizzes are seamlessly embedded within videos, allowing dynamic student interaction.

With automatic grade passback to the Blackboard gradebook, quiz results are instantly recorded, saving time and ensuring accurate grade tracking.

Detailed analytics on quiz performance help educators adjust instructional strategies based on student interaction and areas of difficulty.

Short How-to video:

Interactive step by step guide:

Why Use Annoto In-Video Quizzes?

Annoto enables you to seamlessly add interactive capabilities to your channel videos, either at the channel level or the video level.

For example, you can set default preferences for Annoto features that will be overlaid across your channel video content, and then update specific videos with different desired features.

Alternatively, you can disable Annoto at the channel level and enable it for specific videos.

Set Annoto Features at the Channel Level

To set up Annoto features in a channel, you can activate interactive capabilities across all your Channel videos through the Preferences section on the Annoto Dashboard.

Here's a brief guide:

1. Access the Annoto Dashboard: Navigate to the Annoto Dashboard from your Channel.

2. Go to Kaltura's Media Gallery

3. Go to the Channel Actions menu

4. Click on Annoto Dashboard

1. In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab

2. Enable Features: Choose the features you want to enable for your Channel videos. You can do this by toggling the options or selecting a preset:

This setup will apply the chosen features to all Channel videos, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Set Annoto Features for a specific Video

There are two ways to set Annoto features for a specific video:

• From the Annoto Dashboard

• From the Video View

From the Annoto Dashboard:

To set Annoto for a specific video from the Annoto dashboard:

1. In the Annoto Dashboard, click on the Hub tab.

2. Select the video you want to disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).

3. Go to the Preferences tab of this video view.

4. Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled" or "Analytics," or enable only the personal notes for this video).

From the Video View

1. Go to the video where you want to enable Annoto.

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

1. You will see the Annoto dashboard open, choose which features you want to enable and exist.

This setup will apply the chosen features to the video, enhancing the interactive experience for your students.

Once the interaction type was selected, define its options:

• Content

• Settings

• Preferences

• Review

Then, once all is set, publish the interaction.

Content

Question

Phrase the question you want to add.

Answers

Phrase the answers to the question. Make sure to check the correct answer (or answers, in case this is a Multiple Answer question).

Timestamp

Set the exact moment in the video that the question will appear.

If video was played when created the interaction, the timestamp will automatically be the moment in the video that you clicked "Create". The timestamp can be manually changed.

Points

Assign the number of points the question is worth. There is no limitation on the number of points you can set.

Feedback

You may add Feedback to the question, that learners will see after submitting their answer.

Settings

Mandatory

If enabled, reply must be submitted to continue.

• Allow retry

If enabled, re-submitting of replies is allowed up to the configured attempts.

You can choose the total number of attempts that are allowed for the question:

• Allow re-watch

If enabled, re-watching is allowed after mandatory CTA is presented.

You can manually set the timing of the rewinding in the video:

• Time limit

If enabled, submitting of reply will be limited to the configured duration.

Shuffle answers order

If enabled, the order of the answers will be shuffled each time the interaction is presented.

Answer reflection

If enabled, reflection and feedback is shown after reply is submitted.

Preferences

Presentation type

Set where the interaction will appear: as a Popup Modal or as a Side Panel

Pause video

If enabled, video is paused when the interaction is presented.

Review

Once all is defined, Review window will present a summary of all interaction definitions:

Preview of the interaction

When the interaction is created, you can get a preview of it, by going to the 3 dots menu (bottom right) and choosing "Preview":

This will allow you to watch the video and see the interactions that were created, in their exact timing.

Once you are done, click "Exit Preview":

When the interaction is ready - it's time to publish it!

Publishing the interactions

Once all is set, you will see the interaction in the widget, with status "Not Published":

In the interactions tab, click on the 3 dots menu (bottom right) and choose "Publish":

A confirmation pop-up will make sure you want to publish the interaction. Choose "Publish":

Once published, you will see an indication that the interactions are all published.

Publishing a single interaction

There is also an option to publish a single interaction: Simply click on the 3 dots menu of the interaction you want to publish:

And click: "publish"

This allows moderators to create multiple interactions and easily publish them one by one. Can be used during the live meetings, webcasts as well as asynchronously.

Editing the interactions

The created interactions can always be changed; During the creation process and even after it was published:

Editing the interaction while it is still being created

When the interaction is created, the Review window also allows you the option to edit:

Editing the interaction after it is published

After an interaction was published, you can edit it and even determine the impact of the change.

Editing a published interaction is done from the 3 dots menu of the specific interaction you want to change:

Choose if you want to edit or delete the CTA:

Once Edit is chosen, you can change your interaction options.

Choose the impact of the change:

When a change is made in a published interaction, the Review window will allow you to determine what is the impact of published interaction update:

There are three levels of impact:

• Minor - Minor change that has no effect on submitted replies.

• Major - Major change, give opportunity to re-submit existing replies.

• Critical - Critical change that invalidates all replies. A new interaction is created replacing the original.

After the change is saved, the interaction will present an indication that it has a draft and is pending publishing. The changed interaction has to be published in order to take place:

Once the changed is published, you will see an indication for that:

Overview

Annoto enhances the learning experience by integrating interactive, in-video quizzes within the LMS. This innovative feature supports educators in creating engaging, interactive content that not only enriches the learning process but also provides valuable insights into student understanding and performance. The in-video quizzes are seamlessly embedded within the video content, allowing students to interact with the material in a dynamic and engaging way.

Annoto’s in-video quizzes is the automatic grade passback to the LMS gradebook. This means that quiz results are instantly recorded in the LMS, saving educators time and ensuring that all grades are accurately tracked and reflected in the students' overall performance records.

Annoto provides detailed analytics on quiz performance, enabling educators to gain insights into how students are interacting with the content. This data can inform instructional strategies, helping educators to identify common areas of difficulty and adjust their teaching methods accordingly.

Grading Support

Annoto can be used across all LMS activities. When using In-Video Quizzes, the grading passback is supported in all types of activities (e.g Assignments, Discussions, Pages)

How do I set it up in my environment

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Why Use Annoto In-Video Quizzes?

In crafting Annoto quizzes, we set out to redefine the educational tool landscape. Collaborating closely with top learning designers and instructors, we aimed to identify and surpass the limitations of current market offerings. Our focus was clear: create a tool that is not only simple and quick but also rich in actionable insights, allowing educators to adapt content dynamically. The result is a product designed by educators, for educators, offering unparalleled value and innovation to our customers.

Seamless and Quick

Creation in 3 simple steps Create, Preview, Publish Everything is managed directly from the video view

Flexible Layouts

Choose between pop-up quizzes in the middle of the video or alongside the Annoto side panel.

Immediate Feedback:

Students receive instant feedback on their quiz results.

Actionable Insights

Gain deep, actionable insights into learners' performance and the effectiveness of quizzes.

Easily reuse activities

Effortlessly transfer activities from one course to another, supporting Blueprint copies

Advanced capabilities

Advanced capabilities like Limit Fast Forwarding, enabling you to restrict fast forwarding the video until all Optional/Mandatory quizzes are answered

Real-Time Updates and Versioning support

Supports versioning and real-time changes. Made a mistake? No problem. You can update quizzes even after publishing, and Annoto will handle everything, including updating the gradebook.

Full Accessibility

Designed to be fully accessible to all users.

Reliable Grade Syncing

Our robust grade sync module ensures accurate and automatic synchronization of grades.

True/False

True or false questions allow you to set a question that has two answers, and only one of them is correct (Can also be a Yes/No question).

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice Questions allows you to ask a question and provide as many answers as you like, with only one correct answer.

Multiple Answer

Multiple Answer Questions allows you to ask a question and provide as many answers as you like, with more than one correct answer. There is no limitation on the number of correct answers you can set.

Reflection Point

Coming soon...

The Annoto User Space is a personal space where users can see and edit their details, see personal stats for reflection and export personal notes for the whole course.

User Space can be accessed from the main menu:

The user space includes 2 sections:

• My Space

• Activity Feed

My Space

My Space presents your profile info, as well as your activity throughout all the videos in your courses, for example:

• Number of comments you added in the Comments Space

• Number of personal notes you added in the Comments Space

Activity Feed - See what's new

The activity feed helps users stay updated with everything that interests them :)

The Activity feed can be accessed by clicking on the "Feed" Tab in User Space:

In the activity feed you can see all the latest activity that happened in the Comments space (the Annoto shared environment) in the videos that you are following.

You can see the activity in two aspects:

• Me – shows only content submitted by you

• Everyone – shows all the activity in the videos that you are following

Here is an example of what you can see in "Everyone" mode:

In the in the Annoto Dashboard you can see all interactions' activity and users' grades, under the tab.

Therefore, in order to have the Interactions grades automatically sent to the grade center of the LMS, it is important to choose the type of activity that does support grade pass-back.

Activities that do not support grade pass-back may include an indication, with the message:

"Grade passback might not be supported for this activity. "

Overview

Annoto Interactions enables to engage the learners in additional ways, such as: quizzes, polls, surveys, etc.

Each interaction includes a bundle of settings, created specifically to match the needs of it, and after choosing the settings, you will be able to review the final result of the interaction that was created.

The Annoto allows you to add notes that are visible only to you.

Learners use their personal notes to summarize the video, bookmark and highlight specific moments.

Instructors use their personal notes to reflect on the content, add insights based on the discussion in the Comments Space and plan ahead based on these insights (an instructor's personal note can be for example: "remember to provide an additional explanation to this topic\ share examples".)

How to add a Personal Note?

If you want to add a personal note, all you have to do is start typing in "Write a personal note..." section. The video will be automatically paused (so you won't miss anything while writing).

What else can you do with a note?

Adding a sentiment

Once your note is ready, simply hit Enter, or click the send button (green arrow, as you can see in the image below):

Multiple lines

If you wish to move to the next line in your note, click Shift + Enter.

Rich Text messages

You can format your messages:

• Ordered list (Type 1. (or any other number followed by a dot) at the beginning of a new line and it will magically transform to ordered list)

• Bullet list (Type * , - or + at the beginning of a new line)

• Emojis (Add smiley faces, hearts, winks etc. by typing their shortcuts and a space after them: :-), <3 , ;) or :p )

• Bold - Type double asterisks for **Bold text**

• Italic - Type underscores for _Italic Text_

• Highlight - Type equal signs ==like this== to highlight

• Blockquote - Type > at the beginning of a new line

Adding an external video as a note

You can also add videos as your personal notes.

The video will be embedded in your personal notebook, as you can see here:

Export the notes

All the personal notes can be exported, both of a specific video and of the entire course.

Export a video's Notes

Your personal notes of a video can be exported to docs or xlsx, directly from the Annoto menu:

Once you click on the “Export” button, you get to choose the format for exporting your personal notes (spreadsheet or a document).

If you're having trouble to decide - you can export to one format and then to the other. There is no limitation for the number of times a user exports.

Each exported file contains:

• Course name

• Video name

• A link to the video

• Video duration

The notes are sorted chronologically, and for each comment you can see:

• Its timetag (the time of the video it was written at)

• The date it was written

• The note’s sentiment (if there was any)

Export course notes

This way each user can have his own personal journal of the course.

Different Uses of Personal Notes

Learners can use their personal notes to summarize the video, reflect on the content, add questions\ thoughts\ ideas\ insights that only they can see and bookmark specific moments. The notes can be exported and then be edited, printed, submitted or sent. You can encourage your learners to use their personal notes for their needs.

Instructors can use their personal notes to reflect on the content, add insights from the discussion in the comments space, and plan next steps based on these insights (such as: referring to a specific topic that was raised in the discussion, adding examples or sharing another explanation with the video viewers (in case they are struggling, for example) and even make changes in the course content before next semester, based on insights from this semester).

Follow the discussion

You can stay on top of things by following the discussion.

Following a discussion means you will receive a notification email whenever someone replies to your comments in a discussion or whenever a new comment is added to the conversation.

Following\ Unfollowing the discussion is done via the Annoto menu.

How to follow?

By default, you will not be notified on new comments.

Following a discussion is by either of the following:

• Adding a comment in the Comments space (once you add a comment in the shared comments area in a specific video, you will be notified on replies and new comments created in this video).

• Following a video via the Annoto menu

You can follow the video discussion without adding a new comment by clicking the Bell icon in the Annoto menu:

What to follow?

Instructors can choose what they want to follow:

• Follow this discussion - means receiving notifications for new comments & replies that are added in this specific video

• Follow this group - means receiving notifications for new comments & replies that are added in any of the videos in the course\ channel.

In order to be a follower - the bell should be green. When the following-bells in the menu are clear - no notifications will be received, as can be seen here:

Notifications' preferences

You can enable/disable which email notification you will get from Annoto in "my Space". Accessing it is from the Annoto menu:

Choose which email notifications you would like to receive:

• Followed Groups - once enabled, you will be notified on new comments and replies in the videos within the group (course/ channel, etc.)

• Followed Discussions - once enabled, you will be notified on new comments and replies in this discussion (video)

• Replies - once enabled, you will be notified when a comment you wrote received a reply

• Mentions - once enabled, you will be notified on comments that you are mentioned in

Toggle right (green) = Enabled

Toggle left (grey) = Disabled

Overview

Annoto is an in-video collaboration solution that enables users to contribute, share and learn together, turning passive 1-way video viewing into an interactive group experience.

The following guidelines and best practices are here to serve as your toolkit to promote learners' engagement in the learning materials and encourage the learners to take an actionable part in learning, driving them to lean forward towards the video and actively learn from it.

Create Awareness

• Send an email or a message to the learners to inform them about Annoto with a short description, for example:

• Add course announcement to the learners to inform them about Annoto with a short description. Feel free to use the phrasing above or a shorter introduction.

If you wish, you may use the following phrasing:

Phrasing examples - Introduction email

(same as in the image above, here for you to copy):

Meet Annoto!

Annoto allows discussing and collaborating while watching videos anytime and anyplace, using time-based video annotations as an overlay to any video.

Annoto includes several spaces, each enables a different way of engaging with the video: a focused discussion regarding any moment in the video, as well as the ability to manage a personal journal throughout the course, to have a private chat with any of the course participants and even in-video quizzing. Any video can include one or more of the Annoto Spaces (Comments/ People/ Personal Notes/ Interactions).

Annoto is presented aside the video, meaning you are not required to leave the video in order to ask a question, comment or add a note - everything is right in front of you. 😊

Enjoy!

Phrasing examples - Course announcement

Dear learners,

Meet Annoto. Annoto is where you can ask questions about the video, share your thoughts and contribute to the discussion. Every comment in Annoto is time-tagged, keeping the discussion always within the context of the video.

Enjoy!

Encourage the discussion

• It’s best to add a comment to encourage the discussion in videos before the course starts. This way you can make sure all of the learners will see the comment (once a learner finished watching the video, he probably won’t see the correspondence that occurred after that).

• Asking your learners a question or inviting them to share examples can be a catalyst of the conversation and perhaps serve as an indicator to the level of understanding.

• Adding a comment in the form of a question can do wonders in terms of engagement. Learners that are requested to add an example or share a thought will definitely be more involved than learners that are only watching.

• Add comments on different moments of the video with additional facts or ideas and call users to action asking them what they think.

• Teach the learners the art of replies: encourage them to reply to each other's comments. Let them know when a learner wrote a good reply or asked a good question.

• You may add a comment in Annoto that invites learners to answer one another.

• When you answer another's comment or question, make sure you use the "Reply" button, and not writing your answer as a new comment. This way you can be sure the discussion keeps its context.

Types of comments & questions

A good question is both answerable and challenging.

• Here are a few examples of comments phrasing that can stimulate the discussion:

• Theory to practice - "share examples of..." - Can shed light on learners' knowledge and understanding of the topic

• Analysis - "How would you explain...", "what is the meaning of..." - Can help learners learn from others' perspectives and ways of thinking and shed light on learners' level of understanding

• Cause and effect - "What are the causes of..", "what are possible results of..." - Can provide an indication on learners' comprehension (instead of memorizing the material)

• Feelings & thoughts - "How did this video make you feel?", "what did you think about...?" - Feelings and thoughts can create an in-depth discussion, in which ALL learners can participate, even the ones that are struggling with the topic.

Additional ideas:

• Create a contest - Let learners answer as fast as they can or give as many answers as they can on something that is related to the video content. This can definitely draw their attention and motivate them to "play"

• Let the learners be the ones that phrase the questions. Have them phrase questions regarding the video as a task. Other learners can answer their peers' questions.

• Any comment or note that you add can be given a sentiment, to provide a visualization of its type:

Learning Enhancement

• Use Annoto to mark keynote moments in the lecture

• You may place translations or clarifications to words, phrases or ideas in the exact place in the video that they appear

• You may add, in specific moments, questions that are related to that moment and serve as an example for the questions that will be in the exam

Educator's Thumbs Up

• When an instructor “likes” a learner's comment or a reply (by clicking on the red heart), that comment\reply is marked with “Educator’s thumbs up!” (yellow medal on the comment).

  An example to "Educator's Thumbs Up" can be seen in the following image:

The “Educator’s Thumbs Up!” feature:

• Empowers the learner

• An indicator to other learners as to what comments are valuable

• Drives the ‘labeled’ learner to add more comments

• Drives other learners:

  • To engage in the discussion – read the labeled comment\reply

  • To be an active part of the discussion (“Maybe I’ll get a medal too?”)

Grading

This can rely on:

• A combination of both options (number of good comments, for example)

Staying on top of things

• In order to be notified on new comments and replies in your course or videos, follow the group in the Annoto menu.

Go to the Annoto menu and make sure you are Following this group:

• Encourage your learners to follow discussions. This way learners will be informed on new comments and replies. These notifications will get them back to the video, to re-watch it, learn new things and have a deeper understanding of the studied materials.

• If you wish to know the context of a specific comment in the video - simply click on the comment's time-tag! This will take you to the exact moment in the video the comment refers to.

• Annoto's Time-Line in the video can be a helpful indicator to understand what parts of the video may require attention. Moments in the video that include many comments (will be presented by a high bar) indicate a vigorous discussion. This can be due to an extremely interesting topic, that got the users talking about it or it can point on places in which learners are struggling.

A high brown bar, for example, represents a place that includes many questions. It might be worthwhile to see what it's all about.

• The personal notes space can be used by instructors to mark moments in the video for which:

  • Some of the learners might seem to struggle with the material

  • You are interested in expanding the discussion:

    • You wish to explain the material differently

    • It would be a good idea to ask for examples

  • You would like to give a related assignment

Find What's important

In order to make the most of each video, here are a few tips:

Sorting comments

You can sort the comments in the Comments Space, by clicking on the sorting drop-down menu:

Comments can be sorted according to:

Newest - sorts the comments according to when they were added (newest - first)

Top Comments - sorts by the comments that were most voted (liked) and replied to

Timestamp - sorts the comments according to their timetag

Comments representation in the Timeline

Annoto's Time-Line in the video can be a helpful indicator to understand what parts of the video may require attention. Moments in the video that include many comments (will be presented by a high bar) indicate a vigorous discussion, for example:

• This can be due to an extremely interesting topic, that got the users talking about it

• It can point on places in which learners are struggling.

A high brown bar, for example, represents a place that includes many questions. This may indicate a certain topic in the video that the learners are struggling with. It might be worthwhile to see what it's all about.

Interactions Best Practices

Useful features

• Interactions' settings - when creating an interaction, choose the features that support the interaction's purpose, such as: Feedback (what will the learners see if they answered correctly/ incorrectly), Allow Retry, Allow Re-watch, Answer Reflection (will allow the learner immediate reflection and feedback), Shuffling Answers order, Presentation type (Pop-up/ side panel), etc.

Quiz questions tips

1. Align Questions with Learning Objectives: Ensure that each quiz question aligns with specific learning objectives or goals. Focus on assessing key concepts and skills covered in the video content.

2. Use a Mix of Question Types: Incorporate a variety of question types, such as multiple-choice, true/false, multiple-answer, etc. Different question types engage learners in various cognitive processes, promoting a comprehensive understanding of the material.

3. Consider Questions/ Answers length: Keep questions short and focused. Avoid having long, confusing answers. Make the length of distractors similar to that of the correct answer.

4. Encourage Critical Thinking: Craft questions that require critical thinking rather than rote memorization. Challenge learners to analyze, evaluate, and apply the information presented in the video.

5. Provide Immediate Feedback: Enable immediate feedback for quiz questions to enhance the learning experience. Use the Answer Reflection feature in each question's settings to reinforce correct answers and provide guidance for incorrect responses.

1. Test Regularly but Sparingly: Integrate quizzes regularly to reinforce learning, but avoid overwhelming users with too many questions. The optimal number of questions per video duration can vary based on factors such as the educational context, content complexity, and the attention span of the audience. Strive for a balance that enhances learning without causing learner fatigue.

2. Review and Update Questions: Regularly review quiz questions to ensure they remain relevant and aligned with the curriculum. Update questions based on user feedback and changes in course content.

3. Promote a Positive Learning Experience: Foster a positive learning environment by framing questions in a constructive and supportive manner. Acknowledge correct answers and provide encouragement to boost learner confidence.

Planning the session

• The Personal Notes space can be used for planning a teaching session:

  • Adding time-tagged notes to discuss a specific part of the video

  • Adding time-tagged notes to discuss a things that were raised in the comments space (thoughts\ insights\ questions)

Assignments types

Additional tips

• Annoto can be used for ice-breaking:

  • Asking the learners to introduce themselves

  • Asking the learners to vote on an instructor's comment as a way to say "yes" (for examples: "Like this comment if you want to learn more about positive thinking")

  • Adding a quick intro video as a comment

How does Annoto Save me time?

The beauty of the discussion is that it saves duplications of questions (once a question was asked, no one will ask it again, as everyone can learn from it). In addition, learners can answer other learners, which really eases off the load.

Instructors can choose to go to the dashboard on a timely basis and see all the new comments there, and in this case, they can disable the notification emails, if they are interested.

Annoto in Large Courses (many learners)

The number of learners is not the only thing that differs one course from another.

Each instructor and each course have their own DNA, therefore Annoto provides a world of options, from which each instructor can navigate the course to whatever they relate to.

Here are some best practices that have proven themselves extremely helpful in large courses: