Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Step 1: Sign up to access Annoto

1. To get started with Annoto, email dlhelp@pcc.edu[opens in new window] with the subject “Enable Annoto in Course” and include your D2L course URL(s) in the message (D2L Brightspace required).
   The license will be granted during college hrs. No weekend & holiday. It can take a few business days.
2. We will email you when Annoto is available to add to your course in D2L Brightspace.

Step 2: Adding videos to your course

• For using a Kaltura video, please use “Embed Kaltura Media Quick Link” from “Existing Activities”
• For videos located on YouTube, Wistia, or Vimeo, please use “Embed Annoto Media Quicklink” from Existing Activities. (Note: please do not use this option to link to a Kaltura video from MyMedia library!)
• For further information on Kaltura/My Media, refer to the Uploading media to our streaming server – My Media/Kaltura guide.

Step 3: Adding Annoto dashboard

1. Once you have added videos to your course, click on Content from the navbar.
2. Create a module in the Content area, name it “Annoto Dashboard” and hide it, so that only you, as the instructor, can access this dashboard to control which video you will use for Annoto.
3. From that module, click “Existing Activities”, choose “External Learning Tools” and choose “Annoto Dashboard” from the list.
4. Click on “Annoto Dashboard” to view your Hub and preferences for the course. From the Hub tab, then click on Preferences to set the features you would like to use (refer to Annoto Preferences guide).

To learn more about Annoto, please watch our training video: Adding Interactive Elements to Video with Annoto.

Step 4: Understanding the Annoto Widget

This is the platform where users watch the Annoto video in the course content for Annoto interaction. Watch this video training (start time-end time) to learn more about how to start using Annoto.

• Setting up the Annoto Widget and Activities in D2L demonstration video

Resources for Faculty

Annoto provides a comprehensive knowledge base guide for instructors using the tool. Below, you will find a selection of topics to become familiar with:

• FAQ Guide for Instructor
• Annoto Dashboard – Learn about the Dashboard that provides analytics and an overview of engagement with your videos in a course.
• Annoto Comments – Learn about the time-tag comment feature, which includes text, sentiment, and video replies.
• Annoto Interactions – Learn about the interactions feature to add a quiz, poll, or survey to a video.
• Annoto Personal Notes –  Learn about the personal note space to keep comments and information on a video only visible to you.

Additional resources available include:

• Annoto University – YouTube Playlist – A curated video playlist from Annoto that can be used as a self-paced guide for learning the tool.
• Annoto – Student Knowledge Base – A resource for students to learn how to use and engage with Annoto in your classroom.

Resources for Students

• Annoto guide for students.

Use Cases

Annoto offers use-case examples for creating activities in your classroom that utilize the tool to provide new learning experiences. Below is a selection of use-case examples to help inspire you:

• Guided Watching – Guide students through a video by adding questions, reflection points, and other interactions.
• Skills Assessment – Assess a student’s skill via two-way video communication. Add time-tag notes to provide specific feedback in the video.
• Peer Review – Offer students a place to upload their videos and receive comments and feedback from their classmates.
• Self-Learning – Allow students to add comments to a video to ask questions or further clarify the material they are learning.
• Flipped Classroom – Assign a video with comments and interactions to view before a class lecture to prepare students beforehand.

Additional case studies are available from instructors at other higher education institutions that used Annoto in their classrooms:

• Florida State University – Human Sexuality Education course
• New York University – Principles & Strategies for Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities
• Georgia Institute of Technology – Principles and Applications of Materials Engineering Materials