Engaging students in the online learning environment helps them connect with the content, their instructor, and their peers. In addition to course discussion boards and breakout rooms in tools like Zoom, we offer the following tools to promote student engagement and connection.
Annoto
With in-video interaction and analytics, Annoto can help instructors involve students in course videos and provide insights on their participation. Annoto offers the following features:
Explore the Annoto Quick Guide to learn more.
- Time-tagged, in-video annotations
- Interactive timeline
- Student personal notes section
- In-video quizzes and interactions
- Analytics on student activity and engagement
- Seamless integration with Kaltura
Overview
Browse Annoto's key features and learn how to enable the tool in Canvas before use.
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Quick Start
View video tutorials on enabling Annoto and setting course and video preferences.
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Case Study
Learn how Cindy Wilson, PhD and FSU Teaching Faculty, uses Annoto in her course.
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Hypothesis
An annotation tool available for use in Canvas, Hypothesis helps make reading visible, active, and social. Students can annotate course readings and webpages for deeper, more engaging connection with the content.
- Comment and highlight directly over articles, websites, and videos
- Share ideas, ask questions, provide insights, and respond directly to annotations
- Tag peers in annotations to encourage deeper engagement and discussion
The video above is intended to give students a brief tutorial on annotation in Hypothesis. If you use Hypothesis in your course and would like to include this tutorial for your students, contact us at canvas@fsu.edu. We'd be happy to assist!
