Annotations

Online Peer Review and Discussion

Annotations enables faculty and students to review and comment upon a specific piece of written work or some other digital artifact. The instructor submits student (or other) work to the Annotations web environment. Students or collegues red the work and comment on a paragraph by paragraph basis. Comments are open to review by others; a two-column printable view provides original text on the left and all comments on the right-hand column.

Annotations Access: http://www.itd.depaul.edu/Annotations

Two Teaching Scenarios

Writing: Each week the instructor posts a draft to Annotations for peer review. Students link to Annotations from the class Blackboard site. Students comment on each paragraph of the draft, supporting strong arguments and pointing out missing information, or areas that can be strengthened or expanded upon.
Reflection: Links to video or audio of students in the field are posted to Annotations. Peers review the material making suggestions based on their own experiences. How might the lesson be presented differently? What classroom management techniques might be applied to the child acting up in this example?

View a Sample Annotations Posting - Log in to Annotations using your Campusconnect username and password. Scroll down the list and click on "Training Group" to view and hotlink sample documents.

How to get started - Contact ITD to gain instructor access to Annotations.

To Learn More - Refer to the documentation (below) for quick guides. In addition, group training is available for this technology tool.

Documentation:

How to Use Annotations for Faculty [PDF, 2 pages, 178k] - This quick guide provides a step-by-step introduction to using the Annotations tool.

How to Use Annotations for Students [PDF, 1 page , 150k] - Distribute this quick guide to assure your students will know how to access and annotate materials you post.