SAU19 Knowledge Base - Annotations Assignments - Elementary View (Preschool

SAU #19 instructors can create an assignment that allows students to annotate a file. This feature allows teachers to provide an attachment as part of the assignment without downloading or uploading it multiple times or assigning it individually to students.

This assignment type provides students with the following annotation options:

Add a text box
Add shapes, for example, circle, square, or rectangle
Highlight parts of the attachment
Pen tool for drawing and writing

Please Note: Typed annotations, for example, underline, highlight, and squiggly will only work for text within an uploaded document.

***Type annotations will not work on images, even if the image is of text. The preferable file type is PDF.

To watch a video on how annotations assignments work, please click this link: https://sau19.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Annotations+Assignments+-+Preschool+to+Grade+5/1_5xotn6gk

Instructors

Please follow these instructions to create an Annotations Assignment for Grades Preschool - Grade 4)

1. From your course, click Add Materials and then click Add Assignment from the drop-down menu.

2. Fill in all the information for your Assignment. Under Format Options, click Annotations Assignment and upload the file that you want students to annotate on.

Note: Accepted file types: Docx, HTML, JPG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, RTF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, and XML. Leave the Category (Ungraded) and add a Due Date.

3. Click Create.

Students will now have their own copy of the file you uploaded that they can annotate on.

Reviewing or Grading an Annotations Assignment

After a student has submitted their assignment, the instructor can review and grade it from the class assignment.

1. In the Submissions area, select Needs Grading.

2. Review the student's responses.

3. Type a grade into the Grade box.

4. Add notes for the student in the available text box.

5. Check whether or not you want the grade and notes to Show to the student.

6. Click Submit.

***When grading an assignment, you will get annotation tools to type or draw directly on the assignment itself as well!

Students

1. Click on the assignment and then click the assignment button next to my work.

2. Click on Draw or Type.

3. Annotate the file from the Doc Viewer using the annotation tools available in the editor. Changes are automatically saved.

4. When you are finished, click I'm Done.

Optionally, to clear annotations, click Clear All. Then, click Clear All again to confirm.

To go back without saving, click Back.

Continue an Assignment Previously Started

Students who have submitted their work can select the assignment again to review their submission. Students who have not submitted their assignment can resume working where they left off. To resume an assignment, please follow these directions:

1. Click into the assignment.