Multimedia Annotations

Vialogues allow teachers to use video and hold a discussion with students.

You can upload your own video, or use one from Youtube or Vimeo to spark discussion with students.  By making your Vialogue private with just your class, you can ensure that student privacy is maintained. You can also embed these into your Canvas Course.

Go to Vialogues Links to an external site., set up a free account, and explore.

Voice Thread Links to an external site. allows teachers and students to have conversations about media by creating video or audio files that are attached or marked to specific media as well as the ability to draw over the top of images or video.  This tool does have a cost involved Links to an external site..

Here is an overview of Voice Thread for Education:

Check out this example Links to an external site. from an Online Course that includes the plan for the lesson and the voice thread.

In this video you can see an example of one person speaking, while others are making comments:

VideoANT Links to an external site.is a free annotation tool that students can log into with their Google Accounts to make annotations on videos.

Overview:

After starting VideoANT, students log in, choose to create a “New Ant,” paste in the web address of the video, click Load Video, and then click the Add an Annotation button at various points while watching the video.

Users can also choose to enter a title for their annotated video. I would suggest having students include their name in this title as a way to “put their name on their assignment.”

The Share tab provides a link to their annotated video that they can submit to their teacher, as well as other sharing options.

VideoANT works on a laptop, Chromebook, and on the iPad.

Getting Started: