Instructional Support

How to get started with Annoto

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.

    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.