Video Annotation

NYU Stream now incorporates Annoto, a social video annotation tool that enables students to add text or video annotations to videos directly from within the Brightspace learning environment. Like VoiceThread (described below) Annoto enables viewers to post comments and facilitates disussions that are linked to specific points of the video. Unlike VoiceThread, Annoto also allows users to create personal notes for their own use throughout the video. Annoto allows for text and video postings, while VoiceThread allows for text, video, audio, and other post formats. Learn more.

Use Annoto for:

• assigning asynchronous discussion in response to video assignments

• enabling video annotations for videos that have been uploaded to NYU Stream

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VoiceThread is an asynchronous multimedia discussion and assignment tool that allows users to contribute “posts” around a central piece of content, using voice recording, webcam recordings, annotation, and more to engage with content and each other. VoiceThread can be used for:

VoiceThread also enables students to respond to videos through multiple forms of communication, including text, video, audio, attaching documents, and more.

Learn more.

Use VoiceThread for:

• assigning asynchronous discussion in response to video assignment

• enabling students to record their own video presentations and receive feedback directly through VoiceThread

• facilitating role-play recordings and subsequent feedback through the interface

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