Embedded Files
PDF Annotation
OrbitNote allows students to express their understanding in many flexible ways. They can type or draw their thoughts and listen to any text on the page.
OrbitNote allows students to express their understanding in many flexible ways. They can type or draw their thoughts and listen to any text on the page.
Students using their OUSD Chrome accounts do not have access to add extensions. Please request this extension through your teacher or case manager.
Setting Up OrbitNote
Setting Up OrbitNote
Click the OrbitNote extension on the upper right of the screen.
If you do not see the OrbitNote extension, click the jigsaw icon to open the Extensions window. Click the pin to "pin it" to the extensions bar.
If the icon is not available, please request this extension through your teacher or case manager.
Sign in with Google.
Choose your OUSD account.
Click Continue.
Check the Select all box. This will allow your annotated PDFs to work seamlessly with your Google account. Scroll down to the bottom.
Click Finish.
Opening PDFs in OrbitNote
Opening PDFs in OrbitNote
There are two ways to open PDFs using OrbitNote.
1.
Open a file from Google Drive in the OrtbitNote web dashboard.
Click the OrbitNote extension.
Click Open PDF from Google Drive.
or
2.
Open a PDF document in Google Drive, Classroom, or from a website. The file should automatically open using OrbitNote.
If the Preview window pops up, click Open with, then select OrbitNote.
Using OrbitNote
Using OrbitNote
Using OrbitNote and Read&Write in Google Drive
Commonly Used Tools
Commonly Used Tools
OUSD students have access to OrbitNote's free tools. The following section will cover some of the tools. When selected, the tool icon will turn red.
Click to Speak
Click a word anywhere on the page to have the text read.
Play
Click to play to have text read from top to bottom of the page.
Pause
Pauses reading using Click to Speak or Play tools.
Stop
Stops reading using Click to Speak or Play tools.
Highlighting
Highlight text and collect to open in a Google Doc.
OrbitNote - Highlighting & Collecting Highlights
Shapes
OrbitNote - Annotation Tools - Shapes, Lines, Freeform, and Erasing
Freehand Drawing
Eraser
Text
OrbitNote - Using the Text Annotation Tool
There is no undo on most tools except the Freehand Drawing tool.
Have a PDF scanned ahead of time.
May be assigned via Google Classroom.
Practice (don't give up if it doesn't work right away).
Resources
Resources
Saving Your Annotations With OrbitNote
OrbitNote - Common PDF Issues and Workarounds
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