Annoto has many useful features! Let's take a look together.
Here is a look at the widget with the tools labelled:
Source: Annoto.net
Interactive timeline: At the bottom of the video, there is the interactive timeline that provides a visual representation of the comments\ notes that are present in the Annoto widget to the right of the video.
Comments/Collaboration: Under the shared comment tab, users can comment in a joint chat-type discussion thread. Instructors can provide prompts or questions that participants have to respond to. The comments can be sorted by video time stamp, time posted or based on popularity.
Video comments: Users can include video feedback in their comments, either by uploading a video from their desktop or by using the Annoto widget to record or screenshare.
Personal Notes: Users can use the personal notes section to house their own private comments on the video (e.g. summary notes, bookmarks etc).
Seamless Integration: Annoto advertises completely seemless integration into whatever project you are creating: Whether it be in the Education indiustry or other public/private industries. Any webpage or LMS can house videos using Annoto.
Completely customizable: Annoto is completely customizable through the many settings options that can be executed at a site-wide level, course or page level or by individual video. Settings can be created globally and then adjusted as needed in any capacity.
LMS completion tracking: Annoto has established procedures and customizability for integrated LMS tracking with many of the top LMSs, including: Moodle, D2L, Blackboard and Canvas).
Analytics: Annoto offers an extensive suite of analytics options.
Search Engine Integration: All content created in the Annoto widget is indexed within the website and searchable by search engines.