Bb Annotate is the new Document Annotation Tool for grading assignment submissions.
Content Library Category Creation and Reusable Comments
Bb Annotate Quick Start Guide for Instructors
From either the Needs Grading page or the Grade Center within the course, access the student’s submission to provide inline grading feedback using Bb Annotate.
Supported File Types
On the Grade Assignment page, supported file types open automatically in the browser. If a student has uploaded an unsupported file, you'll be prompted to download it. Additionally, assignment submissions created through the editor aren’t compatible with inline grading.
You can view and annotate these document types in the browser:
- Microsoft® Word (DOC, DOCX)
- Microsoft® PowerPoint®(PPT, PPTX)
- Microsoft® Excel®(XLS, XLSM, XLSX)
- OpenOffice® Documents (ODS, ODT, ODP)
- Digital Images (JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, BMP, TGA)
- Medical Images (DICOM, DICM, DCM)
- PDF
- PSD
- RTF
- TXT
- WPD
Important Note: Whenever possible, original formatting and embedded images are preserved "as is", however documents viewed in Annotate may appear differently than how they appear in the original program, particularly for page numbers, indentations, headers/footers and line spacing. For Excel documents, charts may not render correctly, or may not use the correct numerical data for the chart. If original formatting is required, the documents should be saved and submitted in .PDF format which will preserve the original formatting -OR- the submitted file may be downloaded and viewed offline within the original application.
Supported Browsers
Bb Annotate is supported on current versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.
Bb Annotate Menu
As part of the responsive design, the menu will appear differently based on the screen size. On medium and small screens, the Document View settings will change to display the page number being viewed, and annotation tools will be visible under the View Annotation Tools icon. On small screens, the Content Library will be hidden within the Annotate Tools icon as shown below:
Sidebar View
The left Sidebar view allows you to see a thumbnail view of the submission, an outline, list of all annotations and bookmarks. You can show or hide the sidebar as well as resize it.
Document View Settings
From the view settings, it is easy to jump to a specific page, zoom in and out of the submission or adjust the view to fit the page, fit the width or select the best fit.
Annotations
- Drawing, Brush and Eraser – The drawing and brush tools allow you to freehand draw on the document using various colors, thickness, and opacity. You’ll have the option to either erase pieces of the freehand drawing or delete fully using the trash icon.
- Image or Stamp – An image or stamp can be added to the document. There are a set of pre-loaded stamps or create your own customized stamp.
- Comment – Comments can be added to the document to provide feedback and will appear to the right of the submission. You and other graders can add additional replies to a comment.
- Text – You can add text directly on the page. There are additional options to move, edit and change the appearance of the text, including font, size, alignment and color.
- Shapes – There are 6 options for adding shapes: Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon and Polyline. Each option has its own customization settings to change the color, width, opacity, and more.
Custom Stamps
Custom Stamps can be created by navigating to the Stamp Tool in the menu bar and selecting "Stamp".
Click on the Custom Stamp button
Enter your custom text in the Stamp Text Field and hit the Create Stamp button
Print or Download
You can either Print or Download the document with annotations. When downloading, it is recommended to view annotated PDF’s in a native PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.
Search
You can quickly search through the document to find specific text.
Annotation/Content Library
You can add, edit, delete, and search for comments in the library and re-use in other courses. To add a comment, select the Content Library icon, then click the + Plus sign. Type the comment and click Save. Once a comment is saved in the Library, you can Place comment, Copy to Clipboard, Edit, or Delete content from the library. Type keywords or phrases to search for saved comments.
To re-use a comment in another course, open the Content Library and locate the desired comment. Click on the ... (three dots) to display the menu and select Place Comment. Click within the document where you want the comment to appear.
To create or access Content Library Comments click on the Content Library button
Click on the plus sign button to access/create categories or enter new comments directly in to the Content Library
Create categories or enter new comments directly in to the Content Library
Once created select and place your comment
