Bookmarking: How and Why
Bookmarks and Notes may be used by Instructors and Students
- Instructors will see their own and student Bookmarks
- Instructors will only see their own Notes
- All students will see instructor Bookmarks and Notes
- Peers do not see another students Bookmarks and Notes
- Student Notes are personal and specific to an individual recording
Instructor:
Instructors may use Bookmarks and Notes with their recordings to highlight important study areas for students.
A Note may contain a link to a website, or accessible external resource such as a file download link.
- Play or skip the recording to the spot on the timeline where the Bookmark and Note is required
- Type the note in the box provided and paste any required link
- Click Add
This is how the Note will appear to all users in the course
Note: Instructor notes are identified by a Blue uppercase “I”
This is how instructor Bookmarks will appear to all users on the timeline
Note: Instructor Bookmarks are Blue
When an instructor adds a Bookmark to a recording the recording will be flagged in the course, as below
When in review mode, you will be able to skip to a note by clicking the Bookmark on the timeline, or by clicking the Note in the Bookmarks and Notes window.
To remove a Bookmark and Note, hover over the Note and click the “X” to the far top right
Note: Once an item has been deleted it cannot be recovered.
Student:
A student can use the Bookmarks and Notes to highlight important study areas in an instructor recording.
- Select a category for the Note, Important ! or Unclear ?
- Enter a comment to remind you why you created the bookmark, then click Add
- Note: Comments cannot be edited once they have been added, they can be deleted and a new one added at the same location
- If you selected Important !, a Gold marker is placed on the timeline
- If you selected Unclear ?, a Red marker will be placed on the timeline
- If you see an “I” next to a Note it was added by your instructor
- If you see a Blue marker on the timeline it was added by your instructor
To remove Bookmarks and Notes, hover over the Note and click the “X” to the far right
Note: Once an item has been deleted it cannot be recovered.
Students cannot delete instructor Bookmarks and notes
If you have a question for your instructor you can send an email from a bookmarked Note.
- Locate the area of the recording which concerns the question
- If there is no bookmark add one
- Hover your cursor over the note and click the Envelope to the far right
- In the pop-up window, enter:
- your first and last name
- your instructors email address
- your question, make it as clear as possible
- Click Send
Your instructor will receive an email with your question and a link to the place in the recording where the Bookmark is.