Annotate.co: an online annotation tool that allows you to collaborate with invited users in designated roles. Converts your documents and images to PDFs, stores them in workspaces, and lets you share single documents or entire workspaces. Add tags to documents, hold discussions, vote on annotations, and compare revisions. FREE (for sharing with up to 3 …
iAnnotate: an annotation app for your iPad or Android device. Available for purchase on the App Store.
Prism: by using differently colored highlighters that correspond to themes, this app allows you to collaboratively create thematic visualizations of a text. Best for when you want to show thematic patterns and similarities/differences of readers’ perception. However it does not allow you to write about a text. FREE
Medium: a sleek blog-publishing platform designed for optimizing interactions between author and readers with marginalia comments, which can be made private or public (the latter, with the approval of the author). Comments can be enabled in fully published mode or in draft mode (whose visibility is limited to individuals with the unlisted link). Great platform …
ThingLink: Create media rich tags, or touch points, to any image or video (video and VR/360° images are premium). ThingLink is one of our Featured Tools, so see a demo in our blog post, How to Annotate Images with ThingLink. Educator accounts are available. FREE/Premium
SocialBook: Annotate text, images, or video. Create private or public discussions around a text. FREE
Podcasting: for those wishing to broadcast a series of lectures, or episodes on a membership subscription basis. You will need an RSS feed. The most popular host for podcast is iTunes, which offers a thorough tutorial on how to create and broadcast your podcast. FREE.
WordPress audio options: share audio on your WordPress.com blog in a variety of ways.
SparkVideo: create videos by using the platform’s layouts, icons, images, fonts, and soundtracks. Add text and images to your video. Simple design and user-friendly interface makes SparkVideo a quick-and-easy tool to create appealing videos that can be shared in a variety of ways (e.g., e-mail and social media). Ideal platform for creating narrated videos as …
RefWorks: ProQuest’s powerful web-based citation management tool with multi-platform integration and online storage of your libraries. Offers CWYW (Cite While You Write) plug-in for Microsoft Word and single-click citation exporting options from most library databases. FREE for the NYU community.
eMargin: Upload or import documents into eMargin and then annotate them either individually or in groups with specified roles. Annotate with highlights, comments, and tags. Supported file types include PDF, Microsoft Word, plain text, HTML, and other text-based formats. FREE.
Annotation Studio: an open-source platform being developed by MIT, designed specifically for pedagogical use, the Annotation Studio allows students to develop close-reading skills by digitally annotating texts using words, images, and/or videos, either individually or collaboratively. Students can then use their annotations to compose and revise papers. FREE
Draft: a tool for collaboratively writing documents, Draft gives you incremental control over suggested changes, parallel viewing of your revision history, a “to do” list maker, and the ability to add images. Import documents from your computer, Drive, Box, Dropbox, or Evernote; all changes will automatically sync to your cloud account. Publish directly from Draft to …
Genius: collaboratively annotate a text and embed it on your site. Add videos from YouTube, audio from SoundCloud, or images. All annotations are public, unless you have an educator account. Genius for education is very much in beta mode, so you should approach this tool with the spirit of experimentation and flexibility! FREE
Google Docs: share Google Docs in order to collaborate on text documents, or limit students to “comment” on documents you don’t want them to edit. It autosaves every 2 seconds, allows synchronous editing, keeps a full revision history (which allows you to see who does what on group projects) and saves all comments automatically. FREE
PDF Expert: a robust annotation tool for Mac desktops, iPads and iPhones. Offering a multitude of annotation options (highlighter, stamps, text, note, underline, shape, etc) on a wide range of files (PDF, document, spreadsheet, image, video, audio, etc). Offers seamless synchronization with cloud storage platforms such as DropBox and Box, and a Markup feature for …
Kami: a browser-based platform that offers a wide range of annotation tools and features integration with Google Drive. Available online, as a Google Chrome extension, and as a Google Drive application for full integration. FREE/Premium.
Kaizena: Designed specifically for teachers to annotate and provide feedback on student work, Kaizena integrates directly with Google Drive. Instructors can create groups for each class and provide feedback on student work by adding comments, audio feedback, and scores with a rubric. For common issues, instructors can create a library of lessons designed to help …
Diigo: a browser plugin for your desktop and mobile devices that helps you collect and manage your internet research. Highlight text and add sticky notes to websites, take screenshots and annotate them with text and shapes. Store it all in your Diigo library, and share with others. Education accounts are available. FREE/Premium
Hypothes.is: a browser plugin that will allow you to add a layer of comments to any website or PDF. Add images, hyperlinks, block quotes, or lists to your comment, and reply on the comments of others. See the “getting started” tutorials or the Quick Start Guide for Teachers. FREE
