Overview
Respond within Video provides teachers and students with the ability to mark up and critique videos. This makes for an interactive experience between the instructor and students, allowing students to get feedback quicker and online. Students may also annotate and critique the work of their fellow classmates, promoting social and inclusive learning via media-based student to student interaction.
Note: This feature is sometimes called "video annotation" or "timestamped video comments."
Responding within Video (timestamped annotations)
- Open any Harmonize discussion and navigate on the video you want to comment on.
- Click the Respond within Video button located beneath the video.
- The video will be copied into a new comment below the original post. You will now need to press Play.
- Navigate to the video frame where you'd like to leave an annotation and click Respond.
- Select from a variety of annotation tools presented to the left of the copied video.
- When you select a tool, options will appear at the top including color, opacity, and size.
- Leave text-based comments in the field at the bottom of the video.
- Clicking on the i icon at the bottom of the list of annotation tools will display all of the keyboard shortcuts for the various tools.
Video Annotation Tool Details
- When video annotations are complete, click Publish.
- Your comment, along with your annotated video, will appear inline when viewing the original post.
Annotate Your Own Video
Trying to annotate your own video? There are two main ways to do this.
Method 1: Post Your Video First
- Post a video, either by recording or uploading, in either your instructions or a post.
- Once you've published the discussion and/or post, click Respond within Video.
- Leave your timestamped comments and annotations.
- Your comments and annotations will appear as a new post.
Method 2: Use "Add Annotation" for an Uploaded Video
- Go into Edit mode on a discussion or Create a New Post.
- Click on the Add Annotation icon in the list of options that appear below the text editor.
- Upload a video from your computer.
- Leave your timestamped comments and annotations.
- Your comments and annotations will appear as part of your instructions or as part of your post.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my students or I annotate videos from another platform, such as YouTube, Panopto, or Kaltura?
- No. "Respond within Video" only works for videos that are either recorded in Harmonize or uploaded to Harmonize.
Can my students or I use "Respond within Video" to leave audio or video feedback?
- No. "Respond within Video" only works with text-based comments and the video annotation tools described in this article (See Video Annotation Tool Details).
I or a student accidentally clicked "Respond within Video." What now?
- Once you've clicked "respond within video," the system expects you to make a timestamped comment. You will need to either leave a timestamped comment (following the instructions above: Responding within Video) or delete the "annotate media" row using the trashcan icon at the top.