Students can use the Annotation Tool to draw on their screen and help show their work.
Always Available - Students and educators can annotate during both the solution selection and feedback animations.
Seamless Interaction - Annotations can remain visible while students play and interact with ST Math puzzles (simply select the eye icon to toggle visibility during gameplay).
Familiar - If you’ve used Puzzle Talks, you’ll find the annotation experience very similar.
Navigating the Annotation Tool in a students account
Open the Annotation Tool: At the bottom of the blue menu bar on the left, click the pencil icon to open. Pen Tool: Select the pencil to open the pen tool options. Change pen color by selecting the colored pencil, and change diameter by selecting the desired line. Move Toolbar: Click and drag it. Hide Annotation: Click the eye icon to hide or unhide. Delete Annotations: Click and drag the annotation to the trash can on the left side of the screen or select the eraser and select the annotation. |
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Enabling/Disabling the Annotation Tool
Teachers can disable it for their whole class, or for specific students. To do this
- On the Class > Settings page, the Play Preferences section now includes an option to turn the Annotation Tool on or off for all students in a class, or for individual students.
- To set for all students in the class, select either "Turned On" or "Turned Off".
- To set for individual students, select "Set Per Student", then click the Edit link. A drawer opens where the Annotation Tool can be set on or off for individual students.