VideoAnt
Easily Annotate Videos
VideoAnt is a web-based video annotation tool for mobile and desktop devices. Use VideoAnt to add annotations, or comments, to web-hosted videos. VideoAnt-annotated videos are called “Ants”.
Organized Ant Farm
Create a user account to create and save collections of Ants. Authenticated users can manage their Ants from their account dashboard, otherwise known as their “Ant Farm”.
Export Options
Export your annotations in a variety of data formats. You can even embed your Ants on a personal website, learning management system, or anywhere HTML is allowed.
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Advantages |
Free Easy to join (Click on either Facebook or Google to start your
account) Regardless of account, you will be able to paste in a URL to
access any public video Once you have loaded a YouTube video, you will be taken to the
annotation screen Can be used by a computer or a mobile device. Allow to add annotation, comments and questions Video ant can enhance collaborative work, interaction, and
critical thinking. An ant can be embedded in a webpage, a link can be embedded in a
word document. An Ant can be shared Ability to use the cite using a guest account (Once you are
logged in as a guest user (see Viewing and annotating or commenting on a
shared Ant above), you can create your own Ant by clicking on the + (plus)
button in the top-right corner and then pasting in a YouTube link in the box. The fact that the annotations one makes on the video can be
shared, used privately or worked on together, makes this tool interactive. |
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Disadvantages |
Students have to have Facebook or Google accounts. Students should have high speed of the internet in order to watch the videos. One drawback of the tool is that unless one is uploading videos
already available from the web, users cannot add videos directly from their
computer files to VideoAnt. This means, if an instructor wants to video
record a student’s presentation and add comments to it, they must first
create a YouTube channel for the class or a personal one (if they do not
already have one), make the uploaded video public, and then add it their
VideoAnt account to make annotations and share it. This factor makes the
process of adding a new video to VideoAnt significantly longer if the video
is not already available on the web and even longer if the user is not
familiar with YouTube and has to manage their way through it. |
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How can this tool be used |
After teacher chooses the video and imped the URL in the teacher’s
page teacher click on +Add a New group and give the group a title by typing
over New Group Type. Respond Users can respond by typing their message in the Add your
response and then clicking on Save Response button. People can continue to
comment on this annotation and the Respond button keeps track of the number
of responses. The user can edit the content of the annotation by clicking on
the pencil button inside the annotation box. The user can delete the annotation by clicking on the trashcan
icon inside the annotation box. If the user wants to change the place for the annotation, simply
click and drag the black line in the timeline. Can be used as a bookmarking tool: If you click on the blue time button in the annotation box, you
will skip to that section of the video. This makes an excellent bookmarking
tool if you want to mark certain sections of a video. Can be used as an effective tool for self-reflection,
observation, peer reflection, and most importantly, motivation for material
sharing, interaction, and discussion. |
