# Welcome to Annoto

## Hi , it's great to have you here!

This is the place to learn all about Annoto and find new ways to empower your learning experience!

Annoto enables **time-based comments & notes on top of a video**, meaning: you can ask questions, share thoughts and ideas, answer fellow learners and even maintain your own learning notebook without having to leave the video at all!

<figure><img src="https://826981706-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzO1EHWyRAQYpltTzxh%2Fuploads%2FXs6t3kvzkJ5vRs4Z40De%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c7d62e5d-7e4a-41dc-b549-dd0ee9953585" alt=""><figcaption><p>Illustration: a video with Annoto</p></figcaption></figure>

## **Comments**

Annoto provides a [one-click-away conversation](https://info.annoto.net/comments/add-a-comment) with anyone on the video – instructors, as well as course-mate&#x73;**.**&#x20;

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{% hint style="success" %}
You can use the Comments to:

* **Ask** the instructors questions about a video
* **Share** your **ideas** & thoughts
* **Answer** other users' **questions**
* **Share examples**
* **Add links** and videos as comments
* **Read** others' ideas and thoughts
* Any other way you want to contribute to the discussion
  {% endhint %}

## People

The Annoto People Space enables to have a one-on-one chat with any of the course participants, as well as to see the users' presence (whether they are online or offline).&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://826981706-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzO1EHWyRAQYpltTzxh%2Fuploads%2FHDPMEhQWgT2QkVrJ45jY%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=103904f2-1371-44f7-8dff-5910756ca8c7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Illustration: Annoto widget, People Space </p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
You can use the People tab to:&#x20;

* See who is online at any given moment
* Have a **1\*1 chat** with other anyone in your People list. You can invite any user to chat (online/ offline users)
  {% endhint %}

## Personal Notes

In addition, you can manage your very own **personal notebook,** that is visible only to you.

The notes you are adding [can be downloaded](https://info.annoto.net/personal-notes/export-the-notes) for your own convenience.

<figure><img src="https://826981706-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzO1EHWyRAQYpltTzxh%2Fuploads%2FN0F5IiAC1vEna5v6MSeU%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4b3f2156-b4f7-413e-a3d4-62f62b941547" alt=""><figcaption><p>Illustration: Annoto widget, Personal Notes Space</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
In your Personal Notes space you can:

* **Sum up** the video
* **Highlight** specific moments (important parts in the video, things you want to go back to, topics you wish to focus on, key questions for the exam, etc.)
* Add your **thoughts** and **insights**&#x20;
* **Save** interesting comments written by other users
* Place **translations** or **clarifications** to words, phrases or ideas in the exact place in the video that they appear
* Do anything else that helps you study
  {% endhint %}

## **User Space**

The [Annoto User Space](https://info.annoto.net/activity-feed/feed) provides a personal journal for your learning experience, as well as gathers all new activity in the course videos.

![](https://826981706-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzO1EHWyRAQYpltTzxh%2F-MDzse3ZbLytzJg76_nK%2F-ME-6PGRw-gxieHobD5R%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9f6a3633-75af-47e4-b735-39f0b7ea9b2f)

{% hint style="success" %}
In your [User Space](https://info.annoto.net/activity-feed/my-space) you can:

* **Export** all your personal notes of the course
* View [your entire learning activity](https://info.annoto.net/activity-feed/my-space) in the course
* **Stay Updated** with all new activity (comments, replies & likes) in the [videos that you are following](https://info.annoto.net/comments/follow-the-discussion).
  {% endhint %}