Workshop and Video Technology

Zoom gives you the ability to add comments and highlights on your shared screen while you are in your meeting or workshop. Below are some examples of how to use this function.

To allow for annotate when you are in a shared screen you must click on the "Annotate" button on the Shared Screen top menu, second from right:

You will be presented with another line menu specifically for annotation:

Below you see a few of the options having been used (with shapes or free hand), insert text, and stamp:

You can also change the colour of the font, which may be necessary depending on the colour of the screen to make it easier to read. Note that once the annotation has been made it stays on the screen unless you "Undo" or "Erase", even on subsequent slides/webpages, and even if you exit out of annotate.

One thing you may want to use annotate for is an activity in which the participants can add their thoughts to a slide. This can be used as an icebreaker (e.g., add a word that best describes you, online learning, this topic,  etc.) or a participatory learning activity (e.g., finish statement [text], etc.). In order to do this include a slide for this purpose like the one below. The black "Write here" was written ahead of time and the red text was added with annotate.

You have the option of saving the annotation at the top left on the annotate menu.