Marking Up Digital Text
In today’s episode, we’ll review five strategies for marking up digital text as well as five digital annotation tools that your students can begin using today.
Paul Beckermann
PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist
Podcast Host
Strategies
- Color-code content.
- Define words.
- Ask questions.
- Make predictions.
- Engage in close reading.
Tools
- Digital Highlighters (Highlight Tool)
- Comment Tools (Talk and Comment)
- PDF Markup Tools (Kami and DocHub)
- Annotating Websites (Print Friendly & PDF, Hypothesis, Page Marker, and Scrible Toolbar)
- Removing Advertisements and Converting Websites to PDF (Postlight Reader)
- Teacher-Managed Annotations (InsertLearning)
For more information about marking up digital text, explore the following AVID Open Access article: Incorporate Strategies for Critical Reading and Digital Marking of Text.