Annotation Tools 02/19/16

ActivInspire has a useful and easy way to annotate over other applications, still images, PDF documents, etc. 

But you don't have ActivInspire? What are other ways to annotate easily?

Check out some of these ideas....depending on the device and Windows version that you have.

OneNote

If you want to annotate over a screenshot, a PDF document, or some other graphic still image…..

OneNote allows you to insert a file, graphic or other still image into a OneNote page and you have annotation tools on Drawing Tab.

Windows 8 Apps

If your device has Windows 8 (Dell Venue Tablet, etc.), you might consider looking for an app like Doodle Buddy or something similar in the App Store.

Free Websites with Whiteboard Capabilities

If you want an online whiteboard, here are a few:

https://awwapp.com/

https://awwapp.com/draw.html

http://webwhiteboard.com/

http://www.sketchlot.com/demo.php

http://www.pixiclip.com/beta/ - lets you easily add still images or screenshots of a document

Adobe Reader Annotation Tools

Easily annotate onto a PDF even if you only have Adobe Reader

And here are some other possibilities for annotating onto a PDF document:

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/free-pdf-annotation-tools/

Disclaimer: Except for the Adobe Reader suggestion, we haven't tried any of these.

ActivInspire

If you have the ActivInspire – it works well on a Dell Venue and a Windows 7 computer. Use the Desktop Annotation Tool (blue square with dark squiggly line) to display anything (website, document, etc.) and annotate “on top” of it.