The ScholarRx Faculty Brick Annotation Tool

Instructors with institutional accounts can annotate bricks so that they can better tailor the content to the way that it is covered in their curriculum.

All bricks available in the ScholarRx repository can be annotated by users with a faculty role. You can access the annotation tool by searching for the brick you want to annotate, clicking on the “three dots” button and selecting the “annotate” option. If you open the brick, the same “three dots” button will appear on the floating menu at the bottom of the brick.

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All bricks available in the ScholarRx Brick Exchange can be annotated by users with a faculty role. You can access the annotation tool by searching for the brick you want to annotate, clicking on the “three dots” button and selecting the “annotate” option. If you open the brick, the same “three dots” button will appear on the floating menu at the bottom of the brick.

Adding Text

You can write a note on a particular idea discussed in the brick or share instructions relevant to your class up to 500 characters. If you need to insert special characters such as Greek letters or math symbols, you should click on the “symbols” icon on the left-hand side of the instructor note.

Suppose you want to provide supplemental information such as suggesting a research article or highlighting the work of a relevant organization. In that case, there is also the option to share links to other websites. You can paste the link as is or, for a cleaner presentation, choose a word and hyperlink it. For the latter option, simply highlight the word and select the “link” icon in the pop-up menu.

Adding Images

To insert an image, click on the “image” icon in the lower right-hand corner, and choose the image from your computer files. The image will appear on the bottom of the instructor note and you can add text to provide further explanation to the learners.

 

Adding Videos

When you choose to add a video in your instructor note, the video is embedded, which means learners will be able to watch the recommended video directly in the brick, without needing to go to a different platform and run the risk of getting distracted. Currently, you can embed a video from Vimeo or YouTube, whose platforms don’t require authentication or specific credentials to view their videos.