{"id":5666,"date":"2025-12-18T15:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:50:21","slug":"how-do-i-set-up-hypothes-is-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/how-do-i-set-up-hypothes-is-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I set up Hypothes.is in Canvas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hypothes.is is a collaborative annotation tool available in Canvas that enables students and staff to read, comment, and discuss course materials directly within the margins of a webpage or PDF. This guide covers what Hypothes.is is, how to add it to your Canvas course (via assignments), how to use it effectively, and how students can access and interact with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is Hypothes.is?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How do I add Hypothes.is to my Canvas course?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How do I use Hypothes.is?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How do students access Hypothes.is?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    What is Hypothes.is?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Hypothes.is is an easy-to-use pedagogical tool which supports social annotation. Social annotation involves reading and thinking together, it brings the process of marking up texts to the digital learning space while making it a collaborative exercise. Students and staff can open a PDF or webpage, highlight, comment on, and share ideas about the text, video, or images they see, all within the margins of the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    How do I add Hypothes.is to my Canvas course?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n