Why

Why would learners need to take notes? With notes, many learners use them to reinforce what they read or as an organizational strategy. In paper textbooks, we use highlighters to mark important information (if we own the textbook). However, it is hard to highlight information in electronic materials. This brings us to the highlighter tool found in docReader. The note highlighting is not the highlighting while reading but an actual highlighter.

Who

ALL learners will benefit from the highlighters. Learners need to find and capture important information. As a teacher, you can use the highlighter to help your learners find important information in a document. 

Scenario:

The instructor has given a three-page article to read. In the last five minutes of class, start playing the article; learners can finish at home.  

When

Consider introducing these tools early on in a course.  An early introduction of the tools helps teach learners to identify important points as coursework is being delivered. Learners who begin working on content are more adept at finding critical information. Learners download the files and save them with a name that they find appropriate for the material collected.

How

Highlighting and collecting highlights are available ONLY in docReader. 

highlighter palette of tools with hamburger menu expanded

Overall, the highlighter can be used in many ways. Remember that highlights are held in the cookies and cache of the device's browser. So, if you change browsers or devices, you will not see your highlights.

Video

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