Skitch – Snap. Mark up. Send.

Freemium! Skitch allows users to annotate pictures, album photos, web pages, maps, PDFs, or diagram a blank page. When launched, Skitch greets users with a screen wherethey are able to choose the type of media they would like to annotate. To begin creating their Skitch, users can upload an image into the workspace for annotation by taking a picture with their tablet’s camera, selecting a photo from their album, finding a location on a map, searching the web for an image or entering in a specific URL, opening a PDF, or loading a blank page. From there, users can annotate…

Review Overview

A. Instruction - 6.3
B. Design - 8.3
C. Engagement - 8.7

7.8

Skitch: A Top App for Annotation

Summary : Effortless Annotation

Skitch allows users to annotate pictures, album photos, web pages, maps, PDFs, or diagram a blank page. When launched, Skitch greets users with a screen wherethey are able to choose the type of media they would like to annotate. To begin creating their Skitch, users can upload an image into the workspace for annotation by taking a picture with their tablet’s camera, selecting a photo from their album, finding a location on a map, searching the web for an image or entering in a specific URL, opening a PDF, or loading a blank page. From there, users can annotate their Skitch with various tools that includes: arrows, text, markers, highlighters, X bubbles, smiley faces (with additional text and arrow functions), and pixelate functions. Plus, Skitch provides users with the ability to clear annotations, undo annotations, crop their work, or share their work via Evernote, Twitter, message, email, Facebook, or save to users’ photos and more.

Instructional Ideas

  1. As part of a close read activity, teachers can convert a text to a PDF and have students upload it from a website or cloud to their device. Next, teachers can have students (re)read the text multiple times. For the first read, students can annotate it for the text’s main idea. For the second read, teachers can have students annotate it for its details and key vocabulary. Between the second and third read, teachers can present students with questions. Students will then have to (re)read the text a third time and annotate text-based evidence that corresponds to the questions. Each annotation can happen on a new copy of the text, or students can re-annotate their text using different colors.
  2. Students can use this app to annotate screen shots of a novel’s text, either as a PDF or web page. Students can use the highlight, text, draw, and other functions to point out key plot points, vocabulary, and more!
  3. Students can use this app to annotate a map of a geographic area or famous battle using the provided annotation tools.
  4. Students can use the camera function to take a picture of art work. Then, with the annotation tools, students can put out what they liked or did not like about the piece, and/or offer ideas for improving it.
  5. Teachers can use this app to annotate over, correct, and/or comment on students’ work.
  6. As a homework assignment, teachers can have students find an object that relates to the topic being studied in class. Students can then take a picture of the object using this app and use the annotation tools to explain how/why the object relates back to the topic being studied.
A1. Rigor
A2. 21st Century Skills
A3. Conn. to Future Learning
A4. Value of Errors
A5. Feedback to Teacher
A6. Level of Material
A7. Cooperative Learning
A8. Accom. of Individual Diff.
B1. Ability to Save Progress
B2. Platform Integration
B3. Screen Design
B4. Ease of Use
B5. Navigation
B6. Goal Orientation
B7. Information Presentation
B8. Media Integration
B9. Cultural Sensitivity
C1. Learner Control
C2. Interactivity
C3. Pace
C4. Flexibility
C5. Interest
C6. Aesthetics
C7. Utility

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