FeedbackFruits: Interactive Document / Video

The FeedbackFruits Interactive Document / Video tools are a social annotation and course content engagement activity type in the FeedbackFruits tool suite available for academic course sites in Canvas @ Yale. The Interactive Document / Video tools allow instructors to upload documents or video by instructors for students to collectively annotate and discuss in the context of the content itself. The tool also supports the creation of formative assessment quiz questions embedded within the material that students must answer before continuing engaging with the materials.

Tool Removal Notice

Access to create and use all FeedbackFruits tools will be removed at the end of the Fall 2025 semester in December. If you are currently using a FeedbackFruits tool, please use the Fall 2025 semester to begin migrating your content out of FeedbackFruits to a different tool we have integrated with Canvas.

For questions on migrating your assignments and activities, please email us for assistance.

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Full FeedbackFruits Tool Suite Not Available

Yale University has officially licensed the FeedbackFruits Peer Review, Group Member Evaluation, Interactive Document / Video, and Discussion on Work tools for use in Canvas @ Yale academic course sites.

Why Use FbF: Interactive Document / Video

Engage in social annotation of course materials to collectively discuss and mark-up course materials
Embed formative quiz assessments into readings to assess student comprehension while reading
Illicit questions and ideas about the course materials prior to coming to class to further discuss

Use Cases for FbF: Interactive Document / Video

A non-exhaustive list outlining what instructors can use the FeedbackFruits Interactive Document / Video tools to facilitate include:

Sharing the course syllabus and having the class annotate the document to ask questions or discuss specific policies you want students to engage with as a class
Assigning a tutorial video and having students annotate with time stamps the different components of the tutorial
Add formative quiz assessments in a reading or video that checks the student’s understanding of the material before allowing them to continue on