Use Hypothesis in Pressbooks at IU
On this page:
- Overview
- Create an account
- Log into Hypothesis in Pressbooks at IU
- Use groups in Hypothesis
- Create annotations
- Additional resources
Overview
Hypothesis (also known as Hypothes.is) is an annotation tool available in Pressbooks at IU. Using Hypothesis, students and instructors may highlight, comment on, and share portions of text in a book.
Create an account
To create a Hypothesis account, visit the Hypothesis registration page and create a username and password. UITS recommends that you create your Hypothesis account using your IU username and email address.
Log into Hypothesis in Pressbooks at IU
To log into Hypothesis:
- While viewing your text in Pressbooks at IU, if necessary, click the left-facing arrow icon (
) in the top right corner of the page to expand the Hypothesis sidebar.
Note:If no arrow is available, Hypothesis may not be enabled for the section of the text you're viewing. Navigate to another page to find the Hypothesis sidebar, or contact your instructor to confirm that Hypothesis is enabled. - From the top right corner of the Hypothesis sidebar, click .
- Enter your Hypothesis username and password and click .
Use groups in Hypothesis
By default, annotations and highlights generated in Hypothesis are public and can be seen by anyone with a Hypothesis account. To ensure that discussions remain associated with only specific classes or sections, your instructor may have sent you an invitation to join a specific group in Hypothesis. To ensure that your annotations are associated with that group:
- While viewing your text in Pressbooks at IU, if necessary, click the left-facing arrow icon (
) in the top right corner of the page to expand the Hypothesis sidebar.
Note:If no arrow is available, Hypothesis may not be enabled for the section of the text you're viewing. Navigate to another page to find the Hypothesis sidebar, or contact your instructor to confirm that Hypothesis is enabled. - At the top of the Hypothesis sidebar, click (or the name of the group that displays there, if not ).
- Choose the appropriate group from the list that displays. Any annotations you create will be associated with the selected group and will be viewable by other group members.
Create annotations
- For descriptions and demonstrations of different annotation types, see An Illustrated Taxonomy of Annotation Types.
- For help making annotations private, see Making an Annotation Private.
Additional resources
This is document atno in the Knowledge Base.
Last modified on 2021-09-20 16:18:57.