My Annotations

My Annotations lets students mark important text in color on any webpage or document, and stores what they marked in My Vocab.

What this feature does:

My Annotations lets students mark important text in color on any webpage or document. Those annotations are stored in My Vocab, so a student can return to something they worked on earlier and see exactly what they marked.

Four of the annotation colors carry editable labels, so a teacher or class can name them for specific reading strategies. Two colors are fixed: blue, labeled for vocabulary, and white, for clearing existing annotations.

Why it matters:

  • Develops active reading strategies and study skills for all learners
  • Supports students with attention or processing needs by providing visual organization
  • Encourages self-regulation and metacognitive awareness of learning

MTSS:

  • Tier 1: Promotes engagement and organization with grade-level content
  • Tier 2: Provides visual structure for students needing additional reading support

UDL Principles:

  • Multiple means of representation: supports strategic learning through visual text interaction

Did you know...?

Highlighted text automatically feeds into Flash Cards and Vocabulary Lists for integrated study. Use with Read Aloud for multimodal learning support.

Try it yourself

  1. Click the Mote extension icon to open the Chrome Extension.
  2. Go to Reading Mode.
  3. Select My Annotations.
  4. Choose a color, then click and drag over the text you want to mark.
  5. Rename a label by picking one of the four central colors, hovering over its label and clicking the pencil icon.
  6. Open My Vocab to see everything you marked.

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