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Web Series Folder

Annotating Web Series

Review All Annotation Tools

Before beginning annotation:

  • Read through the annotation process completely. The process is outlined in this chapter.
  • Review the description templates.
  • Ensure you are using the most up-to-date Multimedia Resource Glossary, and refer to it often.
  • Review the handbook’s Overview section for more informaton about produced media and general tips.
  • Be sure to read through the Observation Practice Video section if the video you are annotating was produced for observation practice.

Select the Asset

Select the asset, then click the arrow to play the video.

Screenshot of a video asset from Webdam.

Add Keywords

  • Review the Multimedia Resource Glossary.
  • Select as many as apply and are relevant.
    • Remember, keywords are used to search for specific content.
    • Be careful to select keywords of teaching practices and content that are evident in the video.
      • Consider: Could this video be used in products to illustrate the content or teaching practice you have tagged it with?
  • Do not deselect “parent words” from keywords.
  • Use only the Keyword drop-down choices. Do not write-in any keywords.

Directions: 

Select the +Keyword feature at the bottom of the metadata fields on the right side of your device screen.

Screenshot of the keyword feature.

Use the drop down to select specific keywords. Refer to the Multilingual Resource Glossary. After selecting the keywords, click on the Select button.

Screenshot of the keywords dropdown.

Complete the Metadata Fields

First, open the metadata fields section by selecting “View Fields” at the bottom of the metadata section.

View Vields screenshot.

Refer to the Multimedia Resource Glossary, if needed. When you are finished adding iformation the the fields identified below, be sure to save your work by selecting the small check mark next to the open field.

Save metadata screenshot

Add information to the following:

  • Flag Reason: Review the Flagging Assets chapter.
  • Subtitles: Use the drop down menu. Typically, we may have videos with English, Somali, and/or Spanish subtitles.
  • Taxonomy: Use the drop down menu. For current annotation, indicate the highest number available from the drop down.
  • Library Tag: N/A
  • Description: Write a brief synopsis of the video’s content.
    • Refer to the Description Template section.
      • For videos longer than 3 minutes and/or containing significant shifts in content include timestamps.
      • Decide how well this clip demonstrates specific teaching practices. For excellent or low range examples, indicate this in the description:
        • “Excellent example of…”
        • “Non-Example of…”
  • Age Group: Use the drop down menu.
  • Language: Use the drop down menu.
  • Setting: Use the drop down menu.
  • Collections: Use the drop down menu.
  • Teaching Practices: Use the drop down menu. Only add practices if they are evident in the video.
  • Log Status: Change status to coded.
    • Note: If you are in the training phase as an annotator, you will change log status to “logged” so that it can be reviewed as part of your onoarding. Once this phase ends, you will change log status to “coded.”

Screenshot with metadata fields

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