Editing Annotation (section)

=== Student uses ===
Students often [[Highlighter|highlight]] passages in books in order to actively engage with the text. Students can use annotations to refer back to key phrases easily, or add [[marginalia]] to aid studying and finding connections between the text and prior knowledge or running themes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wallen |first1=Erik |last2=Plass |first2=Jan L. |last3=Brünken |first3=Roland |date=September 2005 |title=The function of annotations in the comprehension of scientific texts: Cognitive load effects and the impact of verbal ability |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF02504798 |journal=Educational Technology Research and Development |language=en |volume=53 |issue=3 |pages=59–71 |doi=10.1007/BF02504798 |s2cid=17846801 |issn=1042-1629|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

[[Annotated bibliography|Annotated bibliographies]] add commentary on the relevance or quality of each source, in addition to the usual bibliographic information that merely identifies the source.

Students use Annotation not only for academic purposes, but interpreting their own thoughts, feelings, and emotions.<ref name=":22"/> Sites such as Scalar and Omeka are sites that students use. There are multiple genres with Annotation such as math, film, linguists, and literary theory which students find it most helpful to use. Most students reported the annotation process as helpful for improving overall writing ability, grammar, and academic vocabulary knowledge.