Getting Started in Perusall for Faculty

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Perusall is an online social annotation platform for teachers and students. Perusall allows you to annotate course content, including text documents, web pages, videos, podcasts, books, and images. Collaborate with your colleagues on the coursework and while leveraging critical thinking skills. To get started, visit Perusall's resources to learn more.

Setting up Perusall

Adding readings to your course
Creating assignments 
Setting course policies
Managing groups

Adding Content

What textbooks can I use with Perusall? Can I also use my own documents?
What types of files can be uploaded to Perusall?
How do I add, edit, or delete a document?
How do I use scanned documents in Perusall?
How do I use video in Perusall?
How do I use podcasts or audio assignments in Perusall?
Can students upload their own documents to the course?

Editing Assignment

How do I create, edit, or delete an assignment?
How do I create assignments that include multiple sections or page ranges?
Can I extend the deadline for individual students?
Can I create different assignments for different students?

Discussions and Comments

Viewing discussions within the text
Can I review the comments of a single student?
Can I add comments or questions directed to students?
Can students post comments anonymously?

Grading and Scoring

Managing grades
How do I enable/disable grading for my course?
When will I see grades?
How do I override the scores that Perusall provides for each annotation?
How is annotation quality defined in Perusall?
Why aren't my grades syncing back to the LMS?