Hypothes.is
Hypothes.is is a fascinating tool that I was not aware existed. The main difference between this tool and anything on Google is that users can work and build upon content that has already been created by other authors. To be clear, none of the documents that you work with in Hypothes.is can be changed, but users can annotate, comment, and therefore, collaboratively analyze work. I see this being particularly useful during discussions on articles, books, or webpages. Students can read through a document and make notes at certain points. Other students may create their own notes or comment on other notes generated by peers. Comments can be sorted by age or location, can be searched, and can be shared. Conversations can be public with other hypothes.is users or can be private among a group. I find this tool to be more effective than a comment section that we typically see on webpages. In comment sections, it is easy for conversat...
