Annoto for Kaltura: Engagement, Quizzes and Analytics on Your Kaltura Video

Annoto runs on the Kaltura video you already have and adds graded in video quizzes, time stamped discussion, video assignments and per learner analytics to it. It is sold as part of Kaltura, on Kaltura's paper, so you add it to your existing Kaltura agreement, and it can be enabled within hours on the courses you already run, with no changes to the videos or the course pages. This guide explains what Annoto adds to Kaltura, how you buy it, how it installs, and how institutions use it to bring their video tools together under Kaltura.

What does Annoto add to Kaltura?

Kaltura handles the media: ingest, transcoding, streaming, MediaSpace portals, captions, entitlements and search inside recordings. Annoto works on top of the Kaltura player and covers what students do while the video plays:

• Graded in video quizzes placed on the timeline, with scores passed back to the LMS gradebook. Lumo AI can draft questions from the video for the instructor to review. See interactive video quizzes for Kaltura.
• Time stamped discussion anchored to the exact second in question, with notifications and moderation. See discussions and comments.
• Video assignments and peer review, where students record or upload a video and instructors and peers leave feedback on the timeline, with rubrics. See video assignments.
• Personal notes and AI summaries that each learner keeps alongside the video.
• Analytics that report attention, comprehension and participation per learner, not only view counts. See analytics.

Kaltura includes its own video quizzing and viewing statistics. Annoto builds on them with discussion, peer review, assessment rubrics and deeper analytics in the same player, so instructors and students work in one place.

How do you buy Annoto through Kaltura?

Annoto is sold as part of Kaltura, on Kaltura's paper. In practice that means:

• No new vendor process. Annoto is added to the Kaltura agreement you already have.
• No separate compliance review for a new supplier.
• No integration project. Annoto attaches to the Kaltura player your courses already use and can be enabled within hours.

To add it, speak with your Kaltura account team or contact Annoto.

How does Annoto install on Kaltura?

There are two routes, and both leave the media library exactly as it is.

Inside the LMS

In Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or Brightspace, an admin registers Annoto as an LTI 1.1 or 1.3 tool. LTI carries sign on, rosters and grade passback, so quiz scores and completion land in the course gradebook. The Annoto for Kaltura integration page covers the setup.

On MediaSpace and KAF

MediaSpace and the Kaltura Application Framework modules that show My Media and course galleries inside the LMS all use the standard Kaltura player. Adding Annoto to that player configuration means every entry played through it carries quizzes, discussion and analytics. Categories, channel membership and entitlements still decide who can watch, and Annoto never widens that access. On a custom portal, the JavaScript SDK attaches Annoto to the player with a script tag and a client ID.

Do existing Kaltura videos or courses need to change?

No. Annoto records are keyed to the Kaltura entry and a timestamp, so nothing is exported, uploaded again or encoded again. Existing course galleries become interactive in place. If you later remove the LTI placement or the player plugin, MediaSpace looks exactly as it did before.

Annoto is also easy to scale. An activity built in one course can be copied to one or many other courses and reused, so a department can roll out a proven design quickly. Annoto fully supports accessibility; see the accessibility statement for details.

How does Annoto help consolidate video tools under Kaltura?

Institutions often pay for a stack of separate tools around their video: one for in video quizzes, another for video discussion, another for video assignments and skills assessment. Each comes with its own license, its own integration and its own login for students. Annoto covers those uses in one layer on the Kaltura player, so the video platform and the engagement layer come from one Kaltura agreement. That means fewer contracts to manage, less training, and budget that goes to teaching rather than overlapping tools. See how one platform replaces a stack of tools, and estimate the impact for your courses with the ROI calculator.

Can you try it before you buy?

Yes. Annoto offers a free pilot with no contract, run on your own Kaltura courses. We set it up, help train faculty and measure the results with you, so the decision rests on evidence from your own students.

Key takeaways

• Annoto adds graded quizzes, time stamped discussion, video assignments and per learner analytics to the Kaltura player.
• It is sold as part of Kaltura, on Kaltura's paper, with no new vendor process, no separate compliance review and no integration project.
• It can be enabled within hours on existing Kaltura courses, with no changes to the videos or course pages.
• Grades pass back to Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace over LTI.
• One layer on Kaltura replaces a stack of separate engagement tools and their licenses.

Frequently asked questions

Can we buy Annoto through Kaltura?

Yes. Annoto is sold as part of Kaltura, on Kaltura's paper, so it is added to your existing Kaltura agreement without a new vendor process.

How quickly can Annoto be enabled on our Kaltura courses?

Within hours. Annoto attaches to the Kaltura player your courses already use, so there is no migration and no change to the videos or course pages.

Does Annoto replace Kaltura?

No. Kaltura remains your video platform for hosting, streaming, captions and entitlements. Annoto adds the engagement, assessment and analytics on top of it.

Which LMSs does it work with?

Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace over LTI 1.1 or 1.3, with grade passback in each, plus MediaSpace, KAF and custom portals through the JavaScript SDK.

For a side by side view of what each platform covers, see Annoto and Kaltura, or start a free pilot on your own Kaltura courses.