Get Students Engaged –
Where Learning Begins

Students aren’t reading. Discussion boards are dead zones. AI shortcuts are everywhere. Hypothesis transforms passive assignments into active, collaborative learning—building the digital literacy skills today’s learners need. All inside your LMS.

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How Does Hypothesis Social Annotation Work?

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Comment and highlight directly over content.

Students, faculty, and colleagues can highlight and comment directly on online articles, websites, videos, and more without switching platforms.

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Turn Annotations into Discussions.

Students, faculty, and teams can share ideas, ask questions, provide insights and respond directly to annotations. Creating a dialogue directly over content.

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Tag Other Users for Increased Collaboration.

Faculty, students, and teams can engage more deeply by tagging peers directly in annotations, triggering notifications and encouraging students to revisit course materials and participate in ongoing discussions.

How Hypothesis Transforms Teaching & Learning:

AI for Smarter Learning

Equip students with the skills to navigate, question, and collaborate in the age of AI, developing critical thinking and AI literacy along the way.

Explore how Hypothesis supports AI literacy:

Stronger Student Outcomes

Improve comprehension, retention, raise grades, and build lasting academic confidence through collaborative, in-context annotation.

See the impact on student success:

Workforce-Ready Skills

Prepare students for the demands of the modern workplace with the ability to analyze, communicate, and problem-solve in real time.

Discover how Hypothesis builds career readiness:

Transforming the Teaching & Learning Experience

Learn how educators are using Hypothesis to improve outcomes, strengthen retention, and prepare students with real-world skills.

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Seamless LMS Integration for Educators

The Hypothesis online annotation tool integrates directly into your LMS—no extra logins or software needed. Educators can easily set up assignments, interact with students directly over course materials, and track engagement through our reporting dashboard.

Proven Success with Hypothesis

32%

Increase in Class Retention

3-5X

Increase in Engagement

Increase in Student Comprehension

24%

Student Grade Improvement

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Testimonials

Professor of Chemistry
Rutgers University–Camden Dr. Georgia Arbuckle-Keil
"I noticed that the personality of the students came through...I gain insight into the students beyond what is possible in the classroom. Even after we are back in person, I have enjoyed getting to know students via Hypothesis beyond a typical classroom response."

Distinguished Professor
Information Science and Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder Leysia Palen
"With Hypothesis, everyone’s visible to each other and so we really do have a chance at creating a learning community. Students get to know each other’s names. Conversations with Hypothesis feel very warm and collegial. Nobody has to be afraid of raising their hand"

Assistant Professor
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver Dr. Sonny Dhoot
"Hypothesis allows us to push the limits of what we think is required as a solitary activity. Every time I ask my students to annotate, it has a very clear purpose and will directly benefit the students. The annotations are almost like a ‘living’ text that they are able to go back to. With Hypothesis, students are actually reading together, and they are giving each other feedback. I would never have thought that you could do that."

Associate Professor of Teaching/Instruction
Temple University Marcia Bailey
"Hypothesis is an excellent tool to engage students with the text and with each other. I used it almost weekly this semester."

Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology
Knox College Nancy Eberhardt, Ph.D.
"Hypothesis gets students talking to each other about the reading outside of the classroom in a way that I have never been able to see happen before. They come to class much more ready to talk about the reading, and I have a sneak preview of the issues they found most compelling, as well as the ones they might have missed"

Professor of English
Florida State University Candace Ward, Ph.D.
"I’ve found Hypothesis invaluable in engaging students with assigned reading material…The students say very smart things; they engage with each other very civilly and respectfully, and they synthesize their annotations with other class discussions, projects, and readings."

ESOL Instructor
Peralta Community College District Danitza Lopez
"We love Hypothesis! This handy tool allows us to go deeper than any other platform because we can directly have discussions about a particular word/sentence/paragraph within a text. We even use it for peer reviews, and it works super well. It is such an easy tool to use, too!"

Professor of English
Cerritos College Francie Quaas-Berryman
"I have found Hypothesis to be a great way to guide students through online reading, provide additional resources directly through the text, and engage them in online discussions of the text!"

Professor of Chemistry
Rutgers University–Camden Dr. Georgia Arbuckle-Keil
"I noticed that the personality of the students came through...I gain insight into the students beyond what is possible in the classroom. Even after we are back in person, I have enjoyed getting to know students via Hypothesis beyond a typical classroom response."

Distinguished Professor
Information Science and Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder Leysia Palen
"With Hypothesis, everyone’s visible to each other and so we really do have a chance at creating a learning community. Students get to know each other’s names. Conversations with Hypothesis feel very warm and collegial. Nobody has to be afraid of raising their hand"

Assistant Professor
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver Dr. Sonny Dhoot
"Hypothesis allows us to push the limits of what we think is required as a solitary activity. Every time I ask my students to annotate, it has a very clear purpose and will directly benefit the students. The annotations are almost like a ‘living’ text that they are able to go back to. With Hypothesis, students are actually reading together, and they are giving each other feedback. I would never have thought that you could do that."

Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology
Knox College Nancy Eberhardt, Ph.D.
"Hypothesis gets students talking to each other about the reading outside of the classroom in a way that I have never been able to see happen before. They come to class much more ready to talk about the reading, and I have a sneak preview of the issues they found most compelling, as well as the ones they might have missed"

Professor of English
Florida State University Candace Ward, Ph.D.
"I’ve found Hypothesis invaluable in engaging students with assigned reading material…The students say very smart things; they engage with each other very civilly and respectfully, and they synthesize their annotations with other class discussions, projects, and readings."

ESOL Instructor
Peralta Community College District Danitza Lopez
"We love Hypothesis! This handy tool allows us to go deeper than any other platform because we can directly have discussions about a particular word/sentence/paragraph within a text. We even use it for peer reviews, and it works super well. It is such an easy tool to use, too!"

Professor of English
Cerritos College Francie Quaas-Berryman
"I have found Hypothesis to be a great way to guide students through online reading, provide additional resources directly through the text, and engage them in online discussions of the text!"

Professor of Chemistry
Rutgers University–Camden Dr. Georgia Arbuckle-Keil
"I noticed that the personality of the students came through...I gain insight into the students beyond what is possible in the classroom. Even after we are back in person, I have enjoyed getting to know students via Hypothesis beyond a typical classroom response."

Distinguished Professor
Information Science and Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder Leysia Palen
"With Hypothesis, everyone’s visible to each other and so we really do have a chance at creating a learning community. Students get to know each other’s names. Conversations with Hypothesis feel very warm and collegial. Nobody has to be afraid of raising their hand"

Assistant Professor
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver Dr. Sonny Dhoot
"Hypothesis allows us to push the limits of what we think is required as a solitary activity. Every time I ask my students to annotate, it has a very clear purpose and will directly benefit the students. The annotations are almost like a ‘living’ text that they are able to go back to. With Hypothesis, students are actually reading together, and they are giving each other feedback. I would never have thought that you could do that."

What Can Be Annotated with Hypothesis?

Hypothesis online annotation works seamlessly across various content types, allowing students and educators to annotate:

Webpages – Annotate articles, research, and course readings right where you find them—directly in your browser.

Online PDFs – Highlight and annotate papers, readings, and handouts directly in the document.

Videos – Annotate videos with highlights, questions, and comments as you watch.

Images – Add pins and notes to diagrams, graphs, music scores, and visuals for deeper understanding.

eTexts – Turn digital textbooks into interactive spaces for highlights and conversation, Including VitalSource eTexts, directly within the platform.

Online Articles – Highlight and annotate scholarly readings, including JSTOR articles directly within the platform.

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Get Students Engaged – Where Learning Begins

How Does Hypothesis Social Annotation Work?

Comment and highlight directly over content.

Turn Annotations into Discussions.

Tag Other Users for Increased Collaboration.

How Hypothesis Transforms Teaching & Learning:

AI for Smarter Learning

Stronger Student Outcomes

Workforce-Ready Skills

Transforming the Teaching & Learning Experience

Seamless LMS Integration for Educators

Proven Success with Hypothesis

Testimonials

What Can Be Annotated with Hypothesis?

Get Started with Hypothesis Today

Get Students Engaged –
Where Learning Begins