{"id":18082,"date":"2020-08-21T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T20:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=18082"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:33:56","slug":"perusall","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/perusall\/","title":{"rendered":"Perusall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perusall is a powerful teaching tool developed at Harvard University that is integrated with Brightspace. Perusall allows students and their instructors to collaboratively annotate and discuss a variety of file types uploaded by the instructor. Instructors can create assignments that Perusall will grade automatically, and it has social media features such as likes and hashtags to make searching for topics easier.<\/p>\n

Student Access to Perusall \u2013 New Pricing Models<\/h3>\n

Students can access Perusall in a few ways. <\/p>\n

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  1. Option 1:<\/strong> If you assign a book from Perusall’s library of 1.4 million titles, students will need to pay a standard fee for their books but Perusall itself will be cost-free.<\/li>\n
  2. Option 2:<\/strong> Choose a fee for students to access the platform. This can be as low as $5 for the semester.<\/li>\n
  3. Option 3:<\/strong> Apply for a waiver for the class or for particular students.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This page explains their payment options<\/a>. Under “Choose a platform fee<\/strong>,” click “pricing and details” for information about these three options above.<\/p>\n

    Create Your Perusall Course – Start in Brightspace<\/em><\/h3>\n \t\t
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    It’s important that you and your students<\/strong> start the process in Brightspace as this allows your UVM credentials to link to Perusall. (Do not start at perusall.com)<\/em>
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    Steps to set up your course space in Perusall:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Navigate to your Brightspace course.<\/li>\n
    2. Select the Content and Activities Tab on the green menu bar.<\/li>\n
    3. Add a module labeled Perusall to the Table of Contents.<\/li>\n
    4. Click the Perusall link on the Table of Contents that you created.<\/li>\n
    5. Then select the button labeled \u201cExisting Activities” in the module.<\/li>\n
    6. Select “Perusall Deep Link” from the list of tools available and save.<\/li>\n
    7. Click the link to Perusall and launch the integration. You will be asked to agree to a use policy and a privacy policy. Once you agree to these policies, the integration with Brightspace will be activated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Perusall Resources<\/h3>\n