Hotspot Questions

Hotspot questions present you with an image that requires you to drop a pin on one or more hotspots created by your instructor within that image. Hotspot questions are great for a variety of disciplines. In an anatomy course, for instance, you might be asked to identify parts of a body. In a geography course, to mark a specific location on a map. In a foreign language course, to select specific articles of clothing. In an ecology or biology course, you might be asked to identify which animal species or individuals belong to the corresponding habitat described by the main image, or don't.

You can find different types of hotspot questions in a test or assignment:

The first pin appears on the canvas automatically when you select the image with the mouse. Move the purple “pin icon” that was dropped onto the image to the correct location on the image.

The instructor may task you with identifying more than one item within an image. You have the option to add more than one pin to the image even if their is only one hotspot.

To add additional pins, select the pin icon from the toolbar above the image on the hotspot question, or the P key.

In some cases, your instructor may show you the hotspots they created. When this is the case, one or more of the hotspots are distractors (incorrect answer options). You’ll need to ensure that you’re placing the pin on the hotspots that are correct.

Pin placements are automatically saved as they are dropped onto the image, or repositioned.

You can delete a pin by selecting the pin and them select the “Clear selection” button above the uploaded image, or by using the delete key on your keyboard. Either option will delete all selected pins.

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