Perusall Quick Guide for Students

This guide is intended to support students using the Perusall + Canvas integration at Boise State.

Perusall is a tool that allows collaborative or social annotation. Instructors can upload course materials such as webpages or PDFs into their Perusall course site; students can then annotate comments directly onto the documents. Students can also reply to each other in threaded replies.

Some common use cases for Perusall include:

Students annotations to break down parts of documents which may be new to them, such as dense research articles
Students performing close readings of literary texts or primary historical documents
Facilitation of class discussion focused on course materials
Faculty annotations that add additional details or clarify aspects of the material which may be new or confusing
Guiding questions added by faculty for students to consider as they read

No! A benefit of our Perusall + LMS integration is that you do not need to create an account.

Access the Assignment in your Canvas Modules and/or in the Assignments area of Canvas.

If you cannot find the Assignment, please let the instructor know.

Click on the Assignment, a window will open in Canvas. Select the button with the Title of the Assignment.

Perusall will pull up in a new window. Use the Annotation Tools to mark up the document following the Instructions provided by your Teacher.

Visit here to learn more: Perusall Student Resources

First, contact your instructor in case the issue is with assignment settings.
If your instructor is unable to assist, please Contact the Boise State Helpdesk to report the problem. Include the name of the course and a description of the issue. A ticket will get escalated to the Learning Technology Solutions team.