diff --git a/common/static/js/vendor/ova/OpenSeaDragonAnnotation.js b/common/static/js/vendor/ova/OpenSeaDragonAnnotation.js
index d8c2f595c0..4fbadc4f47 100644
--- a/common/static/js/vendor/ova/OpenSeaDragonAnnotation.js
+++ b/common/static/js/vendor/ova/OpenSeaDragonAnnotation.js
@@ -380,19 +380,20 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
                 clickTimeThreshold: viewer.clickTimeThreshold,
                 clickDistThreshold: viewer.clickDistThreshold
             });
-            
-            /* Set elements to the control menu */
-            viewer.annotatorControl  = viewer.wrapperAnnotation.element;
-            if( viewer.toolbar ){
-                viewer.toolbar.addControl(
-                    viewer.annotatorControl,
-                    {anchor: $.ControlAnchor.BOTTOM_RIGHT}
-                );
-            }else{
-                viewer.addControl(
-                    viewer.annotatorControl,
-                    {anchor: $.ControlAnchor.TOP_LEFT}
-                );
+            if(this.options.viewer.annotation_mode == "2" || this.options.viewer.flags){
+                /* Set elements to the control menu */
+                viewer.annotatorControl  = viewer.wrapperAnnotation.element;
+                if( viewer.toolbar ){
+                    viewer.toolbar.addControl(
+                        viewer.annotatorControl,
+                        {anchor: $.ControlAnchor.BOTTOM_RIGHT}
+                    );
+                }else{
+                    viewer.addControl(
+                        viewer.annotatorControl,
+                        {anchor: $.ControlAnchor.TOP_LEFT}
+                    );
+                }
             }
         },
         _reset: function(){
diff --git a/lms/templates/imageannotation.html b/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
index dce0304516..e938abee42 100644
--- a/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/imageannotation.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             </div> 
 			<div id="catchDIV">
                 ## Translators: Notes below refer to annotations. They wil later be put under a "Notes" section.
-				<div class="annotationListContainer">${_('You do not have any notes.')}</div>
+				<div class="annotationListContainer">${_('Note: only instructors may annotate.')}</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	var unit_id = $('#sequence-list').find('.active').attr("data-element");
         uri += unit_id;
 	var pagination = 100,
-	 is_staff = !('${user.is_staff}'=='False'),
+	 is_staff = ('${user.email}'=='${instructor_username}'),
         options = {
         optionsAnnotator: {
             permissions:{
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@
         },
         optionsOpenSeadragon:{
             id:                 "imageHolder",
+            annotation_mode: "${annotation_mode}",
+            flags: is_staff,
             prefixUrl:           "${settings.STATIC_URL}" + "js/vendor/ova/images/",
             ${openseadragonjson}
         },
@@ -195,8 +197,8 @@
         }
 
 	    //Catch
-	    var annotator = osda.annotator,
-		catchOptions = {
+	    var annotator = osda.annotator;
+		var catchOptions = {
 		    media:'image',
 		    externalLink:false,
 		    imageUrlRoot:imgURLRoot,
@@ -208,8 +210,10 @@
             default_tab: "${default_tab}",
             instructor_username: "${instructor_username}",
             annotation_mode: "${annotation_mode}",
-		},
-		Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
-
+		};
+		if ("${annotation_mode}" == "2" || ("${annotation_mode}" == 1 && "${instructor_username}" != ""))
+            var Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
+        if ("${annotation_mode}" == 1 && "${instructor_username}" == "" && !is_staff)
+            osda.annotator.destroy();
     }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/templates/textannotation.html b/lms/templates/textannotation.html
index 4a817cafd8..5a55410434 100644
--- a/lms/templates/textannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/textannotation.html
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ ${static.css(group='style-vendor-tinymce-skin', raw=True)}
     }
 
     //Catch
-    var annotator = ova.annotator,
-        catchOptions = {
+    var annotator = ova.annotator;
+    var catchOptions = {
             media:'text',
             externalLink:false,
             imageUrlRoot:imgURLRoot,
@@ -196,6 +196,6 @@ ${static.css(group='style-vendor-tinymce-skin', raw=True)}
             default_tab: "${default_tab}",
             instructor_username: "${instructor_username}",
             annotation_mode: "${annotation_mode}",
-        },
-        Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
+        };
+    var Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
 </script>
diff --git a/lms/templates/videoannotation.html b/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
index 2259257d68..1ec4e18751 100644
--- a/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/videoannotation.html
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ ${static.css(group='style-vendor-tinymce-skin', raw=True)}
     }
 
     //Catch
-    var annotator = ova.annotator,
-        catchOptions = {
+    var annotator = ova.annotator;
+    var catchOptions = {
             media:'video',
             externalLink:false,
             imageUrlRoot:imgURLRoot,
@@ -190,11 +190,10 @@ ${static.css(group='style-vendor-tinymce-skin', raw=True)}
             showPublicPrivate: true,
 	        userId:userId,
             pagination:pagination,//Number of Annotations per load in the pagination,
-            flags:is_staff
             flags:is_staff,
             default_tab: "${default_tab}",
             instructor_username: "${instructor_username}",
             annotation_mode: "${annotation_mode}",
-        },
-        Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
+        };
+        var Catch = new CatchAnnotation($('#catchDIV'),catchOptions);
 </script>