importing the rdf:schema ontology is the right solution for the problem. Ignore the issue with the empty tab (will be solved for the next release), save the ontology and restart Protege.
It will now be possible to use the annotation property in the mapping.
Cheers,
Sarah
P.S. If you want to check that your mappings are actually still there before restarting Protege you can close the tab Ontop mappings and reopen it from Windows ->tabs.