Panopto
Why Use Panopto?
Panopto allows instructors to create videos, upload zoom recordings, and create content that can easily be inserted in Canvas courses. These videos can be excellent for online and hybrid courses. They can also be additional resources for students in face-to-face courses.
Panopto automatically captions videos and allows for easy caption editing to ensure accessibility of all course content.
You can make a video in Panopto and insert it into your course.
You can also upload Zoom recordings of your lectures and courses into Panopto to caption and insert them into your course.
Panopto has a mobile app, so students can watch (or create) recordings on tablets and phones.
Note: when a student starts the app, they need to enter Highline’s server address: highline.hosted.panopto.com.
Basic Panopto Lecture Capture
Add Panopto to Canvas (use the settings navigation to drag the Panopto bar into your navigation)
Click on the Panopto Recordings Tab in navigation
Press the Plus sign create to start making your video.
Select Panopto Capture
The three top buttons will let you select the audio, video, and screens that will be used during the capture.
Select the red record button to record and select it again to stop recording.
From Panopto, you can edit the video to remove any sections you would like. (make sure to hit the apply button)
From Panopto, you can edit the captions to ensure an accurate transcript of the video. (make sure to hit the apply button)
Once you have edited and saved the video, open your Canvas course.
In an already existing page or you can create a new page, open the edit button.
Select the green Panopto symbol on the tool bar.
Select your video and insert!
Zoom - Panopto - Canvas Integration
This is the recommended way to record zoom meetings to share in your course.
Hiding Panopto Videos Until You Approve
Normally, Panopto will make videos available to students as soon as it's done processing them. This includes anything you upload, lecture recordings, and recordings from the Zoom integration. It is best practice to set the folders to "never" and then share each video, to ensure that nothing is accidentally shared.
Change the default setting for the class (folder).
Log into Panopto.
Select the Course Folder for the class. Click on the settings icon that looks like a gear.
Scroll down to Availability
Set the folder to "never (unless set on the session)". Don't worry, you can still publish each class video.
Repeat these steps for each course.
Publishing a video
When you're ready to publish a video, go to the Panopto folder. Find the video to publish.
Click on settings for that video.
The settings will show the Overview tab. Scroll down to Availability
In the section labeled "Session becomes available" click on "with its folder (immediately)"
Close the Panopto settings, and the video will be available.
Student Access to Panopto
Students can view the videos you share with the course folder.
You can embed the Panopto videos into your course modules, so students can see it directly in the related course content.
Making an Assignment Folder
Students can also MAKE Panopto videos and share them. To access this option, you will want to create an assignment folder. This ensures that students can share their videos with you, but other students will not immediately see them. This also allows students to create material in the folder without needing editing access to the larger course folder.
In the folder for your course, click on the Setting icon - the gear.
In the overview tab, click the Create Assignment Folder link under the Assignment Folder heading.
A new folder will be created called Course Name [Assignments]. Select that link.
Now, students can open their Panopto account and make videos into that folder.
If you would like students to be able to see the video submissions of other students, click the settings icon, click the settings tab in the settings menu, and select Allow viewers to see each other's submissions.
If you no longer want students to be able to submit videos, navigate to the main page for the course, click the Settings icon, and select Close under the Assignment Folder heading. You will maintain access to the videos, but students will not be able to submit more videos.
You can then create another Assignment folder, if you wish to have students submit again.
More information can be found here.
Enabling Students to Download Videos
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