Panopto

Panopto allows users to easily record their screen and/or self and additional camera inputs on their computer then upload and stream the content from an online location.  It is the SPU supported tool for lecture capture.

Some additional Panopto features: allow users to easily generate captioned videos using automatic speech recognition technology, index videos for improved searching, have timed discussions and notes, quizzes that integrate with the Canvas Gradebook, and setup a livestream.  Panopto is also integrated with Canvas, so videos can be embedded into course content pages, discussions, assignments, or quizzes, or inserted as an item into a module group.

1. ETM has created a series of videos to introduce you to Panopto. Topics include

   • What is Panopto?

   • Recording videos

   • Editing

   • Sharing

   • Captions

2. ETM has also created an extensive playlist of short How To video for Panopto

3. When do I use Panopto vs. Zoom?

4. There are two ways you’ll interact with Panopto: the app and the website.  The Panopto app/program is for making recordings.  The Panopto website is for managing recordings.

5. Here are instructions for creating a Panopto video. One thing to bear in mind is that it can take some time for videos to process, so don’t leave creating video until the last minute!

6. Here are instructions for recording a PPT. 

7. Here are some recording tips.

8. You should add Panopto to Canvas.  Doing this makes it easier for students to watch videos and record assessments, and it makes it easier for instructors to record, manage, and publish their video content.

9. Your Zoom recordings are transferred to Panopto automatically. This means that when you share your Zoom recordings with people, you need to do through Panopto.

10. Panopto videos can be shared with people who aren’t in your class. 

11. Check out our video titled “Better Looking Videos in Zoom and Panopto in Under Two Minutes”

This software is available to all current faculty, staff, and students at SPU.

In the following Panopto workshop video, we covered the basics of Panopto, including examples of how to use Panopto in teaching, compared Zoom to Panopto, explained how to access Panopto, install the Panopto recorder app, share Panopto videos with your Canvas course, and discussed other sharing permissions.

Panopto Workshop Video

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