Panopto

Introduction

A secure portal for hosting and sharing all your video content. Easy-to-use software for recording and editing professional videos. Live streaming software for broadcasting secure video streams at scale. A unique search engine for finding any word mentioned in any video. Building blocks that bring video to your LMS, CMS, and portals. Panopto makes it easy to record video presentations, manage your existing video files, and stream your video content to any device.

Features

Video Capture
Screen recording
Remote recording
Live webcast
Integrates with Zoom, WebEx, and other video conferencing systems
Flipped classroom functionality
Online video editing
Interactive video quizzing
Search inside your video for any word spoken or shown on screen

Getting Started

Panopto can be accessed through Canvas or a web browser.

Instructor Resources

Adding Panopto to your Canvas course

To add the Panopto tool to your Canvas course:

Open your Canvas course.
Follow the steps in the ‘How do I manage Course Navigation links?‘ guide to enable the link for Panopto and create the Panopto course folder.
Click Save.

Videos saved to the Panopto course folder will be automatically shared with students in the Canvas course.

Re-using Panopto content from a previous course

To provide students with access to Panopto videos you have previously created:

Add Panopto to your current Canvas course using the steps above.
Navigate to the Panopto web portal to locate the videos you want to share.
Move or copy the videos from the previous course folder to the folder associated with this course.

If the previous Canvas course has been concluded, you may need to reactivate yourself in the previous course before you can copy the videos.

Syllabus Statement

Add the statement below to the required technologies section of your syllabus.

This course will use Panopto for the recording and distribution of class lectures. Visit the Panopto learning tool guide to view the terms of service, privacy policy, accessibility statement, and steps for getting started with Panopto.

Student Resources

Using Panopto in your Canvas course

To use the Panopto tool in your Canvas course, click on the Panopto link in your course navigation. There you will be able to access recordings your instructor has made available.

You may wish to learn about the features of the video viewer.

Online Documentation

Training

Licensing

Support

Panopto Help Desk Ticket
ISU Solution Center: solution@iastate.edu / 515-294-4000

News & Updates

Technology Updates (December 2, 2020): Canvas, ISU AdminTools, Webex, Turnitin, Panopto, Piazza, FERPA

Updates include Canvas Rich Content Editor, ISU AdminTools course conclusion, Webex, Turnitin, Panopto, Piazza, and FERPA Enforcement. Effective December 2, 2020.

November 24, 2020

Read the most recent Panopto Release Notes.