If Students Can't Create in Panopto
Overview
Before students can record videos to your course, instructors need to create an assignment folder for them in Panopto. Instructors, please see the support article, How to Create a Video Assignment in Canvas, for full details
Example Student Instructions for an Assignment
How to submit a Panopto video in Canvas
- Navigate to your course in Canvas and open the assignment that you need to submit.
- In the submission page, select the three vertical dots to expand the menu, then select the plug icon.
- In the window that appears, Select App, search for and select the Panopto tool
- This will open a window with your Panopto. Navigate to the folder in which your video was recorded, which will be either your personal folder or the course assignment folder, depending on how your instructor has this set up. Locate and select your video. Then select Insert in the bottom right.
- Once the assignment has been submitted, you will receive a message at the top of the screen saying that it has been successfully submitted. Your teacher will now be able to watch your Panopto recording.
Example Student Instructions for Discussion Board Post
In order to post a video to a Discussion Board, you will need to record or upload your video into a folder created specifically for assignments in your course. The following instructions provide an example of that process.
- Click the Reply button to begin your initial post.
- If required, type or paste the introductory information about your video.
- Click the Panopto icon to launch Panopto
- Select the correct course folder for your course. You will need to click the triangle to expand the folder. Otherwise, you will have to go back into the selection for every folder you click. Folder Path:
- All Folders
- Canvas
- Name of your course
- Assignments folder
- Click the Upload or Record tab in the Panopto window depending on how you’d like to provide the video
- For Upload, you may drag and drop or browser to a file
- Follow normal recording instructions for Record. Make sure to allow pop-ups for stlcc.hosted.panopto.com and allow access to the microphone and camera. (Panopto cookies article)
- Close the recording browser tab when Panopto indicates it is ok to do so.
- Click the Insert button on the Panopto tool in your Canvas post response to add the video to your post.
- Click the Post Reply button to submit your entry.