Digital Media Lab

Panopto Student Support

Panopto allows Xavier students to easily create short videos from your computer or mobile device and share them inside Canvas. This may be through a Canvas Assignment, Discussion Board, or similar.

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Your faculty member may have customized instructions in Canvas, check in Canvas or with your faculty member first before following any of the instructions below.

Tour of the Video Library

Take a tour of the Panopto Video Library and learn now to navigate through the options available to content creators. This will help with learning the features of and navigating both the optional Canvas sidebar navigation item and the full Panopto website more commonly used by Xavier employees.

Learn About the Features of the Video Viewer

Overview of the features available while viewing a video in a full page of your web browser. This is the interface that can be expected when clicking a link directly to a Panopto video, or when clicking the pop-out arrow (pointing to the upper right) in the embedded player. There are many additional features here which may be confusing, but can also be very powerful!

How to Use Video Search

Learn about how search works in Panopto. You can find results inside videos in words spoken, words on screen, words in slides, and more!

Video Assignments with Panopto

Start the assignment in Canvas.
In the Text Entry box select the Panopto icon . You may have to expand the menu using the More icon ⋮ on the far right of the menu above the Text Entry box.
A Panopto window will pop up over Canvas. Use the tabs across the top to either:
1. Choose a video that was previously recorded/uploaded.
2. Upload a video already recorded on your device.
3. Record a new video with Panopto.
Select and Insert a video in Panopto, then you will see it in Canvas.
Submit the assignment in Canvas.

For additional support refer to How to Submit a Video Assignment in Canvas - Panopto Support

Video Discussions with Panopto

Video Comments on Panopto Videos

You can add comments and have a threaded, time-based conversation about Panopto content. Please note that this assumes the video is being viewed in the full-page viewer, covered in Learn About the Features of the Video Viewer.

You can also use this feature to ask your faculty member or peers questions about the content, but if so make sure to review the settings covered in the video to ensure you are alerted as much (or little) as you want.

Video Discussion Boards in Canvas

Students can also watch videos from each other and provide comments or feedback in a Canvas discussion board if your faculty member has created one. Students will have access to the Panopto button while posting in a discussion board as long as your faculty member has have followed the steps to allow this within the course.

Click Reply in Canvas.
In the Text Entry box select the Panopto icon . You may have to expand the menu using the More icon ⋮ on the far right of the menu above the Text Entry box.
A Panopto window will pop up over Canvas. Use the tabs across the top to either:
1. Choose a video that was previously recorded/uploaded.
2. Upload a video already recorded on your device.
3. Record a new video with Panopto.
Select and Insert a video in Panopto, then you will see it in Canvas.
Submit the discussion board post in Canvas.