Creating and Sharing Videos in Canvas
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Or, contact the ITS Help Desk: Helpdesk@clarku.edu
Create a Video with Panopto Capture
This is the recommended method for recording a video in Canvas.
Record Your Video
Go to your Canvas course.
Click Panopto from the Course Navigation Menu (to the left)
You will see a folder at the top with a dropdown menu. The folder defaults to the current course, but you can designate a different course if you like.
STUDENTS: if you are submitting a video assignment, select the assignment folder located under the course folder that is named “Default Term – [Course title] [assignments]”:
Click the red +Create button at the top of the screen
Select Panopto Capture
A new tab will open, which is the recording screen:
Click on Audio to make sure the correct audio device is selected.
Click on Video to make sure the correct camera is selected.
If you want to share content, select which screen you want to share from.
Use the shortcut camera settings (you can choose “no camera” here).
Select additional settings.
When you’re ready, click the red Record button.
The recording will automatically process and get published to the folder you selected. You can choose to Record New, Redo, or Edit your video.
It may take some time for your video to process and upload, but once it’s ready you will see it in Panopto.
While it’s processing, it will display a white screen:
You can refresh your screen, or check back later, to view the final recording.
Edit Your Video
Click here for a quick video from Panopto about how to edit your video.
Create a Video with Zoom
You can use your computer, tablet, or smartphone (speaker or headphones required) to record a meeting in Zoom, with or without participants. Your recording will automatically be copied to a personal Meeting Recordings folder through Panopto, and can then be added to your Canvas course as a resource or an assignment.
Record Your Video
Click here to sign in to your Clark Zoom account with your Clark credentials.
Select Host from the menu at the top (to the right) to start a meeting. Select With Video On, if you wish to be seen, or Screen Share Only, if you plan to just show your screen. You may be asked to open the Zoom link and test the computer audio.
Record your meeting using the meeting controls described below.
Be sure, when prompted, that you opt for Record to the Cloud, which will send a copy directly to your My Folder in Panopto. It may take up to 24 hours for a recording to be uploaded into Panopto.
Your meeting controls are at the bottom of the Zoom screen. If you do not see them, place your cursor on the bottom of the screen and they should appear:
Here are some of the controls you may need while recording:
Mute/Unmute (in the above image, Join Audio, but you would have already joined yours) – turn your microphone on/off
Start/Stop Video – turn your camera on or off (to edit your background, click the menu)
Security - adjust settings for participants
Participants – control participant activity (click button for controls and menu to invite)
Share your screen – display your PowerPoint, etc.
Record – click when ready to record (select Record to the Cloud)
TIP: If you are recording with participants, somewhere on your Zoom screen you will see a choice to toggle between “Speaker” and “Gallery” view. “Speaker” view shows the active speaker. “Gallery” view tiles all of the meeting participants. Select “Speaker view” while recording.
Access Your Zoom Recording in Panopto
To access your Zoom recording in Panopto so that you can edit and/or move your recording to a particular course, or area within a course, follow these instructions.
Go to your Canvas course.
Select Panopto from the course navigation menu (to the left).
The Panopto page will show the main Panopto folder (there will also be a sub-folder called: CourseTitle [Assignments], where students can upload video assignments).
Click the down arrow in the box that contains the name of the course to expand the menu. You will see My Folder. Select My Folder:
You will see a series of tabs. Select Meeting Recordings to find your Zoom recording:
Move Your Zoom Recording
Once you are finished editing, you can move your recording to a course folder and add it to another area within the course.
Move To a Course Folder
Select the Settings cog underneath your title.
Select the Edit button to the right of “Folder”.
Select the arrow to the right of Folder to expand the menu.
Select the correct course folder and save.
STUDENTS: If you are a student submitting an assignment, click on the [Assignment] folder
Add a Video to an activity
If you want to add a video to an announcement, assignment instructions, a page, or a quiz, look for the green Panopto button in the Rich Content Editor (menu) when you are editing the resource and select the video:
To add a video to a Discussion:
In the discussion, click Reply.
Select the green Panopto button from the Rich Content Editor
Select the correct “[assignment]” sub-folder for your class from the menu under “Canvas Courses”
Upload your saved file, or Record:
Allow the video to process (this could take a few minutes), then select the red Insert button.
Once the video is uploaded, select the black Reply button to complete your reply.
Upload a Video from Your Personal Device
If you choose this option, you must upload it through Panopto. Do not simply upload the file to Canvas, which will be too large.
Capture your recording and save it as one of the following file types: MP4, MOV, WMV.
Go to the Canvas course and click Panopto from the course navigation menu.
Select Create, then Upload media:
Select the correct folder.
Browse to select or drag your file into the uploader:
Allow the video to process and close the window as prompted.