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Panopto: Submit A Video for Assignments

Overview

This documentation will go over how to create recordings with Panopto and submit them as assignments in Canvas. If you need to see documentation on how to create videos in Panopto, please see this documentation for Windows and Mac.

Add your Panopto Recording to a Canvas Assignment

Navigate to your course in Canvas and then to the Assignments tab on the left. Select the assignment that you need to submit.

Canvas, Courses tab. The left-hand navigation option, "Assignments" is highlighted by a red box as is an assignment. On the submission page, select the three vertical dots to expand the menu, then select the plug icon.

Text editor, Canvas. On it, the "More" menu is expanded and the plug icon is highlighted by a red box 
In the window that appears, Select App, search for, and select the Panopto Video tool.

Select App window. On it, "Panopto Video" is highlighted by a red box.  A window will appear that shows the embedded video selector. You have three options for embedding Panopto content. 

  • Choose: To choose an existing recording, browse through your available folders and select your video. Choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options and select Insert. 
Panopto recordings window. On it, the Folder selector is expanded.  

 

  • Embedded Video Selector, Canvas. On the Choose tab, a video is selected and highlighted by a red box. Upload: To upload an existing file, select the Upload tab. On this tab, drag and drop up to 100 video or audio files at a time or click to browse your computer for files, and select Insert.

    Upload tab, Embedded Video Selector in Canvas 
    Once insert has been selected, the video will appear in the assignment text editor. Complete the rest of the assignment and select Submit Assignment when you are ready to submit your assignment.

    Assignment editor, Canvas. The Panopto video is embedded in the assignment text editor and highlighted by a red box, as is the button "Submit Assignment" in the lower right hand corner. 

    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.

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