This overview video and description, How to Use Panopto with Moodle for Instructors, is a good place to start.
Author: Andrew Smith
How can I link to a Panopto video from Moodle?
Two steps:
- Provision Panopto in your Moodle course by adding the Panopto block. See How to Add the Panopto Block to Moodle Courses. After adding the Panopto block, students in the Moodle course will be able to access any video that is linked from the Moodle course without having to set share permissions for each video included in the Moodle course.
- Add a Panopto activity in Moodle. See How to Insert Panopto Video Links and Quizzes in Moodle and How to Embed Videos into a Moodle Course.
How do I move recordings from Zoom Cloud to Panopto?
For individual videos, you can download from Zoom and upload to Panopto. ITS can also set this up to be done automatically for all videos moving forward. To enable make a request from ITS.
What is the difference between the Panopto Capture and Panopto for Mac/Windows? Is it better to use the browser recorder or download the recording app?
The following chart describes some benefits/drawbacks of using each type of recorder:
| Panopto Capture (browser) | Panopto for Mac Windows (application) |
| Quick to setup and use. Works from a multitude of devicesOffers Smart Camera to track your movementOffers virtual backgrounds | Allows for offline recordingWindows application offers more settings/customizationAllows use of shortcut keys to streamline recordings |
How will I know if students are watching the videos I assign?
Panopto provides extensive usage reporting. See How to Access Folder and Video Statistics for Panopto. There are additional ways to track student engagement with your videos. Panopto has built-in ways for students to engage through discussion or by responding to quiz questions embedded in the video. See How to Use Discussions and How to Add a Quiz to a Video.
Can I Share Videos Through my Moodle Course?
Yes. The first step is to Add the Panopto Block to your Moodle course – this will automatically share any Panopto video you link to in the Moodle course with all students if you are linking to the video from within your Moodle course. If you wish to share the video using another means, such as in an email or a website, you need to set up share permissions in Panopto.
In this case, the second step is to add the course name to the share options for that folder in Panopto. Open the share options for the folder. In the ‘People and groups’ area, start typing the name of the Moodle course (e.g. Fall 2022-COSC101) and then select your course name with “Viewer” access from the matches listed. Viewer access allows students to view the videos but not create videos in that particular folder
What are my Options for Sharing Videos?
There are several share options. You can share videos with individuals with a Colgate.edu email address, with all students in a specific Moodle course, with everyone at Colgate who has the video link and with anyone outside Colgate who has the link. Please be aware that if you share with people outside of Colgate, there is no way to just limit access to a particular individual. Anyone with the video link will be able to access the video.
For more on sharing, please see Panopto’s support documentation on sharing a video, folder, or playlist.
How do I Find My Videos?
By default, most of your videos will live in your My Folder, unless you specify another location.
Panopto has a robust search feature. It searches the title, the video captions that are automatically generated from every video, as well as any text in the video that it can recognize. See How to Use Video Search and Learn About Smart Search.
Note: If you want to narrow your search to just find videos that have a specific search term in the title, there is currently no way to do that.
How do I Copy or Move a Video?
There are several ways to copy videos in Panopto. See How to Copy and Move Videos. If you make a reference copy rather than a full copy, the reference copy refers back to the original source video. If the source video is edited, the reference copy will automatically reflect the same edits. On the other hand, if you try to make edits to the reference copy, you will receive a message asking whether you would like to unlink the copy from the original so that edits made to the copy will not be reflected in the original. Learn about Video Reference Copies.
How can I organize my video content?
Creating folders is the best way to organize videos in Panopto. Information on creating folders can be found from Panopto’s support site.
For Faculty, it is recommended that you create a subfolder in My Folder for each course. This ensures that the video links will persist when you copy your Moodle course to future semesters.