Using Panopto

 

Panopto is an inclusive video suite (like Microsoft office suit.  It's main functions include

  • Video Library- like a Cornell-specific Youtube portal
  • Folder for every Moodle course that you provision (directions below)

  • Recording software

  • Online video player

  • Online video editor

This page is meant to serve as a reference of Panopto's main functions and collection of directions to set up Panopto in your Moodle pages.  Panopto’s support site provides extensive help documentation and can be searched directly if your needs are not covered below.  You can also watch a recording Panopto Basic Webinar, which briefly covers many of the below topics in 70 minutes. 

Panopto and Moodle

The Panopto Block should already be in the right-hand block drawer of a Moodle page. If not, the Panopto Block can be added as follows:

  • Open a Moodle course page

  • Make sure editing is turned on and that the right-hand block drawer is open

  • Click on "Add a block" button
  • Click on “Panopto” in the popup window

  • The block will be added to the right-hand block drawer

Provisioning Moodle course

  • Make sure that the right-hand block drawer is open
  • Click on the “Provision Course” link (this is what creates a connection between Moodle and Panopto for your course, and gives you and your students access to Panopto)

  • Click on the “Course Settings” link, and close the popup window

  • Panopto’s instructions for adding Blocks

 

Video Library

Zoom Panopto Integration

  • Once you have have a Panopto account established (provisioning the Panopto Block once is enough), Zoom cloud recordings will automatically be added to your My Folder in Panopto

    • See instructions linked above for more details instructions for what to do in Zoom or how to customize which folder in Panopto the videos are uploaded to.

Recording Videos in Panopto