How to Submit a Video Assignment in Canvas

Overview

The following article goes over how to create recordings with Panopto and submit them as assignments in Canvas. 

Add your Panopto Recording to a Canvas Assignment

1.  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.

2. 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

3.  In the window that appears, Select App, search for, and select the Panopto tool. Note: Depending on how your organization has the Panopto tool configured, it may have a different name. 

Select App window. On it, "Panopto Video" is highlighted by a red box.

4. A window will appear that shows the embedded video selector. You have three options for embedding Panopto content. Please note: If available, you can record and edit your videos in your My Folder in Panopto; however, you will need to move the video into the course's assignment folder before submitting your video in the Canvas assignment. 

Choose: To choose an existing recording, browse through your available folders and select your video. 

Panopto recordings window. On it, the Folder selector is expanded.

Choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options and select Insert. Note: To learn more about the Video Embed Options, see Learn About the Video Embed Options in an LMS. 

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 (Fig. 4c). After adjusting the Video Embed Options, and select Insert. To learn more about the Video Embed Options, see Learn About the Video Embed Options in an LMS.  Note: Panopto will use the file name as the session name, but you can rename this while the content is uploading.

Upload tab, Embedded Video Selector in Canvas

Record: On the Record tab, select either Launch Capture to record with Panopto Capture or Launch App to record with Panopto for Windows or Panopto for Mac. Select Panopto submission window, Canvas. It is open to the Record tab, which shows the option to launch either the Desktop Application or CaptureOnce you are done, adjust the Video Embed Options and select Insert. Note: the Launch Capture option may not be available to you, depending on how your local Panopto administrator has the site set up. 

Record tab, Embedded Video Selector in Canvas. On it, the Video is uploading and the Video Embed Options and Insert buttons are highlighted by a red box.

5.  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.

6. 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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Article ID: 158055
Created
Wed 9/27/23 3:07 PM
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Tue 10/3/23 1:12 PM