Issue:

If you've recorded a presentation or guest speaker in a Zoom session and want to use that recording in later semesters, you can download the recording and upload it to Panopto in either Canvas or Blackboard.
In the Zoom tool in Blackboard and Canvas, downloading recordings disabled to prevent students downloading the recordings (for FERPA privacy & WSU copyright rules).

NOTE: Be sure you don't post recordings that include sensitive information or copyrighted materials, and that you’ve removed students from recordings to comply with FERPA privacy rules. See this FAQ for guidance on FERPA and recordings.

Sections:

Downloading Zoom Recordings:

  1. Go to https://wsu.zoom.us/ click the Sign In button and enter your WSU username and password.

  2. Then click on the Recordings link on the left.
  3. Then click on the link for the video you want to download.
    a screenshot with an arrow pointing to the recording menu item in the upper left, and a circle around the name of a recording on the right.
  4. In the next page, roll your mouse over the “Shared Screen with Speaker View” recording, and click the download button (the down arrow) that appears.
  5. The video will download to your browser’s downloads folder.

Next we’ll set up Panopto and upload the video we downloaded from Zoom.


Creating a folder in Panopto that you can use to share videos to multiple classes/semesters:
These steps will create a Panopto folder that anyone can access if they have the link.

  1. Go to https://wsu.hosted.panopto.com/
  2. Click on My Folder in the left menu.
  3. Click on the Add Folder icon and enter a name for your folder, then press Return on your keyboard to create the folder.

  4. Then click on the folder you created to enter the folder.
  5. Next, click the share icon in the upper right.
    a screenshot with the share icon in the upper right circled
  6. Then in the Who Has Access area, click the dropdown menu and choose Anyone with the Link

  7. Click the Save Changes icon at the bottom of the window and then close the sharing window.


Uploading your Zoom video to Panopto:
Next we’ll upload the video from Zoom and copy the link so we can add it to Canvas or Blackboard.

  1. In the folder you created and modified the sharing setting for, click the Create button at the top of the page, and choose Upload Media.
  2. On your computer, navigate to the folder you saved your Zoom recording to (usually the Downloads folder) and drag the video to the window that appears. (you can also click the window to navigate to the file location on your computer)
    a screenshot showing the area where you can drag a file to upload it
  3. When it finishes uploading you can close the window.
    a screenshot showing the upload is complete and you can close the window while it processes
  4. To rename the video, move your mouse over the video and click the settings (gear icon) option.
  5. Then Click Edit next to the name, enter a new name, and click the save option to save your changes.
    a screenshot showing the edit button to change the file name


Sharing your Panopto video in Canvas:
There are several ways to include a Panopto video in Canvas.

First we need to copy the link from the Panopto video we want to add.

  1. Go to https://wsu.hosted.panopto.com/
  2. Find the video you want to add to Canvas.
  3. Click the video to open it, and copy the URL from the URL field.
    a screenshot showing the URL of the video while playing back

Then, Go to your Canvas Course
https://wsu.instructure.com/

Option 1: Add link to a Panopto video as an External URL item.

  1. In the Module view, create a new item by clicking the “+” in the upper right.
  2. Click the dropdown menu next to “Add” and choose the ”External URL” option.
  3. Add the URL for the video you copied to the URL field, and give the item a name.
  4. Then click the “Add Item” button in the lower right to save the item.
    a screenshot of the external URL item in Canvas with the External URL dropdown circled, and the URL field highlighted


Option 2: Add a link in the body of a Page item.
You can also add a link to a Panopto video in the body of a item like a page, or anywhere there is a text editor.

  1. In the Module view, create a new item by clicking the “+” in the upper right.
  2. Click the dropdown menu next to “Add” and choose the ”Page” option.
  3. Choose to add a New Page and name the page.
  4. Then click the “Add Item” button in the lower right to save the item.
  5. Then Edit the Page you just created by clicking the Edit button in the upper right.
  6. In the Text Editor, click the “Link to URL” option and paste your Panopto URl in the link provided.
    (You can also select some text before clicking the tool to change text into your link)

This is an example of what the 2 types look like:


Sharing your Panopto video in Blackboard:

First we need to copy the link from the Panopto video we want to add.

  1. Go to https://wsu.hosted.panopto.com/
  2. Find the video you want to add to Canvas.
  3. Click the video to open it, and copy the URL from the URL field.
    a screenshot showing the URL of the video while playing back

Then, Go to your Blackboard Course

Then create a content item.
Options would be a Web Link item, a regular content item and adding the link in the body of the item, or embedding the video in a content item.

OPTION 1: Web Link Item:

  1. In the Content area, click Build Content then choose Web Link.
    a screenshot of the build content menu with the web link item circled
  2. Name the Item, then paste the Panopto URL into the URL field.
    a screenshot of the web link item in Blackboard with the name and URL fields highlighted


OPTION 2: Create a link in the body of a content item:

  1. In the Content area, click Build Content then choose Item.
  2. Name the item, then type some text in the text area.
  3. Highlight a portion of your text and click the Insert/Edit Link button and paste the Panopto URL into the field provided.
    a screenshot with an example of a link added to the text body of a content item


OPTION 3: Embed video directly in the content body.
If you want the video to appear right in the content item, use the Mashup tool and select Panopto Video

Navigate to your My Folder where the video is shared and click the checkbox to select it.
Then insert the video and save the content item.

Here’s how they would look:
a screenshot showing the 3 examples of adding to a Blackboard course. Web link, Link in Body, and Embedded using the mashup tool.