Center for Teaching and Learning
Student Panopto
Panopto offers a secure and robust media streaming solution perfectly suited for educational environments, functioning similarly to the familiar YouTube but with a critical advantage: seamless integration with Blackboard. This means educators can effortlessly upload, manage, and share video content directly within their courses, enhancing student engagement and providing flexible learning opportunities. To help you get the most out of this powerful platform, a comprehensive set of tutorials is available. These resources are designed to walk you through every aspect of Panopto, from basic uploading to more advanced features, ensuring you can confidently leverage its capabilities.
This tutorial will show you how to find and view Panopto recordings in Blackboard. When a Blackboard course has been provisioned to Panopto, the Instructor(s) of the course are granted Creator access to Panopto, and Students in the course are granted Viewer access. Panopto recordings and webcasts automatically publish to the associated Blackboard course, and can be embedded directly into Blackboard by an Instructor.
Open the How to Find and View Panopto Recordings in Blackboard web tutorial for Original or Ultra Course View to learn more.
This tutorial will show you how to view Panopto videos using a mobile device using the Blackboard Learn app. Students will not need to download the Panopto app.
Open the How to Access Panopto on Mobile Device web tutorial web tutorial to learn more.
This tutorial will show you the features of Panopto’s interactive viewer.
Open the Learn About the Features of the Video Viewer web tutorial to learn more.
This tutorial will show you how to add, edit, delete, and reply to comments made in the Discussion tab.
Open the How to Use Discussions in Videos web tutorial to learn more.
This tutorial will show you how to submit a Panopto Quiz in Blackboard.
Open the How to Submit a Panopto Quiz in Blackboard web tutorial or review the How to Take a Quiz video tutorial to learn more.
This tutorial will show you how you can add, view, and edit bookmarks. Panopto users can add time-stamped bookmarks to videos as way to easily return to sections of a video that they need to reference in the future.
Open the How to Create and Access Bookmarks web tutorial to learn more.
This tutorial will show you accessibility features that allows users to easily navigate and read the Panopto web interface. The web interface supports screen readers for all available creator and viewer interfaces. The web interface also support keyboard access, allowing you to use the tab key to access all available functions. All sessions fully support adding and displaying captions.
Open the Learn About Accessibility Features web tutorial to learn more.
Staying current with the latest Panopto software updates is crucial for maximizing the platform's potential and ensuring a seamless user experience. These updates often include new features and functionalities designed to improve recording quality, video editing capabilities, and overall accessibility. Updates typically incorporate bug fixes and performance enhancements, resulting in a more stable and reliable platform.
Open the Client Application Upgrade Policy web tutorial to learn more.
Contact Us
- Center for Teaching & Learning
- Governors State University - C Building
- 708-534-4115
- blackboard@govst.edu