Panopto recordings can be shared using a link which you will find in the settings for the recordings. The link can be shared via email, added to a Moodle course or added to a web page. Panopto recordings can also be embedded in Moodle or any other web page. Scroll down to see an example of an embedded Panopto recording.

One way to share your Panopto recordings is to log in to your Panopto video library at go.stolaf.edu/panopto.

There are two steps to sharing a Panopto recording. First, you need to get the link by clicking the Sharing icon for the video.

Second, you need to make sure the intended people can view the recording by making an appropriate choice under Who has access.

Note that in addition to sharing individual videos, you can also share entire folders from your video library. Any video you place in a shared folder will automatically be shared with the same people or groups, saving you the work of sharing videos one at a time.

We do not recommend “Anyone at your organization” or “Anyone with the link.”

More about sharing Panopto recordings

This video provides further details about how to share Panopto folders and recordings. Note that you can click the arrow in the lower right of the video to get a larger view.

You will sometimes run into situations where a student can’t view a recording you’ve shared with them, either as a link or within Moodle. This is usually because you’ve neglected to select an appropriate sharing setting. In your Panopto video library, find the recording you want to share and hover over its icon or title. Several options will appear beneath the recording. Select the sharing icon to set or change sharing settings.

The sharing settings you choose will depend on the situation.

• If it’s just a few people, you can make sharing settings that allow specific individuals access.
• If multiple people need access, we recommend the setting “Anyone at your organization with the link.” This means that only logged-in St. Olaf users will be able to view the link.
• Using Panopto in a Moodle course, once a linkage has been established, offers much more control over who can view a recording, which Panopto manages automatically. You don’t have to use this functionality to use Panopto recordings in a Moodle course, but in many cases it is the best recommendation. Have a look at Using Panopto in Moodle for more information.

If you want to use Panopto recordings within Moodle, installing Panopto in your Moodle course offers certain advantages.

• When you select a course folder in Panopto Capture or Recorder, your recording is automatically posted to the connected Moodle course. Optionally, you can also control when a recording will become available.
• Students are presented with a list of the available recordings in the Panopto folder view.
• By default, your recordings are only available to students registered in the course. As students drop or add the course, Panopto dynamically manages access rights.
• Panopto also creates an Assignment folder, where students can use Panopto to create their own Panopto recordings such as presentations.

The essential piece of “plumbing” for linking your Moodle course with the related Panopto recordings is either the Panopto folder view tool. The obvious function is to provide links to your recordings, automatically added each time you make a new recording. But there’s a lot more than that happening behind the scenes. Adding the Panopto folder view creates a course folder on Panopto specifically linked to the course, making it easy to save your recordings directly into the course from Panopto Recorder or Capture.

Panopto also creates an access group for the recordings and automatically manages who is in the group as students add or drop the course. When you save a recording to the course folder, members of the access group automatically have viewing rights, allowing you to limit who can see the recording to students enrolled in the course. Panopto also adds any teachers on the course to the list of creators for the course.

Making the Moodle–Panopto connection

The Panopto video folder, which forges the connection between Panopto and a specific Moodle course, has been added to all the timetabled courses on the St. Olaf Moodle server. The folder is hidden by default, and will only become activated if you make it visible. Once activated, you can can later hide the video folder if you prefer, the connection between Panopto and the Moodle course will be maintained and recordings you embed elsewhere in your course will still be accessible to students in that course.

If you don’t intend to use Panopto, you can either leave the folder hidden, or delete it from your course.

If you would like to expand your understanding of how to use Panopto with Moodle, just reach out to iTech via the Help Desk.

You don’t need to use the Panopto block or folder view to add Panopto recordings to a Moodle course, but keep in mind that if you don’t use the connecter, you will have to manage the sharing settings for the recording yourself. The recommended setting in this case would be “Anyone from your organization with the link.” See Sharing and organizing your recordings elsewhere on this page for details.

In addition to providing links and embed codes as sharing options for each recording, Panopto adds a dedicated button into the Moodle editor for inserting recordings into a course.

To embed a Panopto recording into a Moodle activity or resource, anywhere you see the editor, simply expand the editor menu to show all the available tools and select the Panopto button.

In the Insert from Panopto dialog, select the recording you would like to embed, or upload a video. Panopto adds the embed code for the item to your Moodle page. You can also add whatever text or other material you want to include.