Allowing Student Recordings in Panopto

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Faculty can create an Assignment folder in Panopto to allow students to record videos and upload to the Panopto server.

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To Enable Assignment Folder Step-by-Step Guide

Login to MyClasses Canvas and enter your desired course.
Select Panopto Recordings from left course navigation. If this is not available, refer to Enabling Panopto in Your MyClasses Course to enable it.
In the right corner, select the gear icon for Settings.
From the Overview tab, click on Create Assignments Folder. This will create a sub-folder called "[Course Name] Assignments" to store the student recordings.
The created folder will appear, and you can exit out of the information page by clicking on the X.

Students will now be able to record videos to the Assignments folder.

To Allow Students To See All Recordings Step-by-Step Guide

By default, when students upload recordings into an Assignments Panopto folder that you created, the videos will only be visible to you (the instructor) and the submitting student. If you would like students to view each other’s videos please follow the steps below:

Select Panopto Recordings and then select the assignment folder (arrow).
In the top right corner, select the gear icon for Settings.

Panopto Folder Settings
From the Settings tab, select the option “Allow viewers to see each other’s sessions.” Students will now be able to view each other’s work. Additionally, selecting "Allow viewers to make notes public" will allow students to make notes on each session.