Submit a Panopto Video Assignment of Canvas Course on a Computer

  • last updated on 10 March 2025

Two Main Steps

  1. Add a video to the Assignment Folder in Panopto Recordings.
  2. During submitting the assignment, Insert the Panopto video in the "Text Entry" submission.



Step 1 - Add Video to Panopto Recordings


  1. In Course Navigation, click the Panopto Recordings link.
  2. Click the Assignment Folder Term - Course Name [assignments].
    1. The Assignment Folder should be created by your course teacher. If the folder cannot be found, please contact your course teacher.
  3. After clicking the + Create button, you can Upload Media or Record in Browser.

Upload Media

  1. Click the Upload Media link on the "Create" menu.
  2. Click the block "Choose video or audio files" to browse the video file, or drag and drop the file to the block.
  3. Click the Settings icon on the video item.
  4. Under "Session Information", click the Edit link next to the "Name", add your student name to the video title and Save.
  5. Close the popup.

Record in Browser

  1. Click the Panopto Capture link on the "Create" menu.
  2. Once you are ready, click the Record icon to start recording.
  3. After recording, add your student name to the video title.
  4. Close the browser tab.

The Panopto video would be shown under the Assignment Folder in "Panopto Recordings".




Step 2 - Submit Assignment


  1. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
  2. Click the name of the assignment.
  3. Click Start Assignment.
    (or New Attempt for resubmission)
  4. On the Rich Content Editor under "Text Entry" tab, click the App (Plug) icon.
    1. If the icon is not shown, click the   More icon to expand the tool menu.
  5. Click the Panopto Recordings link under the App (Plug) menu.
    1. If the link is not shown, click View All expand the menu.
  6. On the "Panopto Recordings" popup, Choose the added video under the course's Assignment Folder Term - Course Name [assignments]. Then click the Insert button.
  7. Click the Submit Assignment button to complete the submission.