Add Panopto Tool to Ultra Course

Panopto's Blackboard integration brings video directly to the Blackboard interface.  Instructors can add and manage their video files inside their Blackboard classroom folders.

1. Open a course where you are an instructor, and under the Details and Actions section, the left-hand navigation, select View Course & institution tools underneath Books & Tools. 

2. Select Panopto Video from the list of available tools. 

3. Once you add the Panopto tool, a Panopto Recording item will be created in your Course Content. 

This course content item will display a playlist of videos created within the course. 

Create a Video in Blackboard

Using Panopto Capture through Blackboard is a quick and simple way to create your videos. Use the Panopto Video tool found in Books & Tools to create a folder to save your class videos to.

Add Panopto Tool to your Course
If the Panopto tool is not added to your course, see the separate section on Add Panopto Tool to Ultra Course. 
 

Get Started Embedding Your Video

1. Go to the Course Content section of Blackboard and click the purple plus sign where you want to add content, and select Content Market
   
    
2. Scroll down to where you see a tool called Panopto Video (Deep Linking Tool)
   
    
3. The default folder created for your Panopto course will open, and you can select Choose a Video, Upload a Video, or Record a Video
4. To record a video in Blackboard
   a. Click Record
   b. Name your recording
   c. Click Launch Capture to begin recording in your browser
   
    

Set up to record your video

1. Use the Audio button to select which microphone you would like to use
   a. Try talking and make sure your microphone is being picked up
2. Use the Video button to select a webcam
   a. You can switch webcams to choose one or add to have multiple active.  (This is useful for showing both your webcam and a Ziggi document camera)
3. The Screens and Apps button will let you choose to share an entire screen or select a specific window like PowerPoint to record.  The window must be open – not minimized- for the recording to work.  Click the box to share audio if you want to share audio (i.e., YouTube video).
4. Click on the Settings icon,
   a. If you want Picture in Picture only, choose Stream Output= Combine all streams into one
   b. If you want Picture in Picture recording, Choose video layout=Picture in Picture
   c. Choose a background (optional)
5. Click the red record button to start recording
   • You don’t have to see the recording window for it to continue recording; pull up your PowerPoint, document, or another resource you want to share in your recording
6. When finished recording, navigate back to the recording window, and click the red square button

Save your Recording

1. After you finish recording, you can view the video
   a. Record New: This will let you start a new video
   b. Redo: This will let you re-record your current video
2. Enter the name for your video
3. You can select which folder to save your video in
4. Optional: you can include a brief description of what the video is about
5. The top left corner of the window will tell you when it is safe to log off or close the browser
   
6. Once the video is done rendering, click Insert to add the video to your Course Content
   

Video Demonstration: