Making Media for Teaching and Learning

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• Using the Panopto Website

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  • If you are not familiar with the Panopto Website this section will give you a good overview of how to use the features.
    
    If you would like to see a Panopto video on this page in full screen mode, please click on the  icon.
    
    

    Understanding the Panopto Website (0.49 mins)

    Let’s start with how to access Panopto through your web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, or Edge). The Panopto Website is where your recorded videos will be uploaded, where you can access the video editor, search for videos and create sub-folders so you can organise your own videos in a logical way.

    
    

    
    

    Using the Search Function

    You can use the Panopto Website to search for individual videos, using the name of the video, words spoken out loud or words on the screen.  You can search all UniSA Panopto content you have access to, or in a particular folder.
    

    T the Browse tab on the left-hand menu of the Panopto Website can be used to find specific folders.  If a folder is greyed out, this means you do not have permission to access.  You can contact the Course Coordinator, or request access from Emily Wall.  In your email, please include the Course Code, and the name(s) of staff who need access to the folder.  Remember to cc the owner of the folder.
    

    
    

    Searching for an Individual Video in the Panopto Website
    (0.42 mins)

    Searching for a Folder in the Panopto Website
    (0.50 mins)

    
    

    Panopto Folders

    Every staff member has a personal ‘My Folder’ on the Panopto Website.  This is where recorded videos will be stored, and the privacy settings are automatically set to be private to you.  For any course-related videos that will be re-used, please move the video to the relevant course folder.
    
    You can create subfolders in the Panopto Website, to organise your folders into groups or topics that make sense for you.  You can then set specific permissions for your subfolder if you would like to share multiple videos with others.  You can also create subfolders in other folders that you have access to.  The below video explains what situations creating subfolders would be appropriate for.
    
    
    

    ‘My Folder’ Personal Folders in Panopto
    (1.00 mins)

    
    

    Creating a Subfolder in Panopto
    (1.12 mins)

    
    
    

    Share Settings

    Videos stored in ‘My Folder’ cannot be viewed by others, so it is a good place to store videos that have not yet been edited.  Panopto Share Settings are important to understand as if they aren’t correct, students may be unable to view your videos.  
    
    Giving other UniSA staff and students access to your video or subfolder is easy on the Panopto Website.  You can also remove access to a video or subfolder if access is no longer needed.  This short video shows you how to share access to your video content using the Panopto Website.  
    
    
    

    Understanding Panopto Share Settings
    (3.32 mins)

    This video explains the range of share settings available to you, how and when to change them, as well as what situations you won’t need to change anything.

    
    

    Giving Someone Access to a Panopto Folder
    (0.41 mins)

    This information is also shown in the 'Understanding Panopto Share Settings' video on the left, so feel free to skip this video if you feel comfortable doing so.

    
    
    

    Moving and Renaming Videos

    The Panopto Website allows you to move and copy videos to other folders, with just a few clicks.  When you move a video, the embed code stays the same so you do not have to re-embed videos in your course site.  If you copy a video, a new link and embed code will be generated.  You can then edit a copy of new video without affecting the original video, if you unlink the videos before editing.  You will be prompted to do this when you choose to edit a copied video.
    
    Videos and subfolders can be edited in just a few simple steps.  You can only rename videos and subfolders that you have access to.
    
    
    

    Copying and Moving Panopto Videos
    (1.32 mins)

    
    

    Renaming Panopto Videos and Folders
    (0.28 mins)

    
    
    

    Uploading a Video File into Panopto (0.23 mins)

    This video shows you how to upload a video to the Panopto Website (such as an mp4 file).

    
    

    
    

    Embedding Panopto Videos

    Videos can be shared with a link, or with an embed code that can be added to your learnonline site using the HTML editor. A much simpler way is to use the Panopto button in the learnonline editor, as outlined in this video.  The below videos take you through each method.
    
    
    

    Getting a Link or Embed Code from Panopto
    (1.17 mins)

    
    

    Embedding a Panopto Video in a Course Page
    (2.00 mins)

    
    
    

    Closed Captions

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    Finally, let's take a look at captioning your video using the Panopto Website.  Closed captions make your videos more accessible to students with a disability.  The first video shows you the different ways you can add automatic closed captions to your video.  Please note automatic captioning is not used for UniSA Online videos.

    Automatic captioning isn’t perfect.  Fortunately, editing the automatic closed captioning is easy to do in the Panopto Website.  The second video shows you how.
    

    Closed captions can also be downloaded.  You could then add this text as a downloadable file to your course site.  This is useful for students who are reading/writing learners.  It is also useful for students with a disability for whom videos are not suitable for their learning.
    

    
    

    Adding Automatic Captions to a Panopto Video 
    (2.31 mins)

    Editing Closed Captions in the Panopto Website 
    (0.39 mins)

    Downloading Closed Captions from a Panopto Video 
    (0.53 mins)

    
    
  • Reflection

    
    

    The questions below are based on the most common questions asked of the TIU Media team about using the Panopto Website.  These are the main takeaways from this section we would like you to remember.
    
    Choose the answer you think is correct from the options, and then click the button to see if you are correct.  Use the arrow  button to navigate through the questions.
    

    
    

    
    

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