Panopto in Canvas for teachers

Copy Panopto video between Canvas subjects

Go to the topic in Canvas where the video is published and select the Panopto Video tool.
Hover over the video you want to copy so that menu selections are visible. Press Settings.

Inside the video settings:

Select Manage in the menu list on the left. A little down the page you will find options related to copying the video (Copy video).
Select the Canvas topic you want to copy the video to, then press Create Reference Copy.

Items you can use to add a Panopto video to a module:

External tool: This may be the best choice, and you can make some adjustments to the video with options found under "Video Embed Options".
External URL: Note that it may be an advantage to uncheck "Load in new tab" when adding the link.
- Students get full screen view in new tab. Alternatively, they can click on the title above the video inside the Canvas window, if you as a teacher do not make the choice in advance.
- Any problems related to Panopto requiring third-party cookies to be accepted in the browser are avoided for the students.
Page: You can embed video with playback window (embed) on a page. This may be relevant if you want to write some text along with the video.

You can embed video with playback window (embed) on a page or in an announcement. In the text editor, there is a separate icon for Panopto Video:

In the Panopto Video tool, you can upload videos you have created, such as footage from Zoom, to a Canvas topic:

Go to the topic in Canvas, select Panopto Video [1] in the tool menu on the left, click on Create [2] and select Upload media [3].

By default in Panopto, videos are set that cannot be downloaded by students or other people who do not have teaching privileges in a subject.

If you want to allow download for students, you can do so via the settings of the Panopto folder in the course:

Published Nov. 26, 2024 3:06 PM - Last modified Mar. 17, 2026 12:33 PM