Moving Zoom Recordings to Panopto in Canvas

Overview

At the beginning of each quarter, all Zoom recordings made before the start of the preceding quarter will be moved to Zoom trash (a schedule and dates are available here). For instructors who have recorded asynchronous lectures in Zoom, it is recommended that the recordings be moved to Panopto, Northwestern IT’s lecture capture and video content management service. 

What recordings should you save?

Any asynchronous lectures recorded and shared through Zoom (including in Canvas courses).

What recordings should be deleted?

Synchronous class sessions or recordings where students are present. These recordings should be deleted from Zoom at the conclusion of every quarter in accordance with guidelines from the Office of the Provost.

Confirm your Panopto account

If you have a Panopto account, your existing Zoom recordings will already be available for your use in Panopto and can be moved into any of your Canvas course sites. These recordings will remain in Panopto indefinitely and can be moved or copied to Panopto folders in future Canvas courses. All future Zoom recordings will also appear in Panopto.

To confirm whether your recordings are available in Panopto, follow these steps:

  1. Go to https://northwestern.hosted.panopto.com/ Links to an external site..
  2. Select to NU ADFS login option from the dropdown menu.
  3. Enter your NetID and password.
  4. On the left hand panel, click on My Folder.
  5. Click on Meeting Recordings and locate your asynchronous lecture videos.

Screenshot of Panopto interface with the folders highlighted

If you are able to locate your Zoom recordings in Panopto, proceed to the next section below: Saving Zoom recordings in Panopto: Instructors with existing Panopto accounts.

If you do not see a Meeting Recordings folder or are unable to locate your Zoom recordings, skip to Saving Zoom recordings in Panopto: Instructors with a new Panopto account.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have created a new Panopto account, all future Zoom recordings will be backed up in your Panopto account in the My Folder > Meeting Recordings folder. While you will need to follow the Instructors with a new Panopto account instructions initially, in the future, you will follow the Instructors with existing Panopto accounts instructions to move Zoom recordings in a Panopto folder within a Canvas course. 

 

Saving Zoom recordings in Panopto: Instructors with an existing Panopto account

If you are able to locate your Zoom recordings in your Panopto account, follow these steps to make recorded lectures available to students in a Canvas course.

STEP 1: Enable Panopto in your Canvas course

To move asynchronous lecture recordings to a Canvas course, first follow these steps to enable Panopto in your Canvas course:

  1. Click on Settings in the left navigation of the Canvas course.
  2. Select the Navigation tab.
  3. Drag Panopto from the hidden section at the bottom to the visible section at the top.
  4. Click the blue Save button at the bottom of the page. (Note: Kellogg and Feinberg users will see a specific instance of Panopto for their schools.)
  5. Click on the Panopto tab on the left hand navigation to create a Panopto folder for the course.

Screenshot of Canvas's Settings showing how to activate Panopto in the side bar

STEP 2: Move your recordings to the Canvas course's Panopto folder 

Once Panopto is enabled in your Canvas site, follow these steps to move the recordings into your Canvas course's Panopto folder:

  1. Click on Panopto on the left hand course navigation
  2. Click on the name of the course
  3. Select Meetings Recordings from the menu [you may need to click My Folder in order for the Meeting Recordings folder to appear].

    Screenshot of Canvas showing Panopto's file architecture and how to connect existing content to a Canvas course

  4. Locate your lecture recording and click Settings.

    Screenshot of a single recording presented in Panopto with Settings highlighted

  5. Click on Edit next to the Meeting Recordings folder name and then on Meeting Recordings to produce the drop down menu.

    Screenshot of Panopto's video settings menu with Edit highlighted

  6. Click Canvas
  7. Select your Canvas course from the dropdown list

    Screenshot of Panopto's file architecture as seen in Canvas, with Canvas folder highlighted

  8. Click Save

    Screenshot of settings with Save highlighted

Your lecture video should now appear under the Panopto tab in Canvas.

Saving Zoom recordings in Panopto: Instructors with a new Panopto account

Follow these instructions to download your Zoom recordings and upload them to the Panopto folder in your Canvas course:

STEP 1: Download your recordings from Zoom

  1. Log in to https://northwestern.zoom.us/ Links to an external site. with your NetID and password.
  2. Click on Recordings on the left panel.
  3. Locate your asynchronous lecture recording, click More, and then Download.
  4. When complete, your recording will then appear in your computer's downloads folder.


STEP 2: Create a Panopto folder in your Canvas course

  1. Click on Settings in the left navigation of the Canvas course.
  2. Select the Navigation tab.
  3. Drag Panopto from the hidden section at the bottom to the visible section at the top.
  4. Click the blue Save button at the bottom of the page. (Note: Kellogg and Feinberg users will see a specific instance of Panopto for their schools.)
  5. Click on the Panopto tab on the left hand navigation to create a Panopto folder for the course.

Screenshot of Canvas's Settings showing how to activate Panopto in the side bar

STEP 3: Upload your Zoom recordings to the Panopto folder in your Canvas course

  1. Click on the Panopto tab in your Canvas course.
  2. Click the Create button and select Upload media.

    Screenshot of Panopto as seen in Canvas with the Create menu expanded and Upload media highlighted

  3. Click within the gray box and select your recordings in the Downloads folder of your device.
  4. Once the upload in complete, you can click the X in the pop-up box.
    Screenshot of completed file upload in Panopto

  5. Your recording should now be available in the Panopto folder of the Canvas course.

Additional options for saving Zoom recordings

If you do not already have a Panopto account and wish to save existing Zoom recordings for future use or for your own personal records, you have a few options:

Support

If you have questions or concerns about saving or re-using your Zoom recordings, please submit a support request by emailing consultant@northwestern.edu.