Sharing Panopto Content Between Blackboard and Canvas

Description

When you access Panopto via Canvas you will not automatically see your Blackboard content and when you access Panopto via Blackboard you will not automatically see your Canvas content. Therefore, you must manually share the content between the two accounts.

These steps are intended for users who want to share the same Panopto content in both Blackboard and Canvas courses.

Environment

Blackboard, Canvas, Panopto

Solution 

Before you begin, please note:

All Panopto users will have two accounts, one for Blackboard and one for Canvas.

• Blackboard Panopto accounts use only your OHIO ID (bs797816).
• Canvas Panopto accounts use your complete email address (bs797816@ohio.edu).

In step #4, it is critical that you log out of all Ohio University systems before logging into Panopto. We highly recommend using two separate web browsers for this process. (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari).

1. Log in to Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
2. ​Select any course for which you are the instructor
3. In the left, white, Course Navigation Menu select Panopto Video

Note: If the Panopto Video tool is not visible in the Course Navigation menu:  

1. In the Course Navigation menu, select Settings  
2. Select the Navigation tab  
3. Under Drag items here to hide them from students, drag Panopto Video up to the Drag and drop items to reorder them…section 
4. Select Save

4. Once you see the Panopto window open in Canvas:

• Log out of all Ohio University systems in your web browser OR
• Switch web browsers completely (recommended)

5. In a new web browser window, log directly into Panopto using the link below: https://ohiouniversity.hosted.panopto.com/

• Choose “Blackboard Production” as your login method

6. In the left-side navigation menu, select Browse from
7. Under Browse, select the My Folders tab
8. In Search my folders...enter the name of any course or folder you wish to share videos from, or select it from the displayed list 

9. Once the folder opens, in the upper-right corner, select the share icon 

10. In the pop-up window, in the Add people a groups field, enter your OHIO ID and select the option with your full email address after “\unified”. This is your Canvas user profile

• Example: unified\bs797816@ohio.edu|bs797816@ohio.edu

11. In the drop-down menu to the right of your name, select Creator 
12. Under your name, toggle off the Send an email to notify people option

13. Select Save
14. Repeat Steps 7-13 for all additional folders you wish to share with your Canvas account 
15. Once all folders have been shared with your Canvas user profile, in the  upper right corner select Sign out

16. Log back into Panopto at https://ohiouniversity.hosted.panopto.com/ by selecting Canvas from the drop-down menu

17. Select Browse to view the folders that were shared from Blackboard

18. You can now add any videos from these folders to your Canvas courses

Note: If there are nested folders within your shared folders and do not see them, you will need to share those folders as well from your Blackboard user profile.

Outcome: Your Blackboard Panopto videos should now be available in Canvas.

Get Help from Canvas

• Live chat with Canvas support (Faculty) 
• Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support  
  • Dial the Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the Canvas Global Navigation Menu 
  • Contact OIT at 740-593-1222 for questions related to logging in, manually created courses, or third-party tools (Panopto, VoiceThread, Inclusive Access, etc.) 

Get Help from OIT

• Use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) ticket form to submit a help ticket 
• Visit the Technology Resources and Training page for available training 

Additional Resources 

• Canvas Basics Guide 
• Canvas Instructor Guide 
• Canvas Video Guide 
• Mobile Guides 
• Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist
• Canvas LMS Implementation updates