Steps for Recording Classes and Sharing Lecture Videos

Recording Classes/Lecture Videos

To record videos, whether inside or outside the classroom, faculty have the option of using Zoom or Panopto. Faculty can designate that recordings are automatically shared with the entire class or remain private until shared individually. All videos recorded are subject to the Zoom Retention Policy and/or Panopto Retention Policy.


Pre-requisites: Ensure you have enabled both Zoom 2.0 and Panopto in your course navigation and have clicked on Panopto to activate the course folder.

  1. Click Zoom 2.0 from your Canvas course and schedule a meeting
    This can be a one-time meeting or a recurring meeting
  2. Launch the meeting and Record to the cloud
    Share your screen in Zoom to ensure it appears in the recording
    You can enable the meeting to automatically record to the cloud when scheduling or click record to the cloud once the meeting has begun.

Once the recording has finished processing, it will be found in your Panopto course folder where it will be accessible by all enrolled in your course.

Please Note: If recording in the classroom, you must launch the Zoom meeting on the classroom computer to take advantage of the room’s AV equipment. To learn more about the technology in your room, visit https://smu.edu/stable and use the View Room Details search.

For more information on how to use Zoom, visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide

If you want to record a video that is not automatically shared with your entire class, you can set the meeting to record to your private folder (My Folder) or to a subfolder within My Folder.

  1. Schedule a Zoom meeting outside of your Canvas course (i.e., do not use Zoom 2.0; use the SMU Zoom website or desktop app)
    Make note of the Meeting ID
  2. Sign in to Panopto
  3. If using a new subfolder inside My Folder, be sure it is created.
    To create a subfolder within My Folder, open My Folder, click add a folder, type the folder’s name, press enter.
  4. Click your initials in the top right of the Panopto website and select User Settings
  5. Underneath the Meeting Import Settings, click Add New
  6. Enter the Zoom Meeting ID in the text box (with no spaces). Select My Folder or a subfolder within My Folder from the dropdown menu. Click Save.
  7. Launch the meeting and Record to the cloud
    Share your screen in Zoom to ensure it appears in the recording
    You can enable the meeting to automatically record to the cloud when scheduling or click record to the cloud once the meeting has begun.
  8. Once the recording has finished processing, it will be found in the designated Panopto folder.

    Please Note: If recording in the classroom, you must launch the Zoom meeting on the classroom computer to take advantage of the room’s AV equipment. To learn more about the technology in your room, visit https://smu.edu/stable and use the View Room Details search.

    For more information on how to use Zoom, visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guidehttps://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide

    To share a private video, see ’Sharing Panopto Videos’ below.

Pre-requisites: Enable your Panopto course folder by clicking on Panopto in the left-hand navigation of your course.

  1. Open Panopto in your Canvas course
  2. Click the Create button, select Panopto for Windows or Panopto for Mac.
    If you do not have the application installed, you will be prompted to download.
  3. In the Folder selection, you should see your course folder.
  4. Select the appropriate camera, microphone, and screen share options
  5. Click Record.
  6. When finished recording, click Stop.
  7. Click Upload on the prompt that appears. Wait for the upload to complete (under 1 minute) and close the page.

Once the recording has finished processing, it will be found in your Panopto course folder where it will be accessible by all enrolled in your course.

Please Note: If recording in the classroom, you must open Panopto on the classroom computer to take advantage of the room’s AV equipment. To learn more about the technology in your room, visit https://smu.edu/stable and use the View Room Details search.

For more information on how to use Panopto, visit https://support.panopto.com/s/article/basic-recording-1https://support.panopto.com/s/article/basic-recording-1

  1. Sign in to Panopto and navigate to My Folder (or a subfolder within My Folder)
  2. Click the Create button, select Panopto for Windows or Panopto for Mac.
    If you do not have the application installed, you will be prompted to download.
  3. Select the appropriate camera, microphone, and screen share options
  4. Click Record
  5. When finished recording, click Stop.
  6. Click Upload on the prompt that appears. Wait for the upload to complete (under 1 minute) and close the page.

Once the recording has finished processing, it will be found in the designated Panopto folder.

Please Note: If recording in the classroom, you must open Panopto on the classroom computer to take advantage of the room’s AV equipment. To learn more about the technology in your room, visit https://smu.edu/stable and use the View Room Details search.

For more information on how to use Panopto, visit https://support.panopto.com/s/article/basic-recording-1

To share a private video, see ’Sharing Panopto Videos’ below.

Pre-requisites: Must use Zoom meeting in order to record using the DTEN. Please see above instructions for how to schedule your Zoom meeting to either share with your students or to remain private.

  1. Launch the Zoom meeting on the lectern computer. When prompted, DO NOT JOIN AUDIO.
  2. On the DTEN, select Join a Meeting. Enter the Meeting ID and click Join.
    • If the meeting is password protected, you will be prompted to enter the password.
    • If the meeting has a waiting room enabled, you will need to allow the DTEN to join from the lectern computer.
  3. Tap the DTEN to ensure the microphone is ON.
  4. Share screen from the lectern computer to display on the DTEN and ensure it appears on the recording.

    Please Note: If your Zoom recording settings are to record active speaker, your recording will only capture the video from the DTEN. If you’d like to instead capture the instructor facing camera, please adjust the settings:

    1. Login to Zoom.
    2. Click Settings.
    3. Choose the Recording tab.
    4. Deselect “Record active speaker with shared screen” and “Record gallery view with shared screen.”
    5. Select “Record active speaker, gallery view and shared screen separately” and select all 3 options for Active speaker, Gallery View, and Shared Screen.

For more information on how to use Zoom, visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide


Sharing Panopto Videos

All videos that appear in the official course folder are automatically shared with everyone enrolled in your course. Viewers are not able to share these videos with others.

To share a video that is located elsewhere in Panopto with your entire course, move or copy the video to the course folder.

To MOVE a video to the course folder so that it is accessible by those enrolled:
  1. From the video, click Settings.
  2. To the right of Folder, click Edit.
  3. Using the dropdown menu, drill down to your course folder:
    SMU > Your school/college > Current Semester.
  4. Select the folder for your course.
  5. Click Save.
To COPY a video to the course folder so that it is accessible by those enrolled and also remains in its current location:
  1. From the video, click Settings.
  2. In the left-hand menu, select Manage.
  3. In the Copy Video section, use the dropdown menu to drill down to your course folder:
    SMU > Your school/college > Current Semester.
  4. Select the folder for your course.
  5. Click Create Reference Copy.

  1. From the video, click Share.
  2. Enter the viewers’ email address or SMU ID into the “Add people and groups” field and select them when they appear in the list.
  3. Click Send.

Please Note: Sharing this way ensures the video cannot be sent to others.

Panopto videos can be shared via link, however this makes them more easily shareable.

  1. From the video, click Share
  2. Underneath Who can access this video, click Change
  3. Select Your Organization (unlisted)
  4. Copy the link and share it accordingly

Please Note: When designated as Your Organization (unlisted) anyone who has the link and is signed in to SMU Panopto/Canvas can access your video.

  1. From the video, click Share.
  2. Underneath Who can access this video, click Change.
  3. Select Public (unlisted).
  4. Copy the link and share it accordingly.

Please Note: When designated as Public (unlisted) anyone who has the link can access your video.

The sharing designation of Your Organization pushes your video to all SMU users’ “Everything” folder in Panopto. Using this option is not recommended.

For more information on Panopto sharing, visit support.panopto.com/s/article/Share-a-Video.