Technology Center
Recording with Panopto in Miller Classrooms
Step by Step Guide
Turn on equipment and prepare materials
- Push the “ON” button on the podium control panel to turn on the overhead projector (it may take 10 seconds or more).
- Wake up the podium computer (hit the spacebar on the keyboard).
- Prepare any documents, videos, or browser content that you plan to display on the overhead projector.
- Push the “ON” button on the podium control panel to turn on the overhead projector.
- Check podium microphone (green light should be on at the base. If not, press the button at base). If using a lapel mic, turn it on and be sure that the podium microphone is off.
- Confirm camera angle with the PTZApp (the application in the browser window that launches automatically at log-in).
- Click the orange Settings button to review the camera angle and make any desired adjustments.
Open Panopto and review settings
- Open the Panopto app.
- Sign in to Panopto using the Sign In button in the upper right.
- Click the Create New Recording
- In the Record a Session menu, confirm Primary and Secondary Sources:
- Video: AVer CAM520 Pro
- Audio: External Microphone
- Secondary 1: PS120 (screen capture monitor)
- Choose a course folder that matches your current class session.
- Change recording title as desired, i.e. “10/28/21 Class Session”
- If you are presenting a PowerPoint, check the box next to “Record PowerPoint.”
- If you are going to play video during class, check “Capture Computer Audio.”
Start your recording
- When you are ready to start recording, click the red Record button.
- Proceed with your presentation or classroom activities.If you have any private conversations with students, be sure to pause the recording and then resume when you address the whole class again.
- At the end of class or your lecture, click “Stop” to stop the recording.
Upload and edit your recording
- When the “Recording Complete” menu pops up, add a description (optional) and click “Upload.”
- Wait until the recording upload is complete (don’t close Panopto window).
- If you want to delay student access to a recording in Canvas until you have time to review and edit the recording, change the availability. *
- When you are done using the podium computer, log out.
* From the Manage Recordings menu, click the Share link, navigate to Overview in the left-hand navigation menu, scroll down to Availability, and then set the session available date and time.