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Linking to Panopto Videos in Your Learn Course
The Panopto building block for Blackboard Learn allows you to seamlessly link to your Panopto
presentations from within your Blackboard Learn courses. It also creates a single sign-on environment,
meaning Panopto uses your Blackboard Learn/Flashline credentials for authentication. This allows you
to make your presentations available only to students enrolled in your Learn course and for students to
view the presentations without any additional login required. Your course must be configured by an
administrator and you must have enabled the Panopto tools in your course before linking to any videos.
You can link to individual Panopto presentations in any content area/folder in your course or you can
provide a single link to all Panopto videos for the entire course.
Linking to Individual Panopto Presentations in Your Learn Course (Panopto Video Link)
In order to add links to your existing
Panopto presentations in a Learn
course, please follow these instructions.
1. Log into Blackboard Learn and
enter your course.
2. Navigate to the content area/
folder in which you want to place
the link to the Panopto presentation.
3. Click the Tools button at the top of
the page, then select Panopto
Video Link from the drop-down
menu.
4. Select the folder which contains
your Panopto presentation from the
Folder drop-down menu.
Katie Baer
Educational Technology Designer
Kent State University at Stark
March 2014
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5. Next, select the name of your presentation from the Lecture drop-down menu.
6. Edit the Title and Description for the presentation. This information will be included with the link to
the presentation.
7. Click the Submit button to save.
You have now created a link to
your Panopto presentation in your
Learn course. Repeat Steps 1-7 to
link any additional videos in your
course. When students click on
the Panopto link in your course,
they will be taken directly to the
presentation.
Note: If students are prompted to log into
Panopto before viewing the video, they need
to select Blackboard from the “Sign in using”
drop-down menu and then click the Sign In
button. This will pull their credentials from
their active Blackboard session.
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Linking to All Panopto Videos (Panopto Focus Content Link)
Students can access all of your Panopto videos for the course by accessing the Tools page and clicking
on the Panopto Focus Content link there. However, many instructors add a direct link to their Panopto
videos to either the course menu or to a content area/folder for convenience.
Adding the Panopto Course Tool Link to Your Course Menu
1. Log into Blackboard Learn and enter your course.
2. Click on the Plus button in the top left corner of your course
menu, then select Tool Link from the drop-down menu.
3. Type in the name of the link. Select the Panopto Course Tool
Application from the “Type” drop-down menu. Check the box to
make the link Available to Users. Then click Submit.
You have now created a link in your course menu to all Panopto presentations associated with your
Learn course. You can drag and drop the link to place it anywhere in the course menu. Students can
click on that link to view all Panopto videos in your course.
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Adding the Panopto Course Tool Link to a Content Area/Folder
1. Log into Blackboard Learn and
enter your course.
2. Navigate to the content area/
folder in which you want to
place the link to the Panopto
Course Tool
Application.
3. Click on the Tools button at the
top of the page and select More
Tools > Panopto Course Tool
Application from the dropdown menu.
4. You can change the Link Name to any title. You can add a description and set the additional
options if desired (optional). Then click the Submit button.
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You have now created a link to all Panopto presentations associated with your Learn course.
Students can click on that link to view all Panopto videos in your course.
Note: If students are prompted to log into
Panopto before viewing the video, they need
to select Blackboard from the “Sign in using”
drop-down menu and then click the Sign In
button. This will pull their credentials from
their active Blackboard session.
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