Panopto – Uploading material with a smartphone
You can upload content from your phone on iOS or Android.
Uploading on iOS
- Launch Panopto from your home screen
- Tap on the hamburger (the three horizontal lines depicting a menu) and tap “Sign In”
- If a server name has not already been entered, type coursecast.soton.ac.uk then tap on “Sign in”
- Make sure “Blackboard” is in the drop-down list, tap “Sign In” again
- Enter your normal University username and password then tap “Login”
- The Panopto app will return to the main screen. You should be able to see content for your courses. Tap the hamburger again, then tap “Record & upload”
- You may have multiple Panopto folders you are entitled to upload into. You must select the correct folder as given to you by your tutor
- First give your session a title (if it is for an assignment we highly recommend including your name and student ID in the title) then tap choose video
- Select your video and tap “Choose”
- Tap “Upload”
- Your file will upload in the foreground
Uploading on Android
- Load the Panopto application from your app drawer
- Tap on “Sign In”
- If you haven’t signed into the Panopto app before, set your Panopto site to “coursecast.soton.ac.uk” (no quotes)
- Make sure Blackboard is in the drop down menu and tap “Sign in”
- Enter your University username and password and tap “Login”
- Tap the Upload button (cloud with up arrow)
- Very important: Choose your assessment folder. After selecting your assessment folder tap “Choose video or audio files”
- Find the media file on your phone (the process for doing this depends on your phone model)
- Select the file
- The media file will upload. The stop uploading button will disappear once uploading is complete.