Technology
Technology is here to serve you as an educator. These guides & resources help keep technology from being a barrier and allowing to enhance your teaching. You can email ODL-EdTech@umd.edu with questions as you have them.
If you are new to Smith, visit our Getting Started at UMD Smith guide.
Panopto is a lecture capture tool that is integrated with Canvas. It is free to download so you can record your lectures at home and on classroom computers. Get started with the Panopto FAQ.
How to Record with Panopto
- Recording Lectures in Panopto
- Panopto for Windows [video]
- Panopto for Mac [video]
Working with Panopto
- How do I upload videos to Panopto?
- How do I edit my Panopto videos?
- Adding Panopto Videos to Canvas Pages [video]
- Copying and Moving a Panopto Recording
- Enabling Closed Captioning in Panopto
- Creating an In-Video Quiz [video] / Creating an In-Video Assignment [video]
- Best Practices for Panopto Security
- Student-Specific Access to a Recording in Panopto
Zoom is a useful tool when teaching remotely, having remote guest speakers, or even having online office hours. There are further guides on Zoom available from Division of IT Support including Instructor's Zoom Guide and Waiting Room Details.
Scheduling Meetings
- Setting up Zoom in Canvas
- Scheduling a Group Zoom Meeting
- Changing Zoom Security Settings
- Adding Zoom Guests/Co-hosts
Breakout Rooms
Recordings
Zoom Tools
- Zoom Screen Share
- Using Polls in Zoom
- Smith Zoom Backgrounds (must authenticate using UMD account)
- Sharing Slides as a Virtual Background
- Live Captioning in Zoom
- Zoom Shortcuts