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- Teaching & Learning
- Learning and Teaching Tools
Explains what Padlet is and how students can access a Padlet that an instructor has added to a Canvas course, either from a laptop or an iPad. Includes a video walkthrough.
- Knowledge Base
- Teaching & Learning
- Accessibility
- Captioning and Subtitles
Explains how faculty can request professional caption editing for videos used in their courses. Bowdoin's caption editors correct the automatic captions in Panopto and Zoom recordings and add punctuation, typically within 48 hours. Includes a link to the caption editing request form.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Explains how Panopto video owners can download a video from their media library as an MP4 file to share elsewhere or keep as a personal archive. Includes a walkthrough video and a note that videos must be downloaded one at a time.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Explains how to make quick edits to a video in your Panopto media library using the web-based Panopto editor, including trimming the start and end and cutting out sections from the middle. Edits are non-destructive and can be undone.
- Knowledge Base
- Chat, Communication, & Collaboration
- Zoom
- Getting Started with Zoom
Details about Bowdoin's Zoom site license — what's included, meeting capacity limits, how to request a webinar license, where cloud recordings are stored, and the dial-in audio policy.
- Knowledge Base
- Teaching & Learning
- Learning and Teaching Tools
Overview of Padlet for instructors at Bowdoin, covering how to access Padlet using Bowdoin SSO, how students access Padlets through Canvas, and where to find Padlet training resources for classroom use.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Instructions for faculty on uploading video and audio content to Panopto and embedding it in a Canvas course, including embedding via the Rich Content Editor, adding content as a Canvas Module item, and uploading directly through the Canvas-Panopto integration.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Step-by-step instructions for uploading video and audio files to the Panopto media library from a computer, either directly through the Panopto website or through a Canvas course page.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Step-by-step instructions for faculty to create an interactive quiz embedded within a Panopto video and add it to a Canvas assignment, including quiz settings and grading options.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Explains why Panopto videos get archived and provides step-by-step instructions for restoring an archived video from the Panopto website, from within a Canvas course, from a web page, or from a direct link.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Explains how Panopto automatically generates captions when a video is uploaded, how to view and enable captions in the player, how to change the captioning language for a folder, and how to edit captions for accuracy.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Panopto
Instructions for downloading a plain text transcript from a Panopto video using the interactive viewer, the embedded viewer, or video settings. Applies to all Bowdoin users with access to a captioned Panopto video.
- Knowledge Base
- Telephone, TV, & Virtual Meetings
- Television
PolarFlix is Bowdoin's on-campus movie streaming service, powered by Swank Motion Pictures and provided at no cost to students by Student Activities. This article explains what PolarFlix is, how to access it, and how to resolve common access issues.
- Knowledge Base
- Teaching & Learning
- Canvas Learning Management System
Instructions for faculty on setting up a Canvas assignment that collects Panopto video or audio submissions from students, and how to review and grade those submissions using SpeedGrader.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- General Software & Tools
Flipgrid is a video conversation app that allows you to pose a questions and gather responses as short video clips