Storing Zoom Recordings

Zoom sessions that are initiated in Canvas and recorded to the cloud will automatically be posted to the Class Recordings area in Canvas and available only to people enrolled in the Canvas site. Watch a video demonstration of the process or follow the steps below.

1. Check that both Zoom and Class Recordings are enabled on your course menu(s) in Canvas. To enable these menu options:

• Click Settings on your course menu.
• Click the Navigation tab.
• Click the Zoom and Class Recordings button(s) and drag them above the line that reads “Drag items here to hide them from students.” Or, click the three vertical dots to the right of the Zoom and Class Recordings buttons and select Enable.
• Click Save.

1. Schedule and start meetings from the Zoom area within Canvas.
2. Record to the Cloud when recording. By default, cloud recordings initiated through Canvas will automatically be posted to the Class Recordings folder and available only to people enrolled in the Canvas site.
   • It may take over an hour for long recordings to be available.
   • If you accidentally record a session that you do NOT want to share with students, delete it from the Class Recordings folder.

For class sessions recorded in Zoom without using the Canvas integration, these recordings should be moved from Zoom storage and uploaded to the Class Recordings/Panopto area in Canvas via a manual process. Once the videos have been moved to Class Recordings, they should be deleted from Zoom.

Watch a video demonstration of the process or follow the steps below.

1. Check that Class Recordings is enabled on your course menu(s) in Canvas. To enable this menu option:
   • Click Settings on your course menu.
   • Click the Navigation tab.
   • Click the Class Recordings button and drag it above the line that reads “Drag items here to hide them from students.” Or, click the three vertical dots to the right of the Class Recordings buttons and select Enable.
   • Click Save.

   

2. Start the meeting and Record to the Cloud when recording meetings through Zoom.
3. Download the recording from upenn.zoom.us. Note that it may take over an hour for long recordings to be available.
   • Click Recordings.
   • Select a recording and download the video (mp4) file.

   

4. Upload the video file (mp4) to Class Recordings in Canvas. Videos loaded here will only be available to people enrolled in the Canvas site.
   • Click the Class Recordings button on your Canvas course menu.
   • Click the Create button and then select Upload Media.