Which one to use for teaching online?
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Panopto was designed mainly for lecture capture, so it works best for creating videos that easily integrate with Blackboardan online course.
Zoom was designed for online meetings, so its features emphasize interactivity and engagement during the meeting session itself. Zoom is able to record meetings to the Zoom cloud or to your local computer.
Review the features below to determine which one is best for you.
Feature / Tool | Panopto | Zoom |
Join by phone | No | Yes |
Interactive discussions | Yes Unlimited participants Viewers can type questions in the Discussion section Webcasting has a slight time delay Does not include the same interactive features as Zoom
| Yes |
Easy sharing of recordings | Yes |
Blackboard integration Integration allows enrolled students access Email sent after recordings Share video via link Set permissions for access
| Yes |
Playback features | | Variable speed playback Search within recordings Automated captioning
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Display control | | |
User view | Users can view two screens. By default, the main screen (PC) / secondary source (Mac) is larger, but users can choose which source is larger, or display a full screen of one source.
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Chat | Yes Users can post questions and make comments via the viewer window during a LIVE broadcast Viewers can also take public and private notes during the broadcast Questions, comments and notes are stored after the broadcast
| Yes |
Breakout rooms | No | Yes |
Mobile friendly | Yes Mobile-Ready Video Platform | Yes Download the Zoom mobile app |
Recording lifespan | | Videos are automatically stored in your Panopto account (if you have logged into Panopto) The meeting host can also record to a local computer Recordings can be downloaded from the cloud or kept on a local computer
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Students can schedule and start study sessions | No | Yes |