Interactive video quiz · Panopto

Interactive video quizzes for Panopto

Turn Panopto lecture recordings into graded checks for understanding. Annoto layers the quiz onto the embedded Panopto player inside your LMS or on any site, and scores reach the gradebook through LTI 1.3. Nothing in your capture pipeline changes.

Embedded Panopto playerNo change to captureLTI 1.3 grade sync
Lecture 4 · Panopto recordingQuiz · 3 questions
04:1213:40
Question · 04:12
Which phase separates the sister chromatids?
Prophase
Anaphase ✓
Telophase
Correct. Score synced to the gradebook.
What it is

What is an interactive video quiz on Panopto?

An interactive video quiz on Panopto is a set of questions pinned to timestamps on a Panopto recording. When playback reaches one, the video pauses, the learner answers, sees feedback and continues. Annoto renders the quiz inside the embedded Panopto player, so Panopto stays your system of record for capture, transcoding, captions and storage, and the recording itself is never re-uploaded or re-encoded.

Instructors write questions in the player at the moment a concept has just been explained, or let Lumo, Annoto's AI copilot, draft them from the recording. Multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, fill in the blank and open-ended questions all work, and each can carry points, feedback, retries and a time limit. The full authoring flow is on the in-video quizzes page.

InstallAnnoto attaches to embedded Panopto players
Where it playsCanvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace, Open edX, any site
GradesLTI 1.3 grade services, verified by RGSS
MigrationNone. The library stays in Panopto
How it works

From Panopto video to graded quiz in three steps

1

Embed the recording where you teach

Embed the Panopto video in a Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace or Open edX course through Annoto's LTI 1.3 tool, or on any page with the JavaScript SDK. Existing embeds pick up the layer.

2

Add questions on the timeline

Pause at the moment a concept has just been explained and drop a question, or review the draft Lumo generated from the recording. Choose pop-up or docked layout, graded or practice mode, then preview and publish.

3

Scores reach the gradebook

Quiz scores and completion pass back through LTI 1.3 grade services into the gradebook of the course the recording sits in. Outside an LMS, results leave through the REST API, webhooks or CSV export.

What you can do

A full assessment workflow inside the Panopto player

Authoring, layout, feedback, reuse and grade sync are all built into the player your learners already use. No separate quiz builder, no export step.

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Every question type

Multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, fill in the blank and open-ended. Each question can carry points, feedback, retries, a time limit and shuffled answers.

Pop-up or docked

Interrupt playback with a pop-up for a must-answer checkpoint, or dock the question beside the side panel so learners keep watching while they respond.

Instant feedback

Learners see whether they were right the moment they answer, with the instructor's explanation while the context is still on screen.

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Fast-forward lock

Require an answer before playback continues, so the key moments are never skipped at double speed.

Edit after publishing

Versioning lets you fix a question after it is live. Changes sync automatically, with no re-upload.

Reuse across courses

Copy a quiz from one course to another, including Blueprint copies, so an assessment built once scales across sections and terms.

Panopto specifics

How the quiz behaves on a Panopto library

Do we change anything in Panopto?

No. Recording, transcoding, captioning, storage and delivery keep working as they do today. Annoto attaches to embedded Panopto players, so a lecture capture library built over years becomes assessable without touching the media team's workflow. Rolling back means switching the layer off.

Can we quiz a back catalogue of recorded lectures?

Yes, and this is where Lumo earns its place. It reads the recording and proposes questions at the moments that carry each concept, which the instructor edits, reorders or deletes. A semester of recordings becomes a set of graded checkpoints in an afternoon rather than a term.

How do scores reach the gradebook?

Through LTI 1.3. Annoto runs as a standards-compliant tool in Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace and Open edX, uses the LMS grade services to pass scores back, and respects the roster and roles the LMS already defines. The Reliable Grade Sync System confirms each write instead of assuming it worked. Practice-mode quizzes stay out of the gradebook.

What does this show that Panopto viewing statistics do not?

Viewing statistics say a recording was played. Quiz results say whether the concept landed: which items most of the cohort missed, who answered correctly, how long each question took, and where attention collapsed before the question. A weak item points at the minutes just before it, which usually says more about the explanation than about the students. The Annoto vs Panopto page covers the analytics difference in depth.

Lumo AI Copilot

Lumo drafts the quiz, you decide what stays

Lumo watches the Panopto recordings and drafts questions at every level of Bloom's taxonomy, from quick recall to create-level tasks. You review, edit and publish. A back catalogue becomes assessable in an afternoon rather than a semester.

8 hrs → 5 minto build a full, Bloom-aligned quiz from one video

How auto-generated quizzes work →

Results you can act on

Know exactly how learners performed

Every answer feeds a live assessment view for each learner and for the whole cohort, and the Reliable Grade Sync System pushes scores to the gradebook and verifies each write.

  • Per learner: score, completion, correct-answer rate, time on each question, every answer given
  • Per cohort: completion, grade distribution, the items most of the group missed
  • Export by CSV or pull through the API for institutional reporting

Engagement analytics →

Questions

Interactive video quizzes on Panopto, answered

Do quiz scores reach the gradebook automatically from Panopto?
Yes. Annoto runs inside Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace and Open edX as an LTI 1.3 tool and passes quiz scores and completion back through the LMS grade services, verified by the Reliable Grade Sync System. There is no CSV export and no manual re-entry.
Can Annoto write the questions for me?
Yes. Lumo, Annoto's AI copilot, watches the Panopto recordings and drafts questions across every level of Bloom's taxonomy in minutes. You review, edit and publish. Auto-generated questions use the same formats as hand-written ones, so they are graded and passed back the same way.
Can I stop students from skipping ahead?
Yes. You can restrict fast-forwarding until learners complete the optional or mandatory questions, so they cannot skip past the checkpoints that matter. Use it for must-know material and leave it off elsewhere.
Do we have to move our videos out of Panopto?
No. Annoto attaches to your existing Panopto library through the embedded player, so there is nothing to re-record, re-upload or migrate, and your capture workflow is untouched.
Are the quizzes accessible and is the data protected?
In-video quizzes are built to be fully accessible to all learners, and the interface meets WCAG 2.1 AA. Annoto is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and supports FERPA, GDPR and DPA obligations, so the security review is usually a document exchange rather than a rebuild.
How long does a rollout take?
A pilot course is usually live within days because nothing migrates. Enable the integration, pick one course and one recording, add a handful of questions, and look at the results after two weeks. Questions survive across terms once written, so the effort compounds.
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Go deeper

Annoto for PanoptoDiscussion, notes and analytics on your Panopto lecture library.Learn more In-video quizzesQuestion types, layouts, grading policy and analytics in depth.Learn more Auto-generated quizzesLet Lumo draft a full quiz from a recording, then refine it.Learn more Annoto vs PanoptoWhere the engagement layer ends and lecture capture begins.Learn more
The same quiz layer on other platforms:KalturaMoodleCanvas

See a quiz run on your own Panopto video

Book a 20-minute demo and watch questions, feedback and grade sync work on your Panopto recordings, inside the Panopto player your learners already use.