Kanopy

Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service that provides access to thousands of films and documentaries.  This guide will provide you with an overview of the basic and advanced features of Kanopy.

After reading this guide, you will be able to:

• create a Kanopy account
• use features of Kanopy such as creating clips and using captions
• embed Kanopy resources into D2L

About Kanopy

Kanopy provides:

• access various films by subject or title
• online access to more to thousands of films from many of the leading producers, including the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, The Video Project, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Education Resources and hundreds more
• an interface which makes it easy to watch, share, discuss and engage with films across campus
• easy way for both faculty and students to embed Kanopy in their coursework through D2L
• the opportunity to share films, create clips, or teaching playlists

Find Kanopy:

1. Go to library website: http://www.tamuc.edu/library
2. Select “Databases"
3. Select “K,” and “Kanopy" OR enter "Kanopy" in the Search for Databases search box at the top of the page
4. Search for videos or browse by subject

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