Lecture Recording Methods

You can record a Zoom meeting to either the cloud or locally. I would recommend always recording to the cloud because you then do not have to worry about uploading the content in order to share it.
Once a recording is finished, you can access it by signing into harvard.zoom.us and clicking on the "Recordings" tab. Minor edits can be made here, or the video can be downloaded for more in-depth editing in Adobe Premiere or other software.
If you want to prerecord a lecture, you can start a Zoom meeting with yourself and record this.
By default, Zoom will record the active speaker and shared screen. This can be changed if you prefer an alternative layout (see link below).
The quality of the recording will only ever be as good as your internet connection, so be mindful if you have poor network quality.
Full tutorials and instructions on how to record and publish via Zoom are available on the Zoom website.

Panopto is the method of choice for MTS when recording at Harvard.
Panopto can record your screen or just your presentation (powerpoint or keynote), similar to recording via Zoom.
Panopto fully integrates into your Canvas site for easy access to recordings.
The main benefit is that it will record locally to your computer before uploading itself to Canvas, allowing for a more consistent-quality recording.
The Bok Center have a great introductory guide on how to use Panopto.
HUIT also have an easy to follow guide on how to use Panopto for lecture recordings at the HUIT website.

Powerpoint allows you to record audio and video to attach to your presentation one slide at a time.
This gives you greater control over the recording process.
After recording, you would need to self-distribute. You can upload the recording to Panopto (see above), or directly to Canvas in order to share

Open the PowerPoint that you would like to record
Click on “Slide Show” in the menu ribbon then “Record Slide Show”
You will then enter “Record Slideshow Mode.” From here, you can toggle whether or not to record either audio or video in the bottomright corner.
When you are ready to record, hit “Record.” You can choose to stop recording between each slide or continuously record through slides.
During recording, you can also annotate slides using the tools in the lower toolbar.
When you are finished, hit the “x” in the topright corner.
To save, click “File” > “Save a Copy”. Select the file format “.mp4” before saving

For instructions on how to record in PowerPoint on MacOS, see this article on the Office support website.