How do I share a video uploaded to My Media with viewers outside Canvas?

Use the following steps to get a shareable link to your My Media video. This link can be shared with viewers both inside and outside of UWM.
1.  Go to Canvas. 
2.  Click your account > My Media.
Canvas homepage with arrow pointing to account and arrow pointing to My Media in a dropdown list.
3.  Click the video you want to share.
Arrow pointing to a video
4.  Click to briefly play the video. 
Arrow pointing to video Play button
5.  Immediately click Pause.
Arrow pointing to video's Pause button
6.  Click the Share icon.
Arrow pointing to Share icon
7.  Click the email icon, then click the copy icon to copy the video's URL. This link will work for people with UWM logins and people outside of the university. 
Email icon with a rectangle around it and a URL with a copy icon with a rectangle around it


Keywords:
share video, video url, video link 
Doc ID:
99248
Owned by:
Katherine P. in CETL
Created:
2020-03-22
Updated:
2025-04-09
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning