Video Procedure – Add Video Link to Canvas Content

Written Procedure – Add Video Link to Canvas Content

1. Copy the Link to Your My Media Video:

1. In Canvas, click Account and select My Media to go to the library of videos you uploaded to My Media.

2. Locate the video you want to link and click its title to open the video.
3. Press Play to briefly play the video, and then press Pause. Doing this makes the video's Share icon visible.
   
   

4. In the top right of the video player, click the video's Share icon . 

5. Click the Copy icon to copy the video's URL.

2. Locate the Canvas content where you want to insert the video link:

1. Open your Canvas course.

2. Navigate to the content area where want to insert the link (e.g., Pages, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, or Announcements).

3. Open the item and click Edit.

3. Add a link to the My Media video:

1. In the Canvas RCE, place your cursor where you'd like to insert the My Media video link.

2. In the RCE menu bar, click Insert > Link > External Link.
3. In the Insert Link window:
   1. Text field - Type a meaningful name for the video link. 
   2. Link field - Paste the URL to your My Media video. 

   3. Click Done.

      This is an example of how a link to a video appears in a Canvas Page.

      

4. If you have a link in the text that links to your old video saved in Canvas, delete that link.

5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

6. Click the link to ensure the video appears and plays correctly.