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

This tutorial shows instructors how to share your video with viewers outside UWM by using a link that can be found in My Media in Canvas.

Instructions for finding the URL for videos after they’ve been uploaded to your My Media account in Canvas:

Log into Canvas.
Click on [Account] in Global Navigation (black bar).
Click on [My Media].
Identify the media that you’d like to share and click the video thumbnail or the video title. This will take you to the a page with the video and player displayed.
Click the [Share] button, locate in the upper-right side of the player window (see screenshot below).
Copy the URL located in the [Link] area and share as needed (see screenshot below).

Keywords:

My Media Canvas share your video viewers outside UWM external Canvas

Doc ID:

99248

Owned by:

Amy M. in CETL

Created:

2020-03-22

Updated:

2021-12-21

Sites:

UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning