Faculty Help: Linking/Embedding Library Resources: Linking/Embedding Videos

We highly recommend that you embed the video directly into your course shell using Canvas' LTI Tool. (What is LTI?) LTI is quick and easy and has proven to be the most convenient and consistently functional method.   

1. Go to your Canvas course shell. Click the + icon to add an item.
2. In the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool.
3. Scroll until you see Feature Films. Select it. 
4. A box will open up in which you can search the Feature Films database.
5. Search for the film you'd like to use. Once you've identified it, under the Embed drop-down menu select the embed size you'd like.  
6. The LTI link will automatically be inserted into the URL field. 
7. Change the text in the Page Name field if desired.
8. Click Add Item.

By using LTI, students will not need to log in a second time.  ​ 

There are three options here: You can provide a link to the video, you can embed the video directly into your course shell, or you can use Canvas' LTI External Tool.  

To Link or Embed follow these steps:

Once you have found the YouTube video you want, click the Share icon.  Then...

...To use the Link feature:

1. Click COPY. 
2. Paste the URL in your Canvas course shell, just as you would any other link. (ie. in a Discussion, or Assignment, etc.)

...To use the Embed  feature:

1. Click Embed.
2. Copy the code provided, starting with <iframe and ending with </iframe>.
3. Go to your Canvas course shell. Make sure to have open in Edit mode whatever item (ie. Assignment, Discussion, etc.) you want the video to appear in. 
4. Click the Insert/edit media icon. 
5. Select Embed.
6. Paste the embed code in the box provided. 
7. Click OK. 

...To use the LTI External Tool:

1. Go to your Canvas course shell. Click the + icon to add an item.
2. In the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool.
3. Scroll until you see YouTube. Select it. 
4. A box will open up in which you can search YouTube for publicly viewable videos.
5. Search for the video you'd like to use. Once you've identified it, under the Embed drop-down menu select the embed size you'd like.  
6. The LTI link will automatically be inserted into the URL field. 
7. Change the text in the Page Name field if desired.
8. Click Add Item.