CGU Faculty have a variety of options for adding and sharing Media in their Canvas courses.

• Capture Personal Recordings - Easily record yourself or capture your screen to create and publish media (less than three minutes in length.
• YouTube - Add YouTube video content and metadata.
• Embed from OneDrive - Add your media files directly to Canvas and share with the class

Quick Capture

Open the Rich Content Editor when using one of the Canvas features which support the Editor. Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes. A similar feature is also available to faculty in the SpeedGrader feedback space.

To upload media from the toolbar, click the Media icon [1]. From the dropdown menu, select the Upload/Record Media option [2].

To view the Media icon, you may have to click the Options icon [3].

The same feature can also be accessed through the Menubar.

Click the Insert link [1]. Navigate to view the Media options [2] and select the Record/Upload Media option [3].

For more information and additional guidance, see Canvas Guides:

• How do I record media using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?

To add media from YouTube

You can use the Rich Content Editor to embed video and audio media from external resources. It is your responsibility to ensure your content is secure before you embed it in Canvas.

Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus.

To embed media from the toolbar, click the Embed icon [1].

To view the Embed icon, you may have to click the Options icon [2].

 The same feature can also be accessed through the Menubar.

To embed media using the menubar, click the Insert menu [1] and select the Embed option [2].

Paste the embed code from YouTube (or other online media source) in the Embed Code field [1]. Then click the Submit button [2].

For more information and additional guidance, see Canvas Guides:

• How do I embed media from an external source in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?

Add media from OneDrive [Instructor Only]

When editing in Canvas, place your cursor in the location for your embedded media to appear. Then, click on the plug-shaped Apps button in the rich content editor's toolbar.

The Apps button may show the Microsoft OneDrive app. If so, click to open. If not, you will click on "View All," and then locate Microsoft OneDrive from the pop-up window and select it.

Once you have selected the OneDrive app, a new popup window will open. This window will show your CGU OneDrive account. Locate the media file that you wish to embed in the course. Select it, and then click on the "Embed" button. The window will close and your media will begin to load into Canvas.

Once you save your edits in Canvas, the students who are actively enrolled in your course will be able to watch the video and use the playback features (make full-screen, rewind, pause, etc.). Students may be asked to log in to their CGU Microsoft account the first time that they access media in your Canvas site.

Note: If you rename or move your media file in OneDrive, it will no longer function in Canvas. Please maintain the same files name and location in OneDrive.