Faculty & Staff: How Do I Embed Canvas Studio Media in a Course?
How do I embed Canvas Studio media in a course?
In Canvas, users can embed media from Canvas Studio in any feature area with the Rich Content Editor, including Assignments, Discussions, and Pages. Media is embedded using the Studio LTI tool. You can select existing media and also upload new media through the Studio LTI tool.
When embedding media in Canvas, comments are enabled by default, but you can choose to disable comments. Regardless of comments, embedded media views are always included in analytics. Additionally, when embedding media in Canvas, the download option is disabled by default, but you can choose to enable the download option.
Embedding Media in Assignments and Discussions
If you are an instructor and embedding media in an assignment or a discussion, you may consider disabling comments. For graded assignments, inline comments are not a replacement for submissions and never display in SpeedGrader. For instance, when embedding media in a graded discussion, students could post inline comments, but to receive a grade, they would also have to post a reply to the graded discussion. The discussion reply would display in SpeedGrader for grading. However, comments could be enabled when embedding media in a No Submission or Not Graded assignment.
1. Open Rich Content Editor
Open any Canvas feature area that supports the Rich Content Editor, such as Discussions, Assignments, or Pages. Click the More External Tools icon.
Choose Studio from the dropdown menu.
2. Locate Media
By default, the page displays media from your collection. To view other collections, click the My Uploads menu [1].
To search for a video or audio file, click the Search icon [2].
Note: If you are an instructor, you can also view media uploads for your courses.
3. Upload New Media
To upload new media, click the Add button.
You can also drag and drop media into the window. You can bulk upload multiple media files at a time. The maximum file size for a media upload is 10 GB.
4. Select Media
Hover over the media you want to embed and click the Select This button.
5. Disable Comments
By default, comments are included in the embedded media file.
To disable comments in the embedded media file, click the Allow Comments toggle button.
6. Display Download Option
By default, the download option is not displayed in the embedded media file.
To display the download option in the embedded media file, click the Display Download Option toggle button.
Note: The Display Download Option toggle button only displays if you are the owner who created and uploaded the media file in Studio.
7. Embed Media
Click the Embed button.
Manage Media
Preview your embedded video in the Rich Content Editor field.
If you want to replace the existing media, delete the media from the Rich Content Editor field and click the Studio icon again.
8. Publish Media
To publish your content immediately, click the Save & Publish button [1]. To save your content as a draft, click the Save button [2].