MiVideo: How Students Can Embed a Video As A Discussion Reply in Canvas

Environment

Canvas
Discussions

Issue

Upload MiVideo media to a discussion reply within Canvas. 

Video Demo

How to Embed Video as a Canvas Discussion Reply

Resolution

1. Upload media to My Media (skip this section if your media has already been uploaded)

Add media to your My Media library by navigating to Account > My Media > Add New and selecting one of the following options:

  • If you have a video ready to upload select Media Upload.
    • Make sure you get the success message before leaving the page. If you edit the title or description click the Save button.
  • For quick recordings using your browser select Express Screen Capture
    • Express Capture is a browser-based webcam and audio recorder that will also record the screen.
    • When prompted, make sure to allow umich.instructure.com to use your camera and microphone.
    • Recommended only for short recordings.
    • After recording, select Download a copy for backup, then select Use This to upload the recording to My Media.
    • See the Using Kaltura Express Capture article.
  • To use the ​Kaltura Screen, Camera, and Audio Recording software application select Kaltura Capture
    • Kaltura Capture is a free software application for Mac and Windows. It will record your screen/Powerpoint presentation as well as webcam/audio. 
    • After recording, select the Save & Upload option to upload to My Media.
    • See the Using Kaltura Capture article. 

Tip: See the Video Editor article for more information on.editing your video (trim, chop, and splice) once it has been uploaded to My Media.

2. Submit Discussion Reply

MiVideo media can be embedded into the Rich Text Editor.

  1. Go to the discussion in Canvas and click the Reply button. In the Canvas text editor, you can add any text you want to, then embed your video.
  2. To embed media, select the MiVideo icon in the second row of toolbar buttons. If you do not see the MiVideo icon, click the triple dots icon.
  3. Select the My Media tab.
  4. Click the Embed button next to the video you want to submit.

Tip: If your course is using Annoto for in-video comments, click the gear icon next to the video you want to submit and select a Max Embed Size of 960 x 540 or larger.

Tip: You can submit a video that is still processing. Processing will run in the background.

  1. Click the Reply button to submit.

Questions

For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center

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