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Embedding YouTube Videos in Canvas

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How to add YouTube Videos to Canvas

 

Add YouTube videos to your Canvas course by embedding them on a page.

Students will have quick access to the video and you will have space to introduce the video.

NOTE: Other video resources can also be added using the embed feature in Canvas.

Click here for an example of a YouTube video embedded in Canvas.

Graphic depicting a YouTube video embedded on a page in Canvas. The page is titled Video Lecture.

 


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