Creating & Submitting Videos for Assignments and Discussions in Canvas

Instructors may expect students to record videos of themselves as part of a discussion board or to turn in as an assignment. Students should be able to do this with any webcam enabled computer or smart phone. Please consider the University of Kentucky hardware and software recommendations here Links to an external site.. 

To reply to a discussion post with video, follow the instructions in Part A.

To record and submit a video assignment, follow the instructions in Part B.

Some of the steps will be similar. 

 

 A. Reply with Video to a Discussion Post:

5 min Video Tutorial:

 

Text Tutorial:

1. Click the "Reply" button in the discussion assignment

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2. Click the "Media Upload" button

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3. Select "Allow" when/if flash asks to use your camera

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(You may or may not need to select your camera)

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When you see a preview of the camera, adjust and click record.

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You will see an audio level on the right - make sure it doesn't go into the red too much. If you get no visible audio signal, you may need to check your camera selection/setup.

Then put a title in for your response (1) before saving (2).

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4. And then these steps to submit the video:

Enter a description of the assignment and click on "submit assignment"

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5. You should then get a success message like this and you are finished.

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 B. Submit a Video for an Assignment (either graded or ungraded):

5 min Video Tutorial:

Text Tutorial

1. In the assignment click this button below (the assignment must be setup by the teacher to allow for media uploads):

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2. Select "Allow" when/if flash asks to use your camera

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(You may or may not need to select your camera)

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When you see a preview of the camera, adjust and click record.

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You will see an audio level on the right - make sure it doesn't go into the red too much. If you get no visible audio signal, you may need to check your camera selection/setup.

Then put a title in for your response (1) before saving (2).

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3. After clicking "Save" a small box should show up in the body of the reply. You can also add text to this reply before clicking "post reply."

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4. After you post the reply you should see your video reply (like below) now in the online discussion board. If you do, you are finished!

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 C. More Help:

Here is the Canvas instructure community post (much of the same information as above) on how to record a video directly into Canvas using the Rich Text Editor:

https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/41509-how-do-i-record-a-video-using-the-rich-content-editor

 

Other Recording Methods:

It is possible to record a video separately and upload that video to a Canvas discussion or assignment. 

One easy method of recording is using the Zoom video conferencing tool to create a conference (with just you) and record your webcam or screen. Click here for instructions on how to use Zoom for video recording Links to an external site. or click here for a slightly longer video showing how to use Zoom for recording your computer screen Links to an external site. 

 

Here are other methods of recording on various devices and operating systems:

Device Operating System External Tutorials / Tools
iPhone iOS Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Google Pixel Android Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Android Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Windows Computer Windows 10 Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Windows Computer Windows 8 and 8.1 Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Windows Computer Windows 7 You will need additional software like Movie Maker Links to an external site. or software from your webcam manufacturer 
Apple Computer macOS Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Chromebook Chrome OS Tutorial Link Links to an external site.
Linux Computer Ubuntu 16.04 Tutorial Link (Video) Links to an external site.

Here is the Canvas tutorial regarding uploading a video using the Rich Text Editor.

https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212/l/48622-how-do-i-upload-a-video-using-the-rich-content-editor