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share and embed icons Embedding is a great way to add content. You can embed not only the content you create but also anything online that has an embed code. Most sites have a share link, followed by an embed code you can copy. At right are some icons to help you identify share and embed links. Every site has its own way of guiding you to the embed code (the code you will copy and insert into your course page) but once you get used to hunting for embed codes you will start to see a pattern.

As noted on the What Goes Where? page, lecture videos or videos curated from the internet are typically embedded in their own pages along with contextualizing information. These video pages are then linked from the Module Overview page or other pages.

Inserting Video Embed Code into Canvas

1a.) In the Canvas rich content editor (RCE), click the the Embed icon (which looks a bit like a cloud) on the far right side (you may need to click the three dots/More menu to find it).

Screenshot of new Canvas RCE highlighting Embed button

1b.) Alternatively, you can click Insert then Embed.

Screenshot of new Canvas RCE showing Insert > Embed

2.) Either way will open a pop up window where you can paste in the embed code for the video or other media you have copied.

Screenshot of Canvas new RCE embed pop up window