Adding links to videos on the Streaming Server

Following Best Practices

Canvas provides a password-protected environment to allow posting of curricular materials for enrolled students, as long as Fair Use practices are followed.  IDeS staff can assist instructors in determining how best to work with content to meet their teaching goals and address Fair Use concerns.  Please read the Download Copyright Guidelines, and contact CTE staff for help in getting started.

Using the Streaming Server

Instructors can request to have video files hosted on Boston College's streaming server, so they can add links to those files within Canvas.  

  • If you are working with media owned by O'Neill Library, when your file is ready you will receive information on how to create a link.  
  • If you are working with media that you created, CTE staff can upload it and send you a link to use in Canvas.  The adjacent video and instructions below will show you the steps to create a link.

Adding your video in Canvas:

  1. Create or navigate to the page, assignment or discussion where the video will go, click Edit to open the rich content editor, and position the cursor where the video should go.
  2. Click HTML editor in the upper right corner.
  3. Paste in the code that will embed the video:
    <p><iframe src="https://…mp4" width="420" height="320"></iframe></p>
  4. Notice that the code includes a placeholder for a web address, "https://…mp4".  Replace this with the actual link you received, making sure to keep the quotation marks in place.
  5. Click Save, then click the video to confirm it plays as it should.

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