Library Guides: Adding Library Resources to MyCanvas: Embed Films on Demand Videos

Overview

Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary video database. Contains thousands of documentary and educational videos from a wide variety of producers, such as the BBC, National Geographic, PBS, and TED.

Note: To save time and ensure that you are embedding the correct video, perform a search in the Films on Demand database before searching for content within MyCanvas. You will then have the title of the video and can search for it directly when using the app.

How To Embed an FOD Video

Navigate to the Course and Page in MyCanvas where you want to add Films on Demand content and click on the Edit button.

Click the Edit button

Click on Tools in the editor and select the Apps option, then View All.

Choose Tools from the menu bar and then Apps/View All

Click on the Apps option in the toolbar and select View All.

Note: If you have embedded Films on Demand content in your courses previously, the option will appear automatically.

Click on the Films on Demand option. A box will open containing a search field. Enter the title of the video or keywords into the box and click on the Search button.

Enter your search in the box that appears

Note: To save time and ensure that you are embedding the correct video, perform a search in the Films on Demand database before searching for content within Canvas. You will then have the title of the video and can search for it directly when using the app.

A list of search results will appear. Use the Filters to refine your search if needed and click the Update Results button.

Filter your results if needed

To embed a video click on the Embed button and select a size.

Select a video, click the Embed button and choose a size

The video will appear on the page. To complete the embedding process, click on the Save button.

Save the page

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