The purpose of this post is to document  6 easy ways to add video to Canvas. Usually when I list things like this, I go from the easiest to the most complicated, but this time I’m going to do something a little bit different. I’m going to take my best shot at listing these from the least well-advertised to the most.

Starting right out with a method I myself did not know about until today. Canvas has quite a few unadvertised features, and each time I find out about one, I do my best to help others discover it more easily than I did. I also like to record things here in case I myself need a reminder about the details.

1. Reveal the hidden Editor Menu Bar using the keyboard shortcut ALT + F9. On some keyboards, you may need to hold down the Fn key as well as the ALT key.
   1. A new set of Editor controls should appear above the original ones. Pull down the Insert menu to find the video option. You will need to know the url of the video file (mp4, mov, ogg or webm) you wish to embed. The file should NOT be in the Canvas file system. If it is, use method 3.
2. Use the UDCapture Web Editor button.
3. Upload video to the Canvas file system and then use the Files link to embed it in your page.
   1. There may be a delay of several minutes before your uploaded video will be viewable. This is because Instructure compresses, and possibly reformats uploaded video.
   2. After compression, you may find the quality of your video unacceptable. If so, you will have to find another place to host your video, such as UDCapture, DropBox, or Google.
4. Upload video using the appropriate tab in the Video button interface.
   1. Same caveats as above.
5. Record webcam video using the ‘Record/Upload’ button in the Canvas web editor.
6. Use the YouTube Web Editor button to search for and embed YouTube video.