How To: Upload, Caption, and Submit a Video Assignment in Canvas

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This guide will walk you through uploading a video to My Media in Canvas.

Mobile Device Users (iOS & Android)
  • Canvas App: At this time, Kaltura is not fully supported in the Canvas Mobile App. iOS and Android users should log into Canvas using their device's web browser instead.
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Upload Your Video to My MediaAdd Closed Captions to Your VideoEmbed and Submit Your Video

Upload Your Video to My Media

Follow the steps below to upload your video file to My Media:

  1. Go to the Canvas Gateway login page, select either "I'm an FSW Student, Faculty, or Staff" or "I am a guest", and log in with your credentials.
  2. Click on "Account" in the Global Navigation Menu, and then select "My Media".
    Canvas Global Navigation menu showing the Account icon highlighted with a red box, opening the Account menu where the "My Media" option is highlighted with a red box.
  3. If prompted, click "Authorize" to allow Kaltura access to your Canvas account.
    Canvas authorization pop-up for Kaltura with the Authorize button highlighted
  4. Follow the "Upload media" instructions to upload your video to Kaltura.
  5. If you need to edit the Title, Description, or Tags on your video, follow the "Edit a single media" instructions.

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Add Closed Captions to Your Video

To add closed captions to your video, please follow our "Correcting the Automatic Captions" guide.

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Embed and Submit Your Video

Follow the steps below to embed and submit your video presentation to your Canvas assignment:

  1. Navigate to your course, open the assignment, and click "Start Assignment".
  2. On the Canvas Rich Content Editor toolbar, click the "Embed Kaltura Media" icon. If you do not see it, click the "More Options" icon (three vertical dots) to expand the toolbar.
    Canvas Rich Content Editor toolbar with the More Options icon (three vertical dots) and Embed Kaltura Media icon highlighted
  3. Locate your video and click "Embed".
    Embed Kaltura Media window with the "Embed" option highlighted
  4. Your presentation will now be displayed in the Rich Content Editor.
  5. Click the "Submit Assignment" button to finalize your submission.
  6. To verify that your assignment was submitted successfully, follow the Canvas guide "How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?"

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