How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student?

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You can add a YouTube video in a discussion reply by adding the URL of the video as a link to the response.

Note: Video playback defaults to the lowest resolution quality. Users can manage video playback options in the video settings menu.

00:07: How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student? 00:12: In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link. 00:16: Click the discussion name 00:19: Click the reply button. 00:22: In the menu bar click the insert link navigate to view link options 00:26: and select the external links option. 00:30: Alternatively you can use the toolbar icons to add your link. 00:34: Click the links icon then click the external links option. 00:39: Enter the video link in the Link Field then click the done button. 00:44: View the video Linked In the rich content editor. 00:47: You can view a list of external tools from the menu bar. 00:49: Click the tools link navigate to the apps option then select 00:54: the view all option. 00:57: Alternatively, you can view your apps from the toolbar in the toolbar. 01:01: Click the app icon. 01:03: If you have previously used an external app from the rich content editor, you 01:07: can quickly open recently used apps. 01:10: To view recently used apps. Click the app icon Then 01:14: select the app you want to open. To view all apps click 01:18: the view all link 01:21: If the YouTube LTI tool does not display in your recently used applications. 01:24: You will need to select it from the list of all applications. 01:29: Click the YouTube link You can also filter menu options 01:33: using the search field. 01:36: Enter a search term in the search field then press return Mac 01:40: or enter PC on your keyboard. 01:44: To view more information about a search option. 01:46: Click the video name. 01:49: To embed the video in the rich content editor. 01:51: Click the embed button. To manage the video embed 01:55: options. Click the embed drop-down menu. 01:58: You can select to embed a video hyperlink are you can select to 02:02: embed a small medium or large version of the video in the rich content 02:06: editor. 02:09: View the embedded video in the rich content editor. 02:13: Click the reply say button to save any changes to the post made in the rich content 02:17: editor. 02:19: To view the embedded video click the play icon. 02:23: This guide covers how to link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student.

Open Discussions

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Open Discussion

Click the discussion title.

Write Reply

Create a new discussion entry by clicking the Reply text field.

Embed URL

To embed a URL in the discussion reply, click the Link icon [1] and select the External Links option [2].

Notes:

• You can also insert a link using the Insert menu options [3].
• If enabled in your course, you can link to a YouTube video from the Apps icon [4].

Insert Link

Enter the video link in the Link field [1]. Then click the Done button [2].

View Video Link

View the video link in the Rich Content Editor.

Open Apps

You can view a list of external tools from the menubar. Click the Tools link [1]. Navigate to the Apps option [2], then select the View All option [3].

Alternatively, you can view your apps from the toolbar. In the toolbar, click the App icon [4].

Note: To view the App icon, you may have to click the Options icon [5].

View Recently Used Apps

If you have previously used an external app from the Rich Content Editor, you can quickly open recently used apps.

To view recently used apps, click the App icon [1]. Then select the app you want to open [2].

To view all apps, click the View All link [3].

Open YouTube

If the YouTube LTI tool does not display in your recently used applications, you will need to select it from the list of all applications.

Click the YouTube link [1].

You can also filter menu options using the Search field [2].

Note: If the Google link does not display, the LTI may not be enabled in your course. You can still include your file by creating a hyperlink or publishing your Google content to the web and pasting the embed code in the HTML editor.

Search Videos

Enter a search term in the Search field [1]. Then press Return (Mac) or Enter (PC) on your keyboard.

To view more information about a search option, click the video name [2].

Embed Video

To embed the video in the Rich Content Editor, click the Embed button [1].

To manage the video embed options, click the Embed drop-down menu [2]. You can select to embed a video hyperlink [3], or you can select to embed a small, medium, or large version of the video in the Rich Content Editor [4].

View Embedded Video

View the embedded video in the Rich Content Editor.

Post Reply

Click the Reply button.

View Discussion Reply

View the embedded video [1], or view the video in a new browser window by clicking the link [2].