How to Upload Videos to ShareStream
Upload files from your computer into the Canvas course site's ShareStream
Option 1: Upload in a Page
- In the Canvas course site enter a Page
- Click on Edit
- Place the cursor inside the Text Editor in the location where you want to embed the video
- In the Text Editor toolbar select the ShareStream Media icon
- Click on Upload
- Browse on your computer to locate the video file
- Select the video file and click Open
- The file will upload into ShareStream and display as an embedded video in the page
- In the Page, click on Save
Option 2: Upload in ShareStream Course Media
- In the Canvas course site navigation select ShareStream Course Media
- Select the tab, Pick-n-Play
- Click on +Add Media and select Upload from the dropdown menu
- In the Upload area of the screen
- Option 1: Drag and drop the video file
- Option 2: Click in the upload area to browser to your computer, locate and select the video file, and click Open
- In the box, Generate Captions?, select the video and click on Generate Captions
- The video file uploads and processes
- When processing is completed, click on Publish Asset
- Students can enter ShareStream Course Media to see the video in the Pick-n-Play
You can share the video in a course module by adding a page to the module and embedding the video. See the guide, Adding a Video to a Course Page.