Overview

Embedding YouTube videos in a Canvas page works well when mixing content such as text, images, links, and videos.

Create a new page in a module

Choose Add Page [1]
Click the [New Page] button [2]
Enter the Page Name [3]
Click the Add Item button [4]

Steps to create a new content page in a Canvas module

Add other content to your page

Add text, links, and images to your page as shown in this example
Insert a blank line for your YouTube video [1]

Search for the video in YouTube

Search for your video in YouTube and copy only the watch URL [1]
Do not include the & and following characters [2] if they display.

Search YouTube URL

Embed the video

Click the YouTube app [1] in the Rich Content Editor menu bar.

Type search text or paste the video’s URL and press return/enter [1]
If the desired video displays [2] then
Choose Embed Small [3]

Choosing Return link displays an embedded thumbnail of the video, which is especially useful for the syllabus description where top of page space is at a premium. Embed Small works best for most pages.

The video embeds in your page ready to play like this:

Be sure to click the Save button and Publish your page.