Selecting Texts: Videos in Databases

It is easier to embed videos in D2L if you have two windows or tabs open.

In a first window/tab:

1. Go to Films on Demand or Kanopy.
2. Locate the film (or film segment) that you want to embed in your D2L course.
3. Click on the title of the film.
4. Click on Share/Embed under the title of the films.
5. Copy the complete Embed Code.

In the second window/tab:

1. Log in to D2L.
2. Click on Content.
3. Select the Module you want to object to appear in or create a new Module.
4. Select New and then Create a File.
5. Enter a Title. D2L does not accept long titles, so enter just the first part of the title before the colon.
6. Select the Insert Stuff button.
7. Select Enter Embed Code and paste the embed code.
8. Click Next. and then click Allow.
9. Click on Insert.
10. Publish the document.

1. Log in to your D2L account.
2. Click on Content and select the Module you want to embed a Films on Demand video in.
3. Select New and then Create a File.
4. Enter a Title. D2L does not accept long titles, so enter just the first part of the title before the colon.
5. Click on the Insert Stuff button.
6. Select Films on Demand.
7. Search for a video until you find one you want to embed.
8. To embed the selected video, click the Embed button and select the Embed Small option.
9. Click on Insert.
10. Publish the document.

1. Go to Films on Demand or Kanopy.
2. Locate a video.
3. Click on the title of the video.
4. Click on the Embed Link or the Share Link below the video summary.
5. Copy the video record URL.

Films on Demand

1. Go to Films on Demand.
2. Browse the videos by clicking on MENU at the top left side of the page. In the drop down list select Browse Videos to see video topics.
3. Click on Page Link at the top of the page on the right side. Then click on "Highlight" to copy the URL.  For example, you could link to the Environmental Science Video Collection.  Unfortunately, you cannot create URLS for subtopics in a collection.

Kanopy

1. Go to Kanopy.
2. Browse the videos by clicking on the Browse dropdown menu at the top of the page to the right of the search box. You can use the  dropdown menu to narrow your results by subtopics and genres.
3. After selecting a subject, click on URL in the browser to highlight and copy the URL for a particular subject or genre. For example, you could link to the Business Skills Collection.