Storage space on Beloit Moodle sites is very limited. For that reason, LITS staff recommends posting videos to YouTube or Google Drive, which have unlimited storage, then either linking to those videos or embedding them in your course page to share with students.
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Link to a Video Using the URL Resource
From your Moodle course page, click the Turn Editing On button in the upper right corner.
Locate the week or topic section in which you want to add the video link.
Click the Add an Activity or Resource button in the bottom right corner of the section.
From the Activity/Resource menu, scroll to the very bottom of the list and select the URL resource and click the Add button.
Input a Name for the resource.
Paste the URL or Share link into the External URL field.
Add a Description for the video.
Select any other settings you want to add (defaults should be fine for most of these settings).
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save and Return to Course bottom.
Your video link will now appear at the bottom of the week/topic section.
Embed a Video into a Page Resource
From your Moodle course page, click the Turn Editing On button in the upper right corner.
Locate the week or /topic section in which you want to add the video link.
Click the Add an Activity or Resource button in the bottom right corner of the section.
From the Activity/Resource menu, scroll to the very bottom of the list and select the Page resource and click the Add button.
Input a Name for the resource.
Add a Description for the resource.
In the Content section, click the Show More icon on the far left of the toolbar to expand the editing options.
In the More Tools bar, click the HTML <> icon on the far right to enter HTML edit mode.
Locate the embed code for the video you want to share.
Paste the video embed code between the two paragraph tags.
Example: <p><INSERT EMBED CODE HERE></br></p>
The correct code should look something like the example YouTube embed on the right.
Set any other options you want for the video page (defaults should be fine in most cases).
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save and Return to Course button.
The page resource should now appear at the bottom of the topic section.