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Embed YouTube videos

Summary

Embed YouTube videos into Documents using the built-in tool in the text editor or by using a HTML embed code.

Relevant VLE site design principles

  • 3.4 Essential: Site and materials content is accessible.
  • 3.5 Essential: Pre-recorded videos are hosted in a streaming service and captioned accurately.
  • 3.7 Essential: Direct, descriptive links are given to open embedded content (eg. video, Padlet or Xerte objects) in full screen.

Warning

If you are using an external (ie. non-UoY) video on YouTube, you must:

  • only use videos with accurate captions (to meet accessibility requirements)
  • credit the video appropriately in your site (to meet copyright requirements)

Embed with built-in tool

  1. If needed, add a new Content block to your Document.
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  2. In the text editor, open the "Insert content" drop-down menu and select YouTube video
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  3. Search for a video title and select the video to embed.
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  4. Copy the video link (for the next step), adjust display options if needed and press Insert
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  5. In the text editor, add a link to open the video directly.
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Embed with HTML embed code

For more control over how the video is displayed, you can embed YouTube videos using a HTML embed code.

  1. Find the video you want in YouTube.
  2. CLick Share, then Embed and copy the HTML code (see YouTube's guide to embed videos for more details)
  3. In your Ultra site, use the 'Add HTML' content option and paste in the embed code (see our guide to embed content for more details).
  4. In the text editor, add a link to open the video directly.