Using Canvas to Create Short Videos Responses

Using Canvas to Create Short Videos Responses

Overview


Flip has been integrated into Teams Education and is no longer available as a standalone tool. Instructors can use the native recorder tool in Canvas—the Rich Text Editor—to create short video responses. This feature allows students to create short videos in response to Canvas Assignments and Discussions.


Create a video-response assignment or discussion

  • Login SPU Canvas.

  • Navigate to the Canvas course.

  • Go to Assignments from the course navigation bar.

  • Create assignment name and instruction in the Rich Text Editor.

  • Check "Media Recordings" and/or "File Uploads" as the Submission Type.

submission type
submission type
  • Set the dates and select students you would like to assign to.

  • Click Save.

For Discussions, you don't need to set a certain submission type.

 

Create a video instruction in Assignments and Discussions

As teachers, you also can use Recording feature embedded in the Rich Text Editor to create a short video instruction for your students.

  • Navigate to Assignments or Discussions from the course navigation bar in Canvas.

  • Click "+Assignment" or "+ Discussion".

  • Click "Upload/Record Media" from the toolbar of the Rich Text Editor.

upload/record media
  • Click "Record" tab.

record tab
record tab
  • You can choose different Mic or Camera from the toolbar. And click "Start Recording" to start.

start recording button
start recording button
  • You can create a File name and "Save Media" OR you can click "Start Over" to record your video again.

  • Your video is attached in the Rich Text Editor.

How students create video-responses

Respond to Assignments

  • Go to the assignment that needs to create a video response.

  • Click on "Media".

media button
media button
  • Click on the button of "Record media".

record media
record media
  • Students can choose different Mic or Camera from the toolbar. And click "Start Recording" to start.

start recording button
start recording button
  • Students can create a File name and "Save Media" OR you can click "Start Over" to record your video again.

  • Click "Submit assignment".

Respond to Discussions

  • Go to the discussion thread that needs to create a video response.

  • Click "Upload/Record Media" from the toolbar of the Rich Text Editor.

upload/record media
  • Click "Record" tab.

record tab
record tab
  • Students can choose different Mic or Camera from the toolbar. And click "Start Recording" to start.

start recording button
start recording button
  • Students can create a File name and "Save Media" OR you can click "Start Over" to record your video again.

  • Student's video is attached in the Rich Text Editor.


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