T2MTU: Adding clip from a longer YouTube video to Canvas

by Amanda Dills
November 29, 2022

Did you know you can embed just a portion of a longer YouTube clip into Canvas? This tutorial will show you how:

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Add a Clip from a Longer YouTube Video Into Canvas

Part 1: Get customized embed code from YouTube

Step One: Select your video, and make note of when you want the clip to start and end in minutes and seconds.

Step Two: Convert your start and end times to total number of seconds. There are a few ways you can do this:

  • Use the formula total seconds = (60 x Number of Minutes) + Number of Seconds
  • Use a converter like this one.

Step Three: Open the Embed Code window, by clicking “Share” and then “Embed”

Step Four: Click the “Start at” checkbox, and add your chosen clip start time in minutes and seconds.
You should see the given embed code add “start=##” (where ## is the total number of seconds for your chosen start point).

Step Five: Double click your mouse after the number of seconds that just appeared in your embed code, so that you can add additional text. Type the following:

&end=xx

(xx = the total number of seconds for the point at the video where you want your embedded clip to end)

Step Six: Click the “Copy” button to add the full embed code to your clipboard.

Part 2: Add video clip to Canvas

Step One: Open up the page, quiz, announcement, etc. where you want to add your video clip in Edit Mode.

Step Two: Find and click the “Embed” button in the Rich Content Editor.
It looks like a cloud with two “coding” brackets, and you may have to click the 3-dot “more” menu on the right hand end of your editor controls in order to find it.

Step Three: Paste the customized embed code you copied from YouTube in the pop up box that appears, and double check that the “start=xx&end=xx” code is present. Then click Submit

Step Four: Save/Publish the edits you made to the page/quiz/assignment/announcement in Canvas, and double check that your video is playing as intended.

One Important Note:

While this method will only play your chosen clip when students click on the Play button, students WILL have the ability to view the entire video if they choose.

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