How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student?

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Click the discussion title.

Create a new discussion entry by clicking the Reply text field.

Embed a URL link in the discussion reply by clicking the Link icon.

Paste the URL in the text box and click the Insert Link button.

Note: You can also automatically insert a YouTube video by copying and pasting the link directly into the Rich Content Editor. However, it is better to create an accessible hyperlink by typing the YouTube video title in the Rich Content Editor, highlighting the title, and then inserting the YouTube link.

View Video Link

View the video link in the Rich Content Editor.

Open Apps

You can view a list of external tools from the menubar. Click the Tools link [1]. Navigate to the Apps option [2], then select the View All option [3].

Alternatively, you can view your apps from the toolbar. In the toolbar, click the App icon [4].

Note: To view the App icon, you may have to click the Options icon [5].

View Recently Used Apps

If you have previously used an external app from the Rich Content Editor, you can quickly open recently used apps.

To view recently used apps, click the App icon [1]. Then select the app you want to open [2].

To view all apps, click the View All link [3].

Open YouTube

If the YouTube LTI tool does not display in your recently used applications, you will need to select it from the list of all applications.

Click the YouTube link [1].

You can also filter menu options using the Search field [2].

Note: If the Google link does not display, the LTI may not be enabled in your course. You can still include your file by creating a hyperlink or publishing your Google content to the web and pasting the embed code in the HTML editor.

Search Videos

Enter a search term in the Search field [1]. Then press Return (Mac) or Enter (PC) on your keyboard.

To view more information about a search option, click the video name [2].

Embed Video

To embed the video in the Rich Content Editor, click the Embed button [1].

To manage the video embed options, click the Embed drop-down menu [2]. You can select to embed a video hyperlink [3], or you can select to embed a small, medium, or large version of the video in the Rich Content Editor [4].

View Embedded Video

View the embedded video in the Rich Content Editor.

Click the Post Reply button to post your discussion reply.

The embedded media can be viewed inside the discussion post [1] or by clicking Link [2] to view the media in a new window.