
You can go back to your folder and follow similar steps as you would take with specific files. If you do not want to share each and every video every time it is uploaded, make the entire video folder shareable. Specify who you would like to share it with and then click on “done” to complete the process. )Ĭreate a folder in your Google Drive, and save it.Ĭhange the shared setting of this video to make it viewable by those you intend to share. (It may seem there are many steps, but you’ll become familiar with it once you tried it a few times. Here are the steps to share videos from Google Drive. Besides, you can share and replace these videos in more ways than you could with YouTube or Vimeo. In addition, with your educational account, you really do not have storage limits for video content in Google Drive. Google Drive offers some extra protection as you can share content only with those at ACU with the links. If you do not want to share your proprietary content in YouTube or Vimeo, you could also use Google Drive to share your videos. For instructions on embedding Youtube or Video videos, check here. Use “unlisted” to restrict access only to those you choose to share with. You can use YouTube or Vimeo to host your files, and then link to them or embed them in Canvas. It is best for handling one-time audio or video with a short shelf life. There is no easy way to replace or remove your videos later on as Canvas videos are handled through a third-party tool. Doing so would create issues when you copy and back up your courses for future semesters. If you have large video files to use in Canvas (or any other learning management system), ideally you do not include such files in Canvas directly.
