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Using MPC Library resources in Canvas: Kanopy

Linking to Kanopy Videos in Canvas

1. Take the link to Kanopy from the Library's Database page
2. Find the movie that you want your students to watch and click on it
3. From the page where you can watch the movie click on "Share" and then copy the link that is given to you:

4. Use that link in your Canvas site.

When your students click on the link to the movie from off-campus they'll see this message:

They will need to click on "Connect Now" and they'll will need to log in via Lobo Apps username and password (if they are not already logged in).

 

No other steps are needed. Please contact Glenn Tozier if you run into any issues.

Embedding a film from Kanopy in Canvas

Using the Embed code from Kanopy sometimes doesn't work well in Canvas, so to make sure to also give a link to the film to make sure that students can access it even if the embed fails.

1. Take the link to Kanopy from the Library's Database page
2. Find the movie that you want your students to watch and click on it
3. From the page where you can watch the movie click on "Share". Select "Embed" and copy the code provided.

4. Go to the page in Canvas where you want to insert the video, edit the page, select "Insert" then "Embed":

5. Paste the embed code in the provided box and click Submit:

6. Make sure to also provide a link (see instructions to the left).