This support solution will walk you through how to add a recording to your Canvas course from Google Drive. If you have not yet moved your recording(s) to a Google Drive folder please review the Storing recordings in Google Drive support solution for further guidance on that process.

Below you will find two options for posting recordings to your Canvas course via Google Drive. The first option includes building a page that houses the recording within Canvas that can then be inserted into a specific module. The second option is to use the external Google Drive tool to add the recording to the specific module itself.

OPTION 1 - ADDING RECORDING TO A COURSE PAGE

OPTION 2 - ADDING RECORDING DIRECTLY TO A MODULE

OPTION 1 - ADDING RECORDING TO A COURSE PAGE

Step 1: Go to https://wakeforest.instructure.com/ and access your specific course that you are looking to add the recording to

Step 2: In your course select the "Pages" option in the left-hand menu

Step 3: On the pages screen you will now select the +Page button in the top right corner to create a new page

Note: If you would like to add this to an existing page previously created you may select that page from the list on this screen

Step 4: Within the page editor screen you will select the blue V icon for "More External Tools"

Step 5: Select the "Google Apps" option from the drop-down list

Step 6: If this is your first time using Google Apps in Canvas you will need to Authorize your account, in the window that appears select the "Authorize" button in the bottom left, if you have already authorized your Google account previously you can skip to Step 9

6B: Log in with your Wake Forest Google account

6C: Click the "Allow" button to authorize Canvas to access your Google account, if needed click the "Next" button within the window to access your Google Drive files

Step 7: The window that appears will show you your Wake Forest Google Drive folders and files, navigate those menus to find the course folder you created to store these recordings and then find the specific recording you are wanting to add

Step 8: Once you found the recording select it so it's highlighted and then select the "EMBED" button to add it to this page

Note: Once the video is added you may also add text or other content to this page using the standard tools provided

Step 9: When finished click the "Save" button to save the page, if you are ready for users to access this content you can select the "Save & Publish" button as well

Step 10: Now that the page has been created you can add it to a module, first select the "Module" menu on the left-hand side to access the course modules

Step 11: If you need to, create a new module at this time, if you already have one created, select the + icon to add new content to the module

Step 12: In the window that appears select the dropdown menu and choose the "Page" option

Step 13: In the list that appears select the page that you created that includes the embedded recording and then select the "Add Item" button

At this point, you have successfully added the page with embedded recording to your module

OPTION 2 - ADDING RECORDING DIRECTLY TO A MODULE

Step 1: Go to https://wakeforest.instructure.com/ and access your specific course that you are looking to add the recording to

Step 2: In your course select the "Modules" option in the left-hand menu

Step 3: If you need to, create a new module at this time, if you already have one created, select the + icon to add new content to the module

Step 4: In the window that appears select the dropdown menu and choose the "External Tool" option

Step 5: In the list that appears scroll to and select the "Google Drive" option

Step 6: If this is your first time using Google Apps in Canvas you will need to Authorize your account, in the window that appears select the "Authorize" button in the bottom left, if you have already authorized your Google account previously you can skip to step 9

6A: Log in with your Wake Forest Google account

6B: Click the "Allow" button to authorize Canvas to access your Google account, if needed click the "Next" button within the window to access your Google Drive files

Step 7: The window that appears will show you your Wake Forest Google Drive folders and files, navigate those menus to find the course folder you created to store these recordings and then find the specific recording you are wanting to add

Step 8: Once you found the recording select it so it's highlighted and then select the "SUBMIT" button to select this video

Step 9: Before you add the recording to the module you can update the page name that will appear if needed, then click the "Add Item" button to include the recording in your module

At this point, you have successfully added your recording(s) to your Canvas course. Please refer to our Recording and posting course videos walkthrough for additional guidance. 

If you have specific questions or encountered issues with any part of this process, please email lawhelp@wfu.edu or call our help desk at 336-758-4300.