A Video activity plays a video for the whole group on the shared screen. Videos can be any length, but we recommend short ones, with activities in between that get the group talking about what they saw.
Tip: Follow a video with a discussion or a Note, so learners can connect it to their own work.
How to add a Video activity
In the section you want, click Add content > View all activities…, and then choose Video. Then upload a video, or add one from YouTube or Vimeo.
Upload a video
Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file of up to 2GB. It uploads and processes in the background, and you can add it to the activity once it's ready.
Add a video from YouTube or Vimeo
In the media library, open the YouTube/Vimeo tab.
Paste the video's full address. For Vimeo, use the address with just the video's number after vimeo.com, such as https://vimeo.com/140655611.
Click Add to media library, and then select the video to add it to the activity.
The video has to be viewable by anyone with the link:
YouTube: In YouTube Studio, set the video's visibility to Unlisted or Public, not Private.
Vimeo: In the video's privacy settings, choose Public or Hide from Vimeo. Hide from Vimeo is only available on paid Vimeo plans.
Once you've added a video, add a headline and description. Time allocated in the options panel is set automatically from the video's length.
When to use the Video activity
To introduce a new idea or piece of content.
To bring the group back to a topic.
To share an idea from an expert.
For more about media, see Managing media content. To add captions, see Subtitles.
If your organization translates its experiences, you can add a different video for each language. See Using media in other languages.