{"id":1018,"date":"2023-08-12T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/embedding-a-youtube-video-in-moodle\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T20:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:50:46","slug":"embedding-a-youtube-video-in-moodle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/2023\/08\/12\/embedding-a-youtube-video-in-moodle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Embedding a YouTube Video in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can include YouTube videos in your Moodle course. This tutorial will walk you through how to embed the video into your course.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To embed a video in your Moodle page, first make sure editing is turned on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/editing-on-054.png\" alt=\"Editing on\" width=\"309\" height=\"78\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/editing-on-054.png 309w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/editing-on-054-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Next, scroll to the <strong>Topic\/Section<\/strong> you wish to place the video. <strong>Click on the 3 dot icon<\/strong>, and select &#8220;<strong>Edit Section<\/strong>&#8221; to open the settings for that topic\/section.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Edit_section-98a.png\" alt=\"Edit Section\" width=\"219\" height=\"135\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can Check &#8220;<strong>Custom<\/strong>&#8221; the Use Default Section Name to change the title of the Section if you wish to do so. When you check the box, you will notice that you are able to type in the field to change the title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-568\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Custom-fdf.png\" alt=\"Custom\" width=\"660\" height=\"135\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/Custom-fdf.png 660w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/Custom-fdf-300x61.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Change the title if you wish. The default for this example is &#8216;General&#8217;. We will change it to read &#8216;Critical Self Reflection&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Next, in the summary, you may give a brief statement about the topic\/section or video if you wish. Type in a word for the video, such as &#8216;(video)&#8217;. Highlight that word and click on the <strong>link button<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/critical-self-714.png\" alt=\"Linking\" width=\"664\" height=\"244\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/critical-self-714.png 1011w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/critical-self-714-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/critical-self-714-768x283.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In another browser window, find the URL to your YouTube Video. <strong>Copy<\/strong>, and <strong>Paste<\/strong> the link into the <strong>Enter\u00a0URL<\/strong> field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>Create Link<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-570\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Link2-146.png\" alt=\"Link Part 2\" width=\"471\" height=\"492\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/Link2-146.png 471w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/Link2-146-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Save Changes<\/strong> at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-image size-full wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/save_changes-64b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"59\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Your video will now be embedded into your Moodle page, and your Section Title will be changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-572\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/link3-abf.png\" alt=\"Link Part 3\" width=\"598\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/link3-abf.png 780w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/link3-abf-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/link3-abf-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can include YouTube videos in your Moodle course. 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