Canvas LTI Tools - List of Multimedia Tools


Introduction

Canvas can be extended by integrating external tools. Software companies, textbook publishers, and training websites all make Canvas external tools. Some are free, others must be purchased. Virginia Tech's Canvas external tools are categorized here based on broad categories for publisher tools, collaboration tools, multimedia tools, assessment tools, accessibility tools, and tools that didn't fit into those categories. For our main article on external tools, see Canvas - Requesting and Using External Tools (LTI Tools).

Instructors can request new external tools be added to Canvas.

  • Canvas administrators and Virginia Tech's legal, IT security, and software purchasing teams must review external tools before they can be integrated.
  • Only Virginia Tech, not Canvas, can add an external tool to Canvas or to your course site.
  • Not all requests can be fulfilled. 

To be easily integrated with Canvas, external tools should be designed according to the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard. Some companies refer to external tools them as LTI tools. Canvas external tools are considered applications or apps. Canvas and some companies refer to external tools as LTI apps or external apps.

This article covers multimedia tools available in Canvas at Virginia Tech.

Contents

Instructions

Panopto

Background

  • You can integrate videos in your Canvas course sites using Panopto.
  • Panopto Video appears on the Canvas global navigation menu and Panopto Course Folder appears on your Canvas course navigation menu. 
  • Panopto can also be accessed through https://virginiatech.hosted.panopto.com (faculty/staff only, everyone else goes through Canvas). 

Panopto Video

Panopto Video in the Canvas global navigation menu allows you to quickly access your videos in My Folder and videos that are shared with you.

You can access:
  • My Folder: This folder contains your Kaltura migrations folder, which is where all your migrated videos from Kaltura are located.
  • Subscriptions: People, folder, and tags that you've subscribed to.
  • Shared with Me: Videos that were explicitly shared with you (or with a group you’re a member of).
  • Everything: All videos you have permission to access, including videos in Shared with Me, course folders, and public videos.

Panopto Course Folder

You can also access Panopto in Canvas sites as well to go directly to the Panopto Course Folder for your Canvas site. Videos added here are directly associated with the course. If you used the Kaltura Media Gallery to share course videos, this is the equivalent feature in Panopto.

Use Panopto in Canvas

See the below knowledge base articles for instructions on using Panopto.

Get help with Panopto

Virginia Tech and Panopto both support Panopto. To contact Panopto Support directly, email support@panopto.com. To contact Virginia Tech, go to the 4Help Portal, log in, and click Get Help. 

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Vimeo

Background

Use Vimeo in Canvas to share multimedia content.

Add Vimeo Videos to a Canvas Site

  1. Go to your Canvas course.
  2. Go to any Canvas assignment or post that contains the Rich Content Editor. 
  3. Click the Plugin button, then click View All.
    Image of the above instructions.
  4. Click Vimeo.
  5. Enter search terms for the video you want to add and hit Enter.
  6. Find your video from among the results and click Embed.
  7. The content will be embedded in the tool. Click Save.

Get Help with Vimeo in Canvas

Virginia Tech supports the Vimeo integration in Canvas. Go to the 4Help Portal, log in, and click Get Help. For issues directly related to your Vimeo account, contact Vimeo Support.

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YouTube

Background

Use YouTube in Canvas to share multimedia content.

Add YouTube Videos to a Canvas Site

  1. Go to your Canvas course.
  2. Go to any Canvas assignment or post that contains the Rich Content Editor. 
  3. Click the Plugin button, then click View All. 
    Image of the above instructions.
  4. Click YouTube.
  5. Enter search terms for the video you want to add and hit Enter. 
  6. Find your video from among the results and click Embed.
  7. The content will be embedded in the tool. Click Save.

Get Help with YouTube in Canvas

Virginia Tech supports the YouTube integration in Canvas. Go to the 4Help Portal, log in, and click Get Help. For issues directly related to your YouTube account, contact YouTube Support.

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