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How to use Kaltura for Canvas Assignments

This document explains the process of using Kaltura to complete Assignments in Canvas from the download process to submission.

To get started using Kaltura, you will first need to make sure you have Kaltura Capture installed on your computer. To download the Kaltura Capture tool, go to Account on the gray navigation bar in Canvas, and then select My Media from the menu:

Canvas main navigation with Account > My Media selected

Once you've opened My Media, you will your personal media channel. This houses all of the media you've made using Kaltura. If you've never used the Kaltura Capture tool before, this section might be empty, and that's okay! You can download the Kaltura Capture tool by clicking the blue Add New button and selecting Kaltura Capture:

From the My Media page, click on the blue Add New button and launch the Kaltura Capture option.

Note: You can also upload existing video and/or audio files to your My Media using the Media Upload option. 

Once you've selected Kaltura Capture, you will be prompted to download the application. You can select either Windows or Mac:

Once you've selected Kaltura Capture, the recorder will either launch automatically, or you'll be prompted to download the application for Windows or Mac.

Note: If you've already installed Kaltura Capture on your computer, clicking the Kaltura Capture button will launch the application automatically. 

Once you've installed Kaltura Capture, you'll be able to begin recording. When the application launches, you'll see all of your different recording options on the Kaltura recorder, depending on what devices you have enabled: 

The recorder has four buttons. A start recording button, and then three buttons to turn your webcam, microphone, and screen on or off for recording purposes.

By default, you'll see a camera icon, screen icon, and microphone icon. If the button is grayed out with a line through it, that means that particular tool is turned off. If the icon is blue, you'll be able to select which output to use (if you have more than one). When you record your computer screen, you can also indicate whether you want to record a full screen or only a specific area on the screen. 

When you're ready to start your recording, click on the big red button. You'll get a three second countdown before your recording officially begins. The recorder will minimize to the bottom right of your screen, and you'll see a few different options on the recorder:

Once the recorder has started, you have a stop button, pause button, cancel button, and then an annotation tool to draw directly on your screen while you record.

At any point, you can pause the recording by clicking on the red button. This will keep your video/audio in tact but give you time to advance a slide or catch your breath. When you click the red button again, the recording will immediately start, and you will not get the same three second countdown you had initially. All the way to the right of the recorder, there's a pencil icon. This allows you to annotate directly on your computer screen. 

The gray X icon deletes your recording immediately, and the gray square icon is how to stop the recording to either save it or delete it once you've reviewed it. Once you've stopped your recording, a new preview window will launch in Kaltura:

Once you've stopped your recording, the Kaltura Capture menu will open and prompt you to title your video. You can also preview the video on this page before uploading it to My Media.

You'll see the default title of your media (the generic name and date/time of recording) as well as a preview of the full video/audio. Give the media a new, more specific title, and then you can either hit Delete to remove it from your media library, Save to store the video in Kaltura on your desktop for a later upload, or Save & Upload to send the video to your My Media in Canvas. (To submit the video in Canvas, you will need to use Save & Upload so the video is stored in My Media.)

Depending on the length of your media, it may take a little while for the content to appear back in Canvas under your My Media page, but it will appear at the top once it's done processing:

Back on the My Media tab in Canvas, your new media files will appear once they've uploaded.

If you want to edit your uploaded media, you can do that by clicking on the title of whatever media you want to edit. This will let you rename the content, trim it, and more. 

Once you're satisfied with your media, it's time to submit the file in Canvas. Navigate to your assignment. You'll notice that the Assignment Type says "a text entry box" and that's because you need access to the Canvas rich text editor to submit your Kaltura file:

Click on the green Submit Assignment button to open your Canvas assignment and access the rich text editor.

Once you click Submit Assignment the rich text editor will open. Next, navigate to the blue v icon called More External Tools. 

In the rich text editor, there's a v-shaped tool called More External Tools. The My Media button is included in that menu.

After you click on More External Tools, you'll see an option called My Media. Click on that button to bring up your Kaltura My Media:

Click on My Media to access your media content within Canvas.

Next to each video, you'll see a blue </> Embed button. Clicking that button will embed the media file of your choice into the Canvas rich text editor:

Canvas will launch your My Media, and you'll be able to click on the "Embed" button next to the media of your choice to embed it into the Canvas page.

Once your media is embedded, you'll be taken back to the rich text editor, and the content will appear embedded on the Canvas page:

The embedded media will appear in your Canvas rich text editor.

After your media has been embedded, feel free to add any additional comments or assignment requirements within the rich text editor, and then click the green Submit Assignment button to submit your work.



Keywords:
Kaltura, Kaltura Capture, Canvas, assignments, dropbox, media, video, audio, My Media, recording, submission 
Doc ID:
108168
Owned by:
Linda W. in UW Parkside
Created:
2021-01-06
Updated:
2023-01-27
Sites:
UW Parkside