Moodle User Guides for eBwise

Embed a YouTube Video via URL

Course Management, Lecturer Guides
January 15, 2024

In Moodle, you can embed a YouTube video simply by adding a link to the video. This works anywhere you can add text – for instance in a text and media area, page, discussion forum, or activity description.

Tips

You can filter YouTube to look for accessible, captioned videos.
Embedding videos instead of linking to them may help students feel more engaged in the course and reduce potential distractions.
If you want to start the video partway through the video, look for the “Start at” tickbox in the video sharing settings on YouTube when you copy the link.

Part 1

Find a video

Go to YouTube and find the video you want to embed into your course.
Click on the Share link under the video and click Copy to copy the link.

Part 2

Add a place to put the video

In your course, click Add an activity or resource in the section you want to add the video to.
If you want to add the video to the main page of the course, choose URL. If you want to add the video on its own page, choose Page.

Part 3

Add the video

Under General, enter Name and paste in the link you copied from YouTube. Enter Description if available. Make sure, you choose Embed for the Display setting.

Make sure to click Save and return to course or Save and display. You should now see the video in your course.