youtube_social_icon_redYou can add a YouTube video to your LEO unit by adding embed code to an HTML Block.

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There are three steps required to adding a YouTube video to your LEO unit via an HTML Block. These steps are:

  1. Locate the embed code for the YouTube video you want to have in your LEO unit
  2. Add an HTML block to your LEO unit
  3. Copy and paste the embed code into the HTML block

Step 1: Finding the embed code for your YouTube video

To find the embed video for your YouTube video you will need to:Find the Share button to get to the embed code

  1. Locate the YouTube video you would like to make available to your students via the HTML block. An example might be this video 'Welcome to Australian Catholic University for Undergraduate students'.
  2. Click on the Share button, then click on Embed.
  3. Click on 'SHOW MORE'. From here, you can select the appropriate settings. The settings you select at this step will alter the embed code in the field above. When you are happy with your selections, copy the embed code. You will need this later to paste into your HTML Block in LEO.

Step 2: Adding a HTML Block to your LEO unit

To add a HTML Block to your LEO unit, please follow the steps in How to add a Block to your LEO unit. Select the HTML block from the options provided.

Step 3: Copy and paste the embed code into the content field of your HTML Block

After you have added the HTML Block to your LEO unit, you will be directed to the Configuring a (new HTML block) block page. On this page you can give your Block a title, and populate it with content.

From the Configuring a (new HTML block) block page you now need to:

  1. Click on the Show More Buttons icon to show all the available text editor options, then click the Edit HTML button:
    Show More and Edit HTML buttons
  2. Paste the embed code from your YouTube video into this pop-up window, then click the Update button.
  3. Click Save changes when you are done.

The code you generate using the above settings can also be used to embed your YouTube video into Labels, descriptions of Assignment, and even into Quiz!

While it isn't required, you may like to think about editing the settings within your embed code generator. By clicking on 'SHOW MORE' and editing the settings you are able to:

Use the checkboxes after clicking on 'Show more' to change the settings before copying the embed code.

  • Adjust the video size to make it larger or smaller.
  • Show suggested videos when the video finishes (we suggest you leave this option unticked, otherwise a new video will start playing after your video has finished. You can't control which video this may be).
  • Show or hide player controls such as the play and stop buttons.
  • Show or hide video title and player actions.
  • Enable or disable privacy-enhanced mode. When you turn on privacy-enhanced mode, YouTube won't store information about your students unless they play the video (again, for privacy reasons this is the preferred option).
Page last updated on 06/01/2021
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