On October 15, 2023, Microsoft will be discontinuing "Classic" Stream and switching over to Stream on Sharepoint. You can read about the differences between Classic Stream and Stream on Sharepoint.

Embedding Stream videos in Canvas

Use this guide to embed videos from the new Stream on Sharepoint to your Canvas courses. The workflow outlined here lets anyone at MCLA with a link to your video view it. Your videos will not be discoverable to people who do not have the link.

#0.5 Download your videos (Optional)

If you have videos saved in Classic Stream, follow these instructions to download them to your computer.

#1 Create a shared folder

Once you create a shared folder following the steps below, you will be able to share any video in it with anyone at MCLA. This saves you from managing permissions on each video individually (an equally effective but more time-consuming option).

From OneDrive, open My Files from the left sidebar. (If you don't see the left sidebar, you may need to click the 3-line icon in the upper left corner.)
Click the New button and select Folder. Give the folder a name (e.g., "shared videos") and click Create. The folder should appear in your files.
Click the 3 dots to the right of the folder name and select Manage Access. A window to manage access will appear.
Click the icon of a person in the upper right corner ("Grant Access").
IMPORTANT: uncheck the Notify people checkbox. If you do not uncheck this box, everyone at MCLA will get a notification about your videos.
In the search box, type "everyone" and select the "Everyone except external users" option that appears.
Confirm that the checkbox next to Notify people is unchecked.
Click Grant Access.

You can use this same folder for any videos you want to share going forward, even if you will be using them in different Canvas courses.

#2 Add your videos to the shared folder

If you want to add videos that are already in OneDrive/Stream on Sharepoint (e.g., recent Teams recordings):

Find the videos you would like to share in OneDrive. It may be helpful to search for them.
Click on the 3 dots next to the video name and select Move to.
In the window that appears, find the shared folder you just created and click on it.
Click the Move Here button.

If you want to add videos from your computer (e.g., files that you downloaded from Classic Stream):

Navigate to the shared folder your just created and open it.
Click the Upload button at the top of the page and select Files.
Select your video files and click Open.
The videos will be uploaded to your shared folder. Depending on the file size, this may take a few minutes.

#3 Get an embed code

In OneDrive:

Open up your shared folder and click on the video you want to embed.
Select the Video Settings option in the right sidebar.
Click on Transcript and captions and select Generate (and then Generate again when it gives you a language option).
In the upper left of the menu at the top of the window, click on the three dots and select Embed.
(Optional) Turn Responsive On.
Click on the Copy Embed Code button.

In Canvas: