Adding a Welcome or Instructional Video
Quick Start Guide
Use the communication tool to insert your own videos and further engage with your students!
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Once logged in to your teacher app, click the hamburger menu in the upper left-hand corner of your navigation bar.
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From the menu, select Communication
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From the Communication page, select New Announcement
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Complete the necessary information contained at the top of the New Announcement box:
• To: decide which students, class, or classes will have access to your video.
• Start date and End Date or Display indefinitely: determine how long your video will be accessible.
• Subject: announcement name.
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Add your video to your announcement in 1 of 3 ways:
• Insert link: use this option if you want to provide a link to the video that will take students to a different webpage.
• Insert YouTube video: use this option to link to a video hosted on YouTube that will display inside your announcement.
• Embed content: use this option if you have a link to your video and you want it to display inside your announcement.
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If desired, add text to your announcement using the content pane
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