Embedding a YouTube Video into WebCT

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Embedding a

Video into WebCT

First, login into WebCT. Once there, click on your course.

Click on Build

Click on Add File…

… then Create File

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The Create File window will appear. Click on Enable HTML Creator.

You’ll notice that the user interface has changed. Now click on Source View.

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You should see HTML code like the example above. We will now go to YouTube.

*Some Users disable the embed feature eliminating the ability to directly embed the video into your WebCT course.

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Find a video and click on Embed*.


The embed code will appear which we needed to copy. We can copy by either CTRL+C or Right-Clicking and choose Copy. Now return to WebCT.

Embed Code

Now, paste the Embed Code in between the following two HTML tags: <body> </>body>

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Click Save.

Switch to Student View.

Click on the recently added file.

Congratulations! You’ve embedded a YouTube into a WebCT file.

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