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Submit media to an Assignment in Canvas

Supported formats include MP4, MPG, MOV, MPEG, MP3, WAV, WMV, etc. For additional formats, please see the Canvas Community article here.
 
The maximum size for each file uploaded to Canvas is 500 MB. You can upload as many files as you wish, as long as each is under 500 MB. (If your file is larger, please upload it to Online Learning here in advance of the due date. Then email Teams@ciis.edu to tell us where to post it).

The following article explains how a student can upload media to Canvas that has already been recorded and saved to your device.

If you wish to use Canvas to record as well as upload, please see the Canvas Community article called How do I record media using the Rich Content Editor as a student?

Assignments

If you are a student submitting media as an Assignment, go to the Assignment in Canvas. Then click the blue Start Assignment button:Button that says Start Assignment

If you see a tab called Media

  1. Click the Record/Upload Media button:
  2. A tab called Media. Within it a button called Record/Upload Media is highlighted.In the window that opens, select the Upload Media tab and Select Video File:The second tab called Upload Media is highlighted. Within it is a highlighted button called Select Video File.
  3. Use the window that opens to navigate to the video saved on your computer. After it uploads, click the Submit Assignment button:Within a tab called Media, a button called Submit Assignment at the bottom right is highlighted.

If you don’t see a Media tab and instead see only a File Upload tab

Click the Upload File button and select Choose File. In the window that opens, navigate to the video that is saved on your computer and select it. Then in Canvas, click the Submit Assignment button: A tab called File. Within it is a highlighted button called Upload File. Another button is highlighted at the bottom right, called Submit Assignment.

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