Share Echo360 Media to Canvas (embed or publish to course)

Share echo echo360 Canvas embed media module content publish gradebook assignment points

IMPORTANT NOTE: Student View does not work with Echo360, you will see an LTI error this is normal and can be disregarded.

Overview - Publishing Media in Echo360

No matter how you made your video lectures the media stores in your Library and can be published in Canvas, it just depends on how you want to publish them for student access.

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Embedding media in Canvas (recommended when using Modules): It allows faculty to embed media (recorded video) using the embedded player or use a secure link to share media stored in Echo360. Videos embedded import successfully to other Canvas courses, analytics can be viewed in your library. There is no need for an Echo30 course.
Active Learning Platform (publishing to an Echo360 course): This allows you to share videos or presentations, use the classroom engagement tools, gather student analytics, and can push Assignment points to the Canvas Gradebook. This method is used for either asynchronous or synchronous classes. You can control the availability of your published media. Students access content by clicking on the Echo360 tab in Canvas's course navigation.
Create an Assignment in Canvas (link to an Echo360 class): Supports Grading: This allows you to create an Assignment and link to a single class in your Echo360 course. Points can be pushed to the Canvas Gradebook. Students will access the class within the Assignment.
Linking to a Specific Echo360 class in a Module (DOES NOT Support Grading): This allows you to link to a single class using the External Tool, which involves several steps. Use this method if you using the active learning components and desire to streamline ease of access for your students when using Modules. This method does not support grading. OLD METHOD - We recommend to embed media in Canvas.

View the different ways you can publish your media to Canvas, and expand the topic(s) below (as appropriate) by clicking on the row.

Embedding media in Canvas (recommended when using Modules)

Use the Echo360 embed button (plug-shaped icon) in the Rich Text Editor toolbar to publish audio, video, or interactive media stored in your Library directly in Canvas using these content types: Assignment, Discussion, Page, Announcement, Quiz, and Syllabus.

If you use Modules to organize your course content, you can easily add the content type as a module item. Students and other users enrolled in your Canvas course will have access to watch or participate, and instructors can view video analytics, and media embedded imports successfully to other Canvas courses. View how to embed media in Canvas (opens a new window).

Active Learning Platform (publishing to an Echo360 course)

The Active Learning Platform (ALP) provides tools to create an inclusive online learning environment for your students. An Echo360 section is commonly used when you need your classes scheduled/Live Stream or you can post personal recorded lectures. The benefits of using the ALP are that students can watch your class recording as much as they need to, bookmark locations of what they want to rewatch, participate in Q&A (Discussion) give students a voice to respond publicly or anonymously, respond to polling slides so you know they understand the class lesson, they can take digital notes that are time stamped that they can review later, and more. View our Echo360 Student Guide Classroom Toolbar (see the student perspective).

The instructor can control student access with start and end dates for student access. There are two methods for publishing media in an Echo360 course.

Publish Media to an Echo360 Course

Echo360 Library: Publish/Share a Media to your course (method to publish from your Library)
- Look for the Share icon and select the Class tab.
Classes List Page: Publish Media to a Class (imports media from your Library or can upload from your computer).
- In your Echo360 course, click the New Class button.
- Give your Class a Title (short and concise).
- Click the blue + button, and select the media type you want to publish for student access. Choose from video, presentation, or interactive media.

Create an Assignment in Canvas (link to an Echo360 class): Supports Grading

Start by creating or editing an assignment as normal. A point value must be added to the assignment for the column to be created and for relevant Gradebook data to be received by Echo360 and pushed back to Canvas. Echo360 recommends using 100 as the point value and Display Grade as "Percentage" because the metrics are sent as percentages from Echo360.

This method involves linking to a specific class and provides the same experience for students. You are simply creating a link to the content in your Echo360 course.

NOTE: Before proceeding, your lesson must already be added to your Echo360 course. It is important you named your lessons specific to the content being taught.

In the Submission type of the Assignment, select External Tool, next in the list, choose Echo360 and click the Select button.
Set your Availability Dates for your Assignment as normal. Click Save or Save and Publish to save your Assignment.

Linking to a Echo360 Classroom

Choose your Term.
Choose your Course.
In Step 3, you will see two radio buttons to choose how you want students to view your Echo360 content.
Click the bottom radio button “A lesson (a specific lesson in the section).”
Next click the drop menu to see a list of your lessons (formerly named classes), you may need to scroll then, select your lesson.
Click the blue Connect button (sample image below).

Add instructions or expectations to the Assignment. Learn how to edit the details of an Assignment in Canvas.

Linking to a Specific Echo360 class in a Module (DOES NOT Support Grading)

Add Echo360 media in a Module using the External Tool: You will gather the analytical data on student usage that can be viewed in Echo360.

This method is similar to adding Echo360 to an assignment, you will link to a specific class. Within your Canvas course, click Modules, then click the + icon to the right of the Module name, from the drop-down menu, choose External Tool, and be sure to select Echo360 from the list. If needed, review Canvas's help guide, "How do I add an external tool as a module item?"

You must link to a specific classroom (lesson) as shown in the image and instructions below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This method breaks during course import, you will have to redo your Module links, and relink to your specific classes (lessons).

An image of a broken link notifies users that linking to a specific Echo360 class will break during course import in Canvas

Part 1: Open the Module where you want to insert the specific class media.

In the new window, click the drop-down menu, and select External Tool. Note: This method will create a Page.
Scroll through the list of tools, and select echo360.
In the text field, give your Page a name. Example: Echo360 video: Topic
Optional: You can choose to Load the Page in a new Tab. If desired check the box.
Then click Add item at the bottom of the window.

Linking to a Echo360 in Module

Part 2. Configure the video to embed in the Page

Click on the newly created Page in the Module, so you can configure the link to a specific recording.
Now you should see a tabbed menu of options to choose from, click to select where you want to link to:
- Link to the Section Home directs students to the full list of recordings or presentations published in an Echo360 course.
- Link to a Classroom allows you to link to a specific class which can contain a recording, a presentation, or both.
  - You will see a list of all the content you have published to a Class.
  - Search for your class or scroll the list (as needed) and select the class you want to link to. The selection will fill a light blue.
  - Scroll up (if needed) and select the Link Content button. Refer to the sample image above linking Echo360 in an Assignment.
The video that you selected will immediately load on your Canvas Page.

Helpful tip for reusing videos. If you are making personal recordings and not recording in a physical classroom, you can simply embed your videos in Canvas, once embedded in a Page, Discussion, or Assignment, etc. they successfully import to other Canvas courses. All usage analytics can be viewed in your Library.

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