Notes from Office Hours: How to Embed Video in Website

HOW TO: Upload the Video to Google Drive or YouTube - there are many ways to this:

EMBEDDING THE VIDEO

• Share video to Google Drive or YouTube on your phone and then capture URL (web address) to link on your website.
• Be sure video is shared with the public on Google Drive or Youtube.
• Process and Trim the Video - so it starts and stops on time.
• Get embed code for the video so that the video can play straight from your website.
  • Youtube: click share →embed → copy code.
  • Google Drive - Click the three vertical dots on upper right hand corner → open in new window → click three vertical dots →embed item → copy code.
• From Weebly basic Editor Drag the Embed Code(< />) found on the  left to the page → double click to insert html → paste embed code.​

OR
LINKING THE VIDEO

• Once you have the URL for your video link it in your website. You can highlight any words and then hit the link icon on the top menu bar to paste in a URL (web address) from Website URL. 

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Want to link to something that is on your website?
Highlight the words you want to link and click on the link icon on the menu bar at the top and then choose Standard Page. This will create a drop down menu of all the pages on your own website. Choose the page and hit enter. 

WHAT SHOULD WE ADD TO OUR WEBSITE? PRESENTATIONS, FLYERS, IMAGES?
Yes, add it all just be careful so that everything is organized as part of your story. What is the main event(s) you want to highlight? What are additional materials, activities, resources?
Whatever works for you. Again  - look at past examples to get ideas. 
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