These streaming video databases include documentaries, educational videos, lectures and interviews, performances, dramatic productions, feature films or dramas, and archival films and newsreels. Publishers include PBS, TED, and HBO.
Videos are all accessible, so there is no need for the library to take purchase requests from you. Your students can access them immediately with the link you provide.
Scroll down for: 1) instructions for embedding FOD videos into Canvas, 2) what to do if you don't see a "v" icon in Canvas, and 3) how to refine searches in FOD.
Step 1: Make sure that you first have a page set-up in your Canvas course that you can edit.
Step 2: Click on the Edit button to begin the process.
Step 3: Click on the icon shaped like a small “V” to begin searching for the video hosting service Films on Demand. If you do not see a "v" icon, go to Step 3a in the right column.
Step 4: Once you click on the small “V”, you can select Films on Demand.
Step 5: Once you have selected Films on Demand you will be prompted to search for the video that you would like to embed. You can search by title (Example: FC Child Development).
Step 6: Once you have located the video, click on the Embed and use the dropdown menu.
Step 7: Your video should now display as an embedded object within your Canvas page. Do not forget to Save the page (and eventually Publish it
Step 3a: Click the apps icon and select "View All."
Step 3b: Select "Films on Demand."
Step 3c: Go back to the apps icon and select "Films on Demand."
Go to Step 5 in the left column.
