EdtechGuides: Add multimedia to Moodle guide: Embed Ted Talks video

About Ted Talks

Ted Talks is a platform for expert speakers in education, business, leadership, science and technology.

Restrictions on embedded multimedia content

Performance & access

Do not embed more than three video files using Label on your module page. Videos embedded via a Label load as the student accesses the module and impact on module load times and performance.

Labels cannot be accessed by students from the Module index. Do not put any learning content into Labels as it might be missed by students navigating using the Module index.

Find video and copy embed code

Go to Ted Talks.
Search for and select the video you want to share.
On the right-hand side of the video select the Share button.
A pop-up will display. Select the Embed button.
The embed code will display. Select the copy embed code button to copy the code to your clipboard.

Embed video on Moodle Page resource

Open the relevant module.
Turn Edit mode on.
Open the section where you want to display the video.
Select Add an activity or resource. From the Resources tab select Page.
Give the Page a meaningful name.
Scroll to the Page content input field.
Input some contextual information about the video that you are embedding. You could also include some questions that you want the students to consider as they watch the video.
On the top-row of the text editor, select the Arrow button to display the full functionality of the text editor.
Select the triangle brackets icon to display the HTML code.
Place your cursor in the location within the content where you want the video to display. Paste the embed code into the text editor.
Select the triangle brackets icon to review the Page.
Select Save and display to review the embedded video.