Streaming Film Databases

Academic Video Online (AVON)

You can embed AVON films into Canvas two ways.

1st option: Through the App function 

1. On the new course page, find the App button on the menu bar. The image below the App button is highlighted in yellow.

2. Click on the "View All" button.

3. Find the "Alexander Street Video" option and click on it.

4. Search for the video you are looking for and choose which size (medium or large).

5. Your chosen video will populate in the field and click "Save" at the bottom of the page. 

6. After clicking "Save," it would look like the image below.

2nd option: Through the embed code

1. Find your selected video through the AVON database and click on the "Share" icon as indicated by two white arrows on the image below.

2. Copy the "Via Embed Code". The copy button is in the white box in the image below.

3. In another window, open your Canvas course and specific page you want to embed the video on. Click on the "Embed" button (the icon with the cloud and arrows <>).

4. Paste the copied embed code into the text box and delete this line of code: "http://ezproxy.wartburg.edu/login?url=". 

It should look like the image below. 

5. Click the "Submit" button and your chosen video will populate the screen. Click the "Save" button on the button of the course page.

6. After clicking "Save," it would look like the image below. 

Academic Video Online (AVON)

You can embed AVON films into my.wartburg two ways.

1st option: As an element:

1. Add an element to a my.wartburg page that will open the html text box. Several pages give you the option to do this, including the Blog and Free-form pages.
2. Click the "source code" option--it looks like html carrots : < >.

1. In another window, open AVON and navigate to your preferred film.
2. Click on the "Share" option, click on the "Copy embed code" option, and the code will transfer into your copy queue.
3. Return to the my.wartburg window, and paste the embed code into the "source code" box. Save.
4. We recommend also linking to the permalink (found on the same "Share" menu as the embed code) underneath the embedded video AND listing this navigational path: Library homepage > Databases A-Z > AVON > [search the film title]. This gives students 2 additional workarounds in case the embedding does not play.

2nd option: As external remote content:

1. Create a free-form content page.
2. Select "Show external remote content."
3. In another window, open AVON and navigate to your preferred film.
4. Click the "Share" option, click on "Copy permalink," and then click on "Copy permalink" again on the next pop-up (ASP does not currently configure the LTI link for Jenzabar, so don't choose that one).
5. Return to the my.wartburg window, and paste the permalink--you will have to delete the first part of the permalink that includes the ezproxy address.
6. We recommend also linking to the permalink (with the ezproxy) underneath the embedded video AND listing this navigational path: Library homepage > Databases A-Z > AVON > [search the film title]. This gives students 2 additional workarounds in case the embedding does not play.