{"id":70,"date":"2017-07-17T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oerguide\/chapter\/embed-content-youtube-openassessments-and-slideshare\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T19:58:19","slug":"embed-content-youtube-and-slideshare","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oerguide\/chapter\/embed-content-youtube-and-slideshare\/","title":{"raw":"Embed Content (YouTube and SlideShare)","rendered":"Embed Content (YouTube and SlideShare)"},"content":{"raw":"Lumen\u00a0supports a technology called oEmbed, which is how you should embed YouTube and Slideshares (among other things<\/a>) in open courses. You can also use iframes, though those are a second-best option.\r\n

YouTube<\/h2>\r\nTo embed a YouTube video, go to video's YouTube page. Look for the \"Share\" button under the video, and copy the URL in the Share bar. This address will typically start with \"https:\/\/youtu.be\". Paste\u00a0this\u00a0into your Lumen text.\r\n\r\n\"Locating<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe code will look like this:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/fy65_nWp7NM<\/code>\r\n\r\nand the end result will look like this:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/fy65_nWp7NM\r\n\r\nNote: <\/b>If a YouTube user has prevented the embedding of a video on a web page, the video frame will not appear in your Lumen text. Instead, only the link will be visible. Here's where you can check if a user has prevented embedding of his\/her video content:\r\n\r\n\"Screen<\/a>\r\n

Slideshare<\/h2>\r\nTo embed an Slideshare presentations, go to the presentation's page. Copy the URL of the presentation you want to embed from the top of the browser window, and paste it into your Lumen text.\r\n\r\n\"Slideshare<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe code will look like this:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/opencontent\/wiley-tedxsandy-33976440<\/code>\r\n\r\nand the end result will look like this:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/opencontent\/wiley-tedxsandy-33976440","rendered":"

Lumen\u00a0supports a technology called oEmbed, which is how you should embed YouTube and Slideshares (among other things<\/a>) in open courses. You can also use iframes, though those are a second-best option.<\/p>\n

YouTube<\/h2>\n

To embed a YouTube video, go to video’s YouTube page. Look for the “Share” button under the video, and copy the URL in the Share bar. This address will typically start with “https:\/\/youtu.be”. Paste\u00a0this\u00a0into your Lumen text.<\/p>\n

\"Locating<\/a><\/p>\n

The code will look like this:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/fy65_nWp7NM<\/code><\/p>\n

and the end result will look like this:<\/p>\n