Kaltura Quick Start Guide for Students

Kaltura Quick Start Guide for Students 

What is Kaltura? 

Kaltura is a cloud-based video management system for storing, publishing, and streaming videos, video collections, and other media. Kaltura integrates with Canvas, allowing students to create, upload, and share multimedia content. 

 

How Can I Use Kaltura? 

Students can use Kaltura to create, upload, and manage your Canvas course-related media through your Canvas courses. This quick start guides you through the basics of using Kaltura in Canvas, including how to: 

  • Manage your media across courses. 
  • Add media to the course Media Gallery. 
  • Submit a Kaltura video assignment. 
  • Submit a Kaltura interactive video quiz. 

 

How to Access My Kaltura Media 

You can access My Kaltura Media in Canvas by selecting the My Kaltura Media tab in your course navigation.  

 

 

How to Add Media to Your My Media Page 

  1. Click My Media 
  1. Click Add New Media 
  1. Click Add New 
  1. Select the media type from the drop-down list 

 

 

 

Add Media Options 

  • Media Upload: Upload an existing video from your computer. 
  • Express Capture: Record and upload content directly in your browser. 
  • Kaltura Capture: Record a webcam, presentation, or your screen. Note you will be prompted to download the Kaltura Desktop Recorder application the first time. 
  • Video Quiz: Upload a video quiz you previously created in Kaltura. Note: the video quiz will be assigned by your instructor. 

 

How to Search, Filter, and Delete Media 

For information searching, filtering, and deleting content on your My Media page in Canvas, watch the Kaltura video How to Use My Media Links to an external site.. 

NOTE: Students do not have the option to publish media to galleries, courses, or shared repositories as demonstrated in this video. 

 

How to Interact with the Kaltura Video Player 

The Kaltura Interactive Video Player allows students to conduct in-video searches, control multiple screens, and has picture in picture features.  Click here Links to an external site. to watch the Kaltura Interactive Video Player Walkthrough.  

 

How to Submit a Video Assignment 

Your instructor may create an assignment that requires you to upload existing media or use Kaltura’s screen and webcam recorder to create a new video or audio recording. Use the instructions below to submit a video assignment in Canvas using Kaltura media. 

NOTE: You can add Kaltura media anywhere you see the Embed Kaltura Media option in the Canvas Rich Content Editor. 

TIP: To embed Kaltura media in a discussion post, click Reply to make the RCE appear. 

  1. Navigate to the assignment that requires embedding a Kaltura video. 
  1. Read the assignment instructions. 
  1. Click the Submit Assignment button in the upper right. 

 
Figure 3: Submit assignment button 

  1. Click the Text Entry tab below. 
  1. Add any comments you would like your instructor to see in the Comments text box.  
  1. Click the three dot, next click the plug icon to display the Kaltura embed option see the screenshot below.  

 

 

 

  1. Click Submit Assignment. 

How to Take a Kaltura Video Quiz 

Your instructor may create a Kaltura interactive quiz in your Canvas course. A video quiz made with Kaltura embeds questions within the video. As you watch the video quiz, the questions will appear at the chosen points. Your instructor chooses whether you can repeat sections, skip questions, revise answers, get hints, or view the correct answers. 

Click here Links to an external site. to review the documentation and instructional videos for taking a Kaltura Video Quiz.