Embedding refers to the integration of links directly into a website. For example, if you embed a YouTube video on a Moodle page, the video will appear directly on the page. In other words, users do not have to click or copy a link to view the video on an external website.

Embedding is particularly useful in a Moodle course for tools like YouTube videos, Padlets, or Flipgrid.

You can embed media anywhere in Moodle that you can see the HTML editor button, which looks like this:

To embed something, you will need the embed code from the website you are embedding from. This is often found near buttons inviting you to share the media. The embed code is a long code of letters, numbers, and symbols. For example, in YouTube, the embed code looks like this (note that it will look slightly different depending on the website you are using):

youtube embed example

Copy the complete embed code, including the brackets on either end.

Next, paste the embed code into Moodle:

Navigate to the Moodle resource or activity (note exceptions above) where you would like to embed the content.
Click the HTML button shown below.

Navigate to the spot in the HTML code where you would like to embed the video, paste the HTML embed code into the editor window.

html code embed

Click the HTML button again to turn off HTML mode. This will allow you to see your changes before you save.

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