Upload a Video from an Android Device

How to upload a video that you have previously recorded to your My Media account from an Android device.

See Upload a Video from an iOS Device for iOS instructions.

1

Using a browser, access Canvas from your device and log into your class

 
2

Click on the My Media link on the left-hand navigation

Canvas course menu with My Media Highlighted

 
3

Click on the Add New dropdown menu and click on Media Upload

My Media window with add new button clicked and media upload highlighted

 
4

Click the Choose a file to upload button

upload media window with choose a file to upload button highlighted

 
5

Once the Select an action window appears at the bottom of your phone, click Files

Select an action window with Files option highlighted

 
6

Choose the video file from your device

(Hint: You can use the menu on the top-left to filter to just videos.)

Files menu on Android device with video highlighted

 
7

The video will upload to the server and you will see an Upload Completed! message when it has finished

(Depending on the length of your video, this might take a while.)

Canvas app video upload completed

 
8

Add a video name and tag, then click Save

video details page with blanks for video name, description, and tags