GauchoCast

GauchoCast is a video hosting website that processes and stores video media that can be distributed to students in Canvas.

Click Settings in the left-hand navigation. Then, select the Navigation tab.

Find GauchoCast in the bottom hidden-tab section. Drag-and-drop it to the course navigation area at the top to make it visible to students.

Click Save. You will now see GauchoCast in the left-hand navigation.

Once you have added GauchoCast to your Canvas course, you can provision the course folder and add videos:

In the left-hand navigation, click GauchoCast.

This provisions and takes you directly to the GauchoCast course folder. This folder is shared with everyone enrolled in the Canvas course.

GauchoCast videos can be embedded in any Canvas area with a text editor. This includes Pages, Announcements, and Discussions:

Open the Page, Announcement, Discussion, etc, where you wish to embed the video

In the text editor, click the green GauchoCast icon

Your GauchoCast account will appear. You can:

Choose your embedded player preferences under Video Embed Options. Then, click Insert.

Click on the plus sign in the top right of the Module you want to add the video to:

In the pop-up window, use the drop-down menu to select External Tool. Then, select GauchoCast from the options below.

Select the radio button next to the recording you want to add and click Insert

Click Add Item in the bottom left. Be sure to publish the link if you want to make it visible to students.