Guide to Finding, Using, and Citing Media
Introduction
Starting in Week Four, you'll be required to find, link, embed, and cite academically sound media, including images (like cartoons, photos, graphs, charts, or artwork), audio (like radio shows, podcasts, or music), video, and multimedia
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When I need media on a specific topic, I often start by using a search engine like Google Links to an external site. to search the Web for me, then I explore the search results and/or click on the tabs at the top of the screen for collected Images, News, or Videos.
I also may search individual websites like YouTube, Links to an external site.TED Talks Links to an external site., Radiolab Links to an external site., or Vermont Public Links to an external site.(both radio and podcasts, an outstanding source about Vermont issues, as is Seven Days Links to an external site.and VTDigger Links to an external site.).
By adding "blog" to my search terms, I'll enter the blogosphere -- the world of online journals -- which can be valid sources in themselves and often contain mixed media and links to other valid sources. Common sense will tell you right away which blogs are basically unsupported opinion and which are based upon sound research and/or experience in the respective field.
And I rely on the VSCS Libraries
Links to an external site. site, which is free and easy to use with a main search tool on its front page. Click on the boxed items for videos and images, including useful infographics:
Linking Websites in Your Posts
CREATING HYPERLINKS. Whenever you include in a Canvas post a web address (URL) to another website, you must hyperlink it so that clicking on the link takes your reader directly to that website. You also can hyperlink specific text or media because you want your reader to have more info or to see the original (e.g., for a video that won't play inside Canvas).
To create hyperlinks, follow these instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-external-URLs-in-the-Rich-Content/ta-p/325 Links to an external site.
If you link articles you've found, you also must APA cite those articles, both in-text and in your full References section.
NOTE: While text itself is media, this Guide concerns finding, using, and citing non-text media to support your text content at Canvas.
Adding Images
You can add most images or screenshots Links to an external site.to your posts. Here's a brief video that shows you how I do it:
Or follow these instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-upload-and-embed-an-image-in-the-New-Rich-Content/ta-p/329 Links to an external site.
Adding Videos
Like most things at Canvas, there's more than one way to add and use videos in your reply posts. Here are three options:
1. Using EMBED CODE to play the video inside your Canvas reply post: If the video you've found provides "embed code," it should play in your Canvas reply post. Here's a brief video that shows you how I do it:
Or follow these text instructions: Place your cursor in the Canvas text box where you want the video to appear, then select this Embed tool, which looks like a cloud:
Paste the embed code into the Embed pop-up box:
Click Submit to see your video ready to play in your reply post like this one:
How do you find EMBED CODE? Here's the linked web address for Play Is More Than Just Fun at the TED home site, and when you click on it, it will only play at TED (not inside Canvas): http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html. Links to an external site.
Want it to play at Canvas inside your reply post? At the TED-hosted video, click on "Share":
Then click on "Embed" and "Copy embed code":
Paste the embed code into the Embed pop-up box described above.
You can find that same TED talk hosted at YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwXlcHcTHc). Copy and Paste its embed code (also found at Share) into the Embed pop-up box described above: Stuart Brown: Play is more than fun
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2. Linking YouTube videos without using Embed Code: Add any YouTube video by following these instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-link-to-a-YouTube-video-in-the-New-Rich-Content-Editor/ta-p/383 Links to an external site.
3. Linking videos that will only play outside of Canvas: Follow these instructions to use the web address of a video that won't play at Canvas but does play at its hosting site: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-external-URLs-in-the-New-Rich/ta-p/325 Links to an external site..
Linking or Adding Podcasts, Radio Shows, or Music
To play outside of Canvas: Include a link using the web address of your media. Follow these instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-external-URLs-in-the-New-Rich/ta-p/325
Links to an external site.
Embedding a podcast, radio show, or music to play in your reply post: Follow these instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-upload-and-embed-a-media-file-from-my-computer-in-the/ta-p/381 Links to an external site.
Supplementing Links With Screen Shots
If your media won't embed at Canvas (like a video that will only play at its home site), include a screen shot Links to an external site.of it as a relevant image below the link to your media.
Here's how one student did it in her model presentation about Vermont Public Radio:
Stephanie Summerville- Life Support Links to an external site.
How to Cite Media Using APA
Note: If there's no date provided for your media or source (always check the very bottom of the page), use (n.d.) instead of (Year, Month Day).
Cite images in your text like this:
(Author Surname OR Title of work, Year, Month Day)
(Ponzio, 2015)
Cite images in your full References like this:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Role of Author, e.g., Photographer). (Year, Month Day). Title of work [Type of work, e.g., Cartoon]. URL of specific image
Ponzio, N. (Photographer). (2015). EclipseSeries2015-09 [Photograph]. Private collection.
or if no author:
Title of work [Type of work]. (Year, Month Day). URL of specific image
Cite videos in your text like this:
(Author Surname, Year, Month Day)
(Brown, 2009, March 12)
OR use Screen name if no name or from YouTube:
(TED, 2009, March 12)
Cite videos in your full References like this:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Screen name if no author. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. Name of streaming service. URL of specific video
Brown, S. (2009, March 12). Play is more than fun [Video]. TED Conferences. http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html
OR if you embedded the YouTube video:
TED. (2009, March 12). Play is more than fun | Stuart Brown [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwXlcHcTHc
Cite podcasts in your text like this:
(Author Surname OR Title of work, Year, Month Day)
(Green, 2011)
or if no author/host:
(Radiolab, 2012, January 9)
Cite podcasts in your full References like this:
Host Surname, First Initial. Second Initial (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (No. if provided). In Name of podcast. Publisher. URL of podcast
Green, C.D. (Host). (2011). Mental asylums (Episode 1). History of psychology. http://www.yorku.ca/christo/podcasts/Hoopla1-Asylums.final.mp3 Links to an external site.
or if no author/host:
Name of producer or company. (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (No. if provided). Title of series. URL of podcast
Radiolab (2012, January 9). Kiddie morality. The bad show. WYNC Radio. http://www.radiolab.org/2007/aug/13/kiddie-morality/ Links to an external site.
Cite radio shows in your text like this:
(Host Surname OR Title of work, Year, Month Day)
(Lindholm, 2013, October 21)
Cite radio shows in your full References like this:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Date). Title of episode: Subtitle of episode. Name of Broadcast Company. URL of radio show
Lindholm, J. (Host). (2013, October 21). State of mind: Mental health & corrections: Is incarceration an alternative to psychiatric treatment. Vermont Public. http://digital.vpr.net/post/state-mind-mental-health-corrections-incarceration-alternative-psychiatric-treatment
If no host, use the name of the producer or the broadcast company.
Cite songs/recorded music by following this APA guide:
For other examples of APA Citation for all sources, go to https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples Links to an external site.
For electronic sources, go to https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html Links to an external site.
For quick results, google "apa cite [type of source]."