Embed Kaltura Videos into P.L.A.T.O. Quizzes

Overview 

Existing videos from your Kaltura My Media content can easily be added to P.L.A.T.O. quizzes to create media-rich questions. This can be achieved within P.L.A.T.O.'s Question Editor for any question type (Multiple Choice, True or False, Fill in the Blanks, etc.).

Instructions 

Step 1.

 

Within the Question Text box, place your text cursor in the area where you would like the video to embed. Then, click the Insert Stuff button from the ribbon.

Insert Stuff button within the question text box.

Step 2.

Within the Insert Stuff pop-up box, choose Embed Kaltura Media.

Embed Kaltura Media option within the Insert Stuff pop-up box.

 

Step 3.

Locate the appropriate video within the Embed Kaltura Media pop-up box, then click the Embed Settings button next to the video’s title.
 

Embed Settings button to the right of the video's thumbnail and title.

 

Step 4.

From the Settings pop-up box, select the ‘Insert Stuff’ Player (no download option) from the Choose Player pull-down options.
 

Selecting the Insert Stuff Player with No Download option from the Choose Player menu.

 

Step 5.

For Max Embed Size, it is recommended that the 720x445 player size be used.

Selecting the player size of 720 horizontal by 445 vertical from the Max Embed Size menu.

 

Step 6.

Once all settings have been adjusted, click the Embed button.

If preferred, these setting adjustments can be saved as the default by checking the checkbox for Set as my default settings for media type: Video.

Note that these default settings will carry across all Kaltura video embeds including videos being embedded to the Lesson Content section of P.L.A.T.O.
 

The Embed button and Set as Default Settings checkbox option within the Embed Kaltura Media pop-up box.

 

Step 7.

The video can be previewed within the Embed Kaltura Media pop-up. Click the Insert button to finish embedding the video into the question text.
 

Insert button within the Embed Kaltura Media pop-up box.

 

Step 8.

Complete any remaining Question Text and populate your Answer choices for the question. Once finished, click Save.

A completed quiz question and Save button within the Question Editor.