Video Widget

Use video when motion or demonstration matters. It is ideal for worked examples, procedural modeling, performance clips, and visual context.

Where the settings live

Select the video widget on the canvas and click the floating ⚙ Configure button to open its setup dialog — the clip, playback options, and a live preview all live there. The right sidebar keeps only Style & Layout (background, border radius, size and position).

Shortcut: double-click the video widget on the canvas to jump straight to the media picker, the same way you would to swap out an image. Use it when all you want is a different clip.

Settings to know

All in the ⚙ Configure dialog:

• Video Source opens the media picker so you can choose owned video, upload a file, or import supported stock video.
• URL or YouTube link points the widget at a video address instead of a library asset. Use a YouTube link or a direct link to a video file (one ending in .mp4 or .webm). A link to a page that hosts a video — Vimeo, Google Drive, a school website — can't be played, and the dialog shows a warning when you paste one. If a link stops working later, students see "This video can't be played" instead of an empty player. To be safe, download the clip and upload it to your media library.
• Auto Play starts playback when the scene loads. Browsers only let a video start on its own when it is Muted, so turn Muted on too. With sound on, the video waits for the student to press play.
• Loop repeats the video after it ends.
• Show Controls lets learners play, pause, and seek. Videos play right inside the lesson on phones and tablets, including iPhone and iPad, instead of switching to full screen.
• Muted silences the video.

Grading setup

Video widgets are not graded directly. They usually present the content that later questions or tasks depend on.

How to set up the content

Decide whether the learner should control playback. For instruction-heavy clips, keep controls visible. For ambient loops or timed reveals, autoplay or loop may make more sense.

Useful setting combinations

• Show Controls on + Auto Play off:

Best for learner-controlled viewing.

• Auto Play on + Muted on:

Best for background or context video that should not interrupt the scene.

• Loop on + Auto Play on + Muted on + Show Controls off:

Best for silent repeating motion such as a demonstration backdrop or atmosphere clip. All four are needed. With Show Controls off the student has nothing to press, so without Auto Play and Muted the clip never starts.

• video + button-controlled reveal:

Best when learners should predict or discuss before watching.

Strong use cases

• Demonstrating a science or art technique.
• Showing a short source clip before analysis.
• Providing movement-based context in language or PE lessons.

Great pairings with other widgets

• Pair video with text for reflection prompts.
• Pair it with multiple choice for comprehension checks.
• Pair it with button to unlock the next step after viewing. In the condition, pick the video and Is complete (the video's Has finished state). It turns on the first time the student reaches the end and stays on, even if they replay the clip or scrub back. With Loop on, it turns on the first time the clip plays through and starts over. Step by step: Unlock a question only after students watch a video.
• Wire a button to the video's Play action for a "Watch the clip" button. Play always starts the video from the beginning, or from the start time in a YouTube link. To let students pause and pick up where they left off, turn on Show Controls.
• Wire a button to the video's Seek action to jump straight to a moment: pick Widget Method, the video, Seek, and type the second (12, or 28.5). Seek moves the video without starting it, so a paused clip shows that moment as a still and students press play to watch from there; a playing clip carries on from the new moment. One button per moment gives students a row of chapter buttons. Step by step: Jump to key moments in a video with buttons.
• Pair it with timer when you want discussion or observation periods after playback.