How do I add a video, downloads, slides or audio to a lesson?
Open the lesson from the Your course page, press the part you want on the left (Video, Downloads, Slides or Audio), and add your file. It saves by itself.
Updated 18 October 2026
Press the button beside the lesson
On the Your course page (how to get there), press Add content, Edit content, Finish it or the part still missing, such as Add video.
Add video, beside a lesson that still needs its video.
Press ＋ Add beside the part you want
Parts already in the lesson say ✓ Added.
The parts of this lesson, with what is added.
Press Video, then Choose a video
Choose a video opens your video library.
Video, and Choose a video.
Press Upload new, or pick a video you have
The library says roughly how long a new video takes to get ready.
Your video library, with Upload new.
Press Downloads, Slides or Audio, then add your file
Press Choose a file under Downloads, Add a picture or Add a PDF or PowerPoint under Slides, or ⬆ Upload a file under Audio.
Downloads, with the worksheet attached.
More about lesson parts
How do I take a part out of a lesson?#
Press ✓ Added beside it; if it has something in it, a box asks Delete … from this lesson? first. A lesson always keeps at least one part.
How do I take a picture out of a lesson?#
Tap right after the picture in the lesson's words and press Backspace (Delete on a Mac). It is gone for students straight away.
How do I see the lesson as a student does?#
Press the eye at the top of the lesson. It opens the lesson as a student sees it, in a new window.
Videos: up to 2 GB and 90 minutes. Downloads, PDFs, PowerPoints and recordings: up to 90 MB. Pictures: up to 10 MB. A PowerPoint on Slides is offered as a download, so save it as a PDF to show it in the page.
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