Embed Animoto and YouTube In Blog!

Went to @JimTiffinJr workshop this morning entitled GeekTime, and

learned how to embed Animoto and YouTube into WordPress sites.

Here’s how to embed Animotos:

  1. Sign in to WordPress. Select New Post.
  2. Sign in to Animoto.
  3. Pick a Video.
  4. To the right of the selected video, click More.
  5. Click the Embedded Video tab.
  6. Click Copy to clipboard button.
  7.  Go back to your new WordPress post.
  8. Select the filmstrip icon.
  9. Go to the Source tab. Paste the clipboard contents there.
  10. Hit the Insert button.
  11. Hit Publish (or Update if you’re editing a post).
  12. Hit View Post.

Here’s how to embed YouTube or TeacherTube:

It’s a similar process with a YouTube or TeacherTube video:

  1. Sign in to WordPress. Select New Post.
  2. Open YouTube video. 
  3. Below the selected video, click Share.
  4. Go back to your new WordPress post.
  5. Select the filmstrip icon.
  6. Go to the Source tab. Paste the clipboard contents there.
  7. Hit the Insert button.
  8. Hit Publish (or Update if you’re editing a post).
  9. Hit View Post.

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