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title: Creating a Video Lesson Activity
description: "This guide explains how to create and configure a **Video Lesson Activity** in Moodle. It focuses on activity-level settings and assumes the plugin is already installed and licensed. ### Before you begin Make sure that: - The Video Lesson Activity plugin…"
url: "https://www.mooplugins.com/docs/video-lesson-activity/using-video-lesson/creating-a-video-lesson-activity/"
updated: "2026-03-09"
category: Video Lesson Activity / Using Video Lesson
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# Creating a Video Lesson Activity

This guide explains how to create and configure a **Video Lesson Activity** in Moodle. It focuses on activity-level settings and assumes the plugin is already installed and licensed.

### Before you begin

Make sure that:

- The Video Lesson Activity plugin is installed
- A free plugin license is activated
- You have editing access to a Moodle course

![Add Video Lesson Setting](https://s3media.mooplugins.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/09132716/Add-New-Video-Lesson.png)

### Step 1: Add the Video Lesson Activity to a course

- Go to the course where you want to add the activity.
- Turn editing on.
- Click **Add an activity or resource** in the appropriate course section.
- Select **Video Lesson Activity** from the list and continue.

### Step 2: Configure general activity settings

#### Activity name

Enter a name for the activity. This is what students will see in the course.

Choose a clear and descriptive name, especially if the course contains multiple video lessons.

#### Description (optional)

You may add a short description or instructions for students.

This field is optional and does not affect video playback or completion.

### Step 3: Select a video source

When configuring a Video Lesson Activity, the Source dropdown provides three options, choose how the video will be provided.

- **Upload video** - Uploads a video file directly from the activity and adds it to the Video Library.
- **Video library** - Allows you to select an existing video from the Video Library.
- **External link** - Embed a video from platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo, or use an externally hosted MP4 video URL

After selecting the source, confirm that the video loads correctly in the preview.

### Step 4: Configure video behavior (optional)

You may control how students interact with the video.

Available options may include:

- Allowing or restricting video seeking
- Preventing skipping ahead while allowing rewind
- Limiting playback speed changes
- Disabling picture-in-picture mode

These settings apply only to this activity.

For a deeper explanation of these options, see [Video Seeking Behavior](/docs/video-seeking-behavior/).

Some video behavior settings may be enforced site-wide by administrators and cannot be overridden at the activity level. See [Video Lesson Global Settings (Admin Guide)](/docs/video-lesson-global-settings-admin-guide/) for details.

### Step 5: Configure activity completion

Scroll to the **Activity completion** section.

Enable completion tracking for the activity.

Select **Require watch percentage** and enter the percentage students must watch for completion, such as 80%.

This ensures the activity is marked complete only after meaningful video viewing.

For more information, see [How Video Completion Rules Work](/docs/how-video-completion-rules-work/) and [What “Watch Percentage” Means](/docs/what-watch-percentage-means/).

### Step 6: Save the activity

Once all required settings are configured, save the activity.

The Video Lesson Activity will now appear in the course and be available to students.

### Step 7: View the activity as a student

It is recommended to test the activity using a student account or by switching your role to Student.