Blackboard Tip: Embed YouTube

  Embed  YouTube Video in Blackboard.

•    With your blackboard tab open –Click file new tab or press Ctrl T.

   
•    In the address bar type in www.youtube.com , you can search for the video you want to embed,  for example,  Arizona Western college

   
•    Click on the video link, select the embed source code, upper right side. When the code is selected and blue, right click and select copy or press Ctrl C.

   
•    Click on the blackboard tab. You can place your video in a content area called videos. Select the plus sign red button on the upper left menu. Select ”Create Content Area”

 

•    Enter name:  For example, videos. Select “available to users” check box. Click  “Submit”

  
•    You can place Videos button any place by using drag and drop method.

  

•    Click on the Videos link button, to put your video in a folder , select “build” – “Create Folder- enter the name of the folder “Football Videos”  select “Color Name” , click “Apply” click “Submit”.


 

•     Click the folder link , select “create item”     enter the name of the video for example  AWC Football Highlights




•    From with the text editor select “toggle html source mode” <>  button, from within html source right click and paste embedded code copied from YouTube. Click on the toggle button <> again, select yes to track numbers of views for this video Click “Submit”.


 

Note: Videos embedded codes can be pasted also in the Discussion Board and Announcements areas.




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