How to Upload a YouTube Video into Blackboard in 6 Steps

YouTube is no longer just for cat and skateboard videos. And now Blackboard gives the option to add multimedia content -in this case video- into a course, thus allowing greater variety of information for the student’s benefit.

1. Starting from the Course’s Home page, select a content area in which you want to include the YouTube videos. For this example, the video will be placed under the content area called Content.

2. Once inside the Content Module, hover over the Build Content tab; under Mashups, select YouTube Video.

3. In the new page, type in the name of the YouTube video copy and paste the title into the Search Bar. Click on Go and all the videos within that parameter will show up. Click the Select button in the correct video.

4. After pressing Select, a new window will appear that includes various options for your video. First, the Name – this allows the video to be retitled to something else. The description box allows for additional information.

5.  Decide whether to show the YouTube url address or YouTube information. Additional content can be attached to the YouTube video, for example: an assignment, a questionnaire, notes, etc. The last three options include setting the release date of the video, track the number of views, and set a limit to the duration it is made available. Click Submit when you have finished selecting your options.

6. After clicking Submit, the Content page will load and display the YouTube video ready to be viewed by students.

For more information on mashups in Blackboard please visit:
YouTube - http://www.uhd.edu/computing/ttlc/training/documents/bblearn/Mashups_Youtube.pdf

Flickr - http://www.uhd.edu/computing/ttlc/training/documents/bblearn/Mashups_Flickr.pdf

Slideshare - http://www.uhd.edu/computing/ttlc/training/documents/bblearn/Mashups_Slideshare.pdf

Contact UHD Blackboard Support at 713-221-2786 if you have any questions.