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A benefit of having a Blackboard course is the ease of sharing media to facilitate teaching and to help students understand learning concepts. 

VERY IMPORTANT: This article is for sharing original content, not copyrighted content. If you wish to share copyrighted media, please contact your subject librarian and ask them how.

Option 1: Media Gallery view

Media Gallery allows you to select videos that display together in a playlist.

  1. In the left menu, click the + sign at the top of the menu.
    plus sign
  2. Click Tool Link.
    select tool link
  3. Name it what you want, ex. Class Recordings.
  4. In the drop-down, select Kaltura Media Gallery (Original Course Menu).

  5. Click the box next to Available to Users. Note if you do not check this box students will be unable to view the recordings.
    check box to make available to users
  6. Click on the link you just created in the left menu, ex. Class Recordings. By default, this appears at the bottom of your list. You can move it where you want on the menu by dragging it to the location you want.
  7. On the page, click + Add New.
    Click on Add New
  8. Check the boxes to the left of the videos you want to appear in the gallery.
  9. Click Publish on the top right.
  10. You can add more videos to the gallery by following steps 7-9.
  11. Be sure to tell students where to find the recordings.

See it in action!

Need to delete some videos? Check out this video to see how you can delete videos from the Media Gallery! Note: to prevent potential FERPA issues, it is a good idea to delete all videos from media gallery if you copy a previous semester course that includes class recordings.

Option 2: Insert Videos in a Content Item

If you do not want your videos in the same gallery, you can add them individually in different places in your course.

  1. Go to the content area where you want the video to appear.
  2. Click Build Content.
    click build content
  3. Click Item.
    click item
  4. Name the item, then in the content editor click the + (plus sign) add content icon.
    Click on the Add Content button
  5. Click Kaltura Media.
    click kaltura media
  6. Find the video you want and click Embed.
  7. Click Submit.

Option 3: insert a link to a Kaltura Video

  1. Go to the content area where you want the link to appear.
  2. Click Build Content.
    click build content
  3. Click Kaltura Video.
    click kaltura media
  4. Find the video you want and click Embed.
  5. Click Submit.
Important note: While it is technically possible to add a “Kaltura Video Quiz” using “Add Content” in the Content Editor, this will not create a Grade Center column, and thus this workflow should not be used.

For more information about Kaltura, visit About Kaltura.

Related articles: Adding YouTube videos to BlackboardUsing the Downloadable Player.