1. Camtasia: Step 4 - Sharing
Embedding Videos in Blackboard
What is embedding video?
Embed video means to embed, or place, a video within the HTML code of the
page you are posting on.
Why Embed instead of just uploading the file to Blackboard?
When you embed a video it is hosted on the server of the site where the embed
code is generated. We have limited server space on Blackboard. Also, there are
usually not necessary downloads to play videos embedded on outside sites
making the easily accessible to students.
1. The first step in embedding a video is generating an embed code. To do this you
must upload your video to a site that will do this. There are many sites available to
upload videos to for sharing by generating direct urlʼs or embed codes. These include
YouTube, TeacherTube, Viddler and Vimeo. My personal preference in Viddler because
the options it gives you for video size. All of these sites are easy to use. They all
require you to create a user account.
2. Once you have your video uploaded select the share/embed option and copy the
embed code.
3. In Blackboard go to the area where you
would like your video to appear. Select the
ʻcarrotsʼ to switch to HTML .
Paste the HTML code for the video you
would like to embed and select submit at
the bottom of the page.