
In Alternative text enter a short description of the video to support screen readers.(Ensure your share settings are correctly set on the video you are sharing.)
#How to upload a youtube video onto blackboard plus
Paste the web address for the video into the Media URL field. To upload files: On the Course Content area, locate where you would like to upload file(s) and select the plus sign > Upload or Cloud Storage. In any text editor in Blackboard Ultra, select Add Content (plus icon) > Media. At Humber, instructors can share links or embed video that they upload to Panopto, or another streaming service (eg. Blackboard does not stream videos well, and students will have issues with them. IMPORTANT: Do not upload video files to Blackboard. On the File panel, you can change the file name, make it visible/hidden to students, replace the file, or add a description.
Select the ellipsis icon at the far right of the file name and select Edit from the menu. On the Course Content area, locate where you would like to upload file(s) and select the plus sign > Upload or Cloud Storage. In Blackboard Ultra, you can upload files directly to the Course Content area from a hard drive or from cloud storage. Embedding PowerPoint – Want to embed PowerPoint using a shared link, however the share option “anyone with the link at Humber can access” does not work and results in an error message. This means some embedded HTML content breaks when migrating from Original to Ultra. Identify the video you want to include in your Blackboard course from the Alden Library YouTube channel.
HTML Content – “Add HTML” function not available in Ultra. Mashups: Flickr, SlideShare – Not Available in Ultra. For workarounds and estimated fix timelines please refer to the Blackboard Ultra Issues and Workarounds document. The following are known issues with this feature in Blackboard Ultra.