{"id":2018,"date":"2018-08-03T11:49:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T11:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2020-11-05T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:42:19","slug":"blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Embed videos and other media from media hosting websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Where a media hosting website site provides Embed Code, usually for media (either video, image, sound and presentations), you can use this code to make the content display within Blackboard. For example a video from YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Embed code for content is available on many social media sites such as YouTube, Vimeo (video), SlideShare (presentations), Flickr (photos).<\/p>\n<p>You can use this option to show the media on screen in your course and allow students to play or view the content without having to leave the course.<\/p>\n<pre><img data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/turnitin-create-and-import-a-qualitative-rubric-using-excel\/i-100-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"i-100-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png\" alt=\"Important information!\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?w=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>For help with embedding videos stored in MS Stream, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/17\/ms-stream-share-content-to-blackboard\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Stream: Share Content to Blackboard<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to find embed code?<\/h2>\n<p>The following guidance demonstrates finding code on YouTube but you should look for a link called Share or Embed link on other sites to find the embed code.<\/p>\n<p>Find the video you want on YouTube and open the page showing the video details.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Share<\/strong> button.<img data-attachment-id=\"7566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/youtube-share-button\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?fit=1146%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1146,215\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YouTube share button\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?fit=1146%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?fit=980%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7566 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png\" alt=\"YouTube share button\" width=\"1146\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?w=1146&amp;ssl=1 1146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?resize=768%2C144&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?resize=150%2C28&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?resize=366%2C69&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-button.png?resize=770%2C144&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Embed<\/strong>.<img data-attachment-id=\"7567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/youtube-share-options\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?fit=690%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"690,433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YouTube share options\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?fit=690%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?fit=690%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7567 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png\" alt=\"YouTube share options - Embed highlighted\" width=\"690\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/YouTube-share-options.png?resize=366%2C230&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The Embed Video screen is displayed.\u00a0Use the <strong>Start at <\/strong>option if you want the video to start playing at a point other than the beginning.\u00a0Set any other desired options and press\u00a0<strong>Copy<\/strong>.<img data-attachment-id=\"9014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/embed-code-from-shared-screen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?fit=1280%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Embed code from shared screen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?fit=1280%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?fit=980%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9014\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png\" alt=\"Screen shot of Copying Embed code from share screen in YouTube\" width=\"1280\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?resize=768%2C288&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?resize=150%2C56&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?resize=366%2C137&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-code-from-shared-screen.png?resize=770%2C289&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Create an Item in a Course<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Go to your course in Blackboard and the content area you want to display the media in. Click <strong>Build Content &gt; Item<\/strong>.<img data-attachment-id=\"2020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/blackboard-create-item\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?fit=467%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"467,454\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blackboard-create-Item\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?fit=467%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?fit=467%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2020 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png\" alt=\"Build menu in a course area, showing Create Item \" width=\"467\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Blackboard-create-Item.png?resize=366%2C356&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the Create Item page, in the Text editor menu click the <strong>Embed<\/strong> button <img data-attachment-id=\"8944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/05\/blackboard-learn-content-editor-2020\/embed-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/embed-icon.png?fit=47%2C42&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"47,42\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"embed icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/embed-icon.png?fit=47%2C42&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/embed-icon.png?fit=47%2C42&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8944\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/11\/embed-icon.png\" alt=\"embed icon\" width=\"47\" height=\"42\" \/>\u00a0 <img data-attachment-id=\"9009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/embed-icon-in-toolbar-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?fit=823%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"823,113\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Embed icon in toolbar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?fit=823%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?fit=823%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9009 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png\" alt=\"Embed item in Toolbar - screen shot\" width=\"823\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?w=823&amp;ssl=1 823w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?resize=768%2C105&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?resize=150%2C21&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?resize=366%2C50&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Embed-icon-in-toolbar.png?resize=770%2C106&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/>This allows you to insert the embed code<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre><img data-attachment-id=\"903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/turnitin-create-and-import-a-qualitative-rubric-using-excel\/t-100-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"t-100-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png\" alt=\"Helpful tip!\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png?w=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/t-100-2.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\r\nIf you don\u2019t see the three rows of buttons in text editor menu, click the Show More \/ Less button <img data-attachment-id=\"9011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/expand-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/expand-icon.png?fit=38%2C36&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"38,36\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"expand icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/expand-icon.png?fit=38%2C36&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/expand-icon.png?fit=38%2C36&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9011\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/expand-icon.png\" alt=\"Expand toolbar icon\" width=\"38\" height=\"36\" \/>\u00a0to reveal all of the menu options.\r\n<\/pre>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>A new\u00a0<b>Source\u00a0Code <\/b>view window will open. Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V to Paste the embed code into the box. Click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong>.<img data-attachment-id=\"9010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/08\/03\/blackboard-embed-videos-and-other-media-from-media-hosting-websites\/source-code-screen2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png?fit=1085%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1085,249\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Source Code screen2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png?fit=1085%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png?fit=980%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9010 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png\" alt=\"Scource code - paste embed code - screen shot\" width=\"1085\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png?w=1085&amp;ssl=1 1085w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/08\/Source-Code-screen2.png?resize=768%2C176&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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For example a video from YouTube. Embed code for content is available on many social media sites such as YouTube, Vimeo (video), SlideShare (presentations), Flickr (photos). You can use this option to show the media on screen in your course and allow students to play or view the content without having to leave the course. For help with embedding videos stored in MS Stream, see\u00a0MS Stream: Share Content to Blackboard &nbsp; How to find embed code? The following guidance demonstrates finding code on YouTube but you should look for a link called Share or Embed link on other sites to find the embed code. Find the video you want on YouTube and open the page showing the video details. Click on the\u00a0Share button. Click on\u00a0Embed. The Embed Video screen is displayed.\u00a0Use the Start at option if you want the video to start playing at a point other than the beginning.\u00a0Set any other desired options and press\u00a0Copy. &nbsp; Create an Item in a Course Go to your course in Blackboard and the content area you want to display the media in. Click Build Content &gt; Item. On the Create Item page, in the Text editor menu click the Embed button \u00a0 This allows you to insert the embed code If you don\u2019t see the three rows of buttons in text editor menu, click the Show More \/ Less button \u00a0to reveal all of the menu options. A new\u00a0Source\u00a0Code view window will open. Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V to Paste the embed code into the box. Click\u00a0Save. \u00a0The video\u00a0will appear in the Content Editor box and can be played from here.\u00a0Note: You can add text before of after the embedded content.\u00a0 Click Submit. The embedded content is displayed on the screen within your Blackboard course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[234,241],"tags":[140,160],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blackboard: Embed videos and other media from media hosting websites - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackboard: Embed videos and other media from media hosting websites - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Introduction Where a media hosting website site provides Embed Code, usually for media (either video, image, sound and presentations), you can use this code to make the content display within Blackboard. 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