The types of media you can have in Blackboard Learn include audio files, images, and videos.
Create a Media Content Area
- Log into Blackboard and enter the course.
- Make sure that Edit Mode is set to ON at the top right-hand corner of the page.
- You can add media to an existing content area, or create a new one. Let’s create a new content area called “Media.” To do this, click the plus sign at the top left of the course navigation box, and select Content Area.
- In the box, type a title, make available, and click Submit.
- The “Media” content area will appear at the bottom of the course navigation menu. Click its title.
- Once inside the empty “Media” content area, click the Build Content button. Here we will add Audio, Image, and Video.
Add an Audio File
- From the Build Content button, click Audio. Give it a name and browse for the audio file on your computer (i.e. MP3, RA, WAV, etc).
- The audio options available are to auto start the file upon opening it, and looping it continuously or upload a transcript.
- Scroll down and click Submit.
- The Audio file will display as a small audio player on the page, allowing students to click pause/play and change the volume. They can also download the file using the link below.
Add an Image
- From the Build Content button, click Image. You may browse to find the file, type a name, type ALT text (a description of the image used by screen readers for the blind), and the long description is optional.
- The image options include changing the dimensions, adding a border, and making the image a link.
- Scroll down and click Submit.
- The Image will display as an object on the page.
Add a Video
- From the Build Content button, click Video. Browse through your computer for a video file (i.e. WMV, MPEG, AVI, M4P, etc) or you may browse the YouTube mashups. Give it a name.
- The video options include choosing the size of the video, auto starting upon opening the video page, and looping continuously.
- Scroll down and click Submit.
- The Video displays as an object on the page with a play/pause button, stop button, and volume control.
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