{"id":4712,"date":"2022-09-27T11:50:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T16:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?page_id=4712"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:03:57","slug":"embedding-a-youtube-video-via-the-add-content-button","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/embedding-a-youtube-video-via-the-add-content-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Embedding a YouTube Video via the Add Content Button"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This guide will cover how to embed a YouTube video into your Blackboard course through the Add Content area of the text editor.<\/p>\n

For more ways on how to add a YouTube video to a Blackboard course, view the Adding YouTube Videos into Blackboard<\/a><\/span> page.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Create or Edit any item type within Blackboard that utilizes a content editor (ex: Announcements, Discussions, Content Items, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 2: In the content editor, select the More icon (three ellipses) to expand the full toolbar and then select the Add Content icon, which looks like a circle with a plus symbol in it.<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 3: Select YouTube Video from the Add Content menu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 4: In the Search bar enter the YouTube link to the video and select Go.<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 5: Click Select.<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 6: (Optional) You can edit how the video displays on Blackboard with the Mash Up options.<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n