This guide will demonstrate how to embed EchoVideo media within a Blackboard Learn Ultra course.
This guide is for Blackboard Learn Ultra
These instructions will demonstrate how to create a standalone link to an Echo360 video.
This method only creates a link to the video instead of creating an embedded player.
Accessing Course Tools
![Image showing the Add Content menu in Blackboard Learn Ultra](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/481/original/39aeeda4-c115-4677-a79b-75b047047539.png)
- To link content from EchoVideo as a standalone item, hover over the divider between content items and click the plus button where you wish to add the item.
- Select Content Market from the menu.
Selecting The Echo360 Embedding Tool
![Image showing the Echo350 Media Embed tool selected in the Content Market.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/483/original/68150368-b631-4975-af90-f4e706717b15.png)
A new screen labeled Content Market will open. Scroll down to the Institutional Tools section and select Echo360 Media Embed (For Ultra Courses Only)
Selecting Video Content
![Echo360 Video Library tool with the options of : Choose Existing Content, Create Content, and Upload Content](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/485/original/35ca05f4-073b-4412-a702-6a637fb4fa8b.png)
When selecting the Echo360 Video Library option, you will be presented with a screen with the following options for selecting, creating or uploading content.
- Choose Existing Content: Click the Launch Media Picker link to select content you have already added to your EchoVideo library.
- Create Content: Use the links in this section to launch Universal Capture or Browser Capture.
- Upload Content: Use the Upload Media link to upload new media from your computer for embedding in your course.
![Image showing the media selection tool](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/487/original/f9f922a0-0d6e-4b56-bb5b-9327a9e2e1bd.png)
You can now use the selection tool to select the media object you wish to embed.
- Search: Enter search terms in the search bar.
- Filter Options: Use the filter options to narrow down your search by Type, Courses, Section, Term, and Date.
- Select the video you wish to use from the list on the right.
- Click the Next button when you are finished.
Inserting a Video
![Image showing how to set up an embedded video](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/489/original/47d8f899-946e-4707-be74-00f633977084.png)
- Select size: Use the dropdown menu to select the embedded video size.
- Start at: Click here to modify the start time for the video
- Autoplay: Select this option to automatically play the video (recommended setting is off)
- Automute: Select this option to mute the audio volume by default.
- Discussion: Select this option to enable or disable discussions related to the video (This option is on by default)
- Link: Select this option to create a link to the video instead of embedding (recommended for student assignment submissions, as the embed feature does not work for assignments).
- Click the Embed button to insert the video into the text editor.
Confirmation
![Image showing an Echo video link in Blackboard Learn ultra](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/491/original/e61d7571-9d4a-4334-9f70-c86d53050486.png)
The video link will then appear at the desired insertion point in Blackboard.
These instructions will demonstrate how to embed EchoVideo Content within a document in Learn Ultra
Building Content in Learn Ultra
![Image showing the Add Content menu in Blackboard Learn Ultra](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/493/original/1c82e843-b8ce-43a2-9dd2-774b77e87fdf.png)
- To create a course document, hover over the divider between content items and click the plus button where you wish to add the item.
- Select Create from the menu.
Selecting Content to Create
![Image of the Create Item menu with the Document option highl](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/496/original/6127b032-b3e9-4596-8af3-cc7f5e72e9b4.png)
You will now see the Create Item side panel open. Select Document from the list of options.
Embedding Echo360 Content in a Document
![Image showing the new document screen in Blackboard Learn Ultra](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/498/original/cd195f82-64e4-4397-bdc8-4410d6d24a08.png)
You will now see a screen similar to the one above. Click on Add Content to start building the document
![Image showing a text editor with the add content menu open.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/500/original/06f4de4e-6b3c-47fe-9e76-ba1bbbe295bd.png)
You will now see the text editor in Blackboard.
- To add embedded EchoVideo content, click on the + sign in the text editor toolbar.
- Select Content Market from the menu.
Selecting The Echo360 Embedding Tool
![Image showing the Echo350 Media Embed tool selected in the Content Market.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/504/original/4d6d17bd-dc1b-427b-ac8f-92b20f853055.png)
A new screen labeled Content Market will open. Scroll down to the Institutional Tools section and select Echo360 Media Embed (For Ultra Courses Only)
Selecting Video Content
![Echo360 Video Library tool with the options of : Choose Existing Content, Create Content, and Upload Content](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/506/original/e8b77e96-5931-49d7-89d3-aca00efa18fc.png)
When selecting the Echo360 Video Library option, you will be presented with a screen with the following options for selecting, creating or uploading content.
- Choose Existing Content: Click the Launch Media Picker link to select content you have already added to your EchoVideo library.
- Create Content: Use the links in this section to launch Universal Capture or Browser Capture.
- Upload Content: Use the Upload Media link to upload new media from your computer for embedding in your course.
![Image showing the media selection tool](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/508/original/577d9ebc-8eec-4b81-8e1b-b2cae6eca824.png)
You can now use the selection tool to select the media object you wish to embed.
- Search: Enter search terms in the search bar.
- Filter Options: Use the filter options to narrow down your search by Type, Courses, Section, Term, and Date.
- Select the video you wish to use from the list on the right.
- Click the Next button when you are finished.
Inserting a Video
![Image showing how to set up an embedded video](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/510/original/9a3faff0-4eef-4d8e-8559-5532b099c2aa.png)
- Select size: Use the dropdown menu to select the embedded video size.
- Start at: Click here to modify the start time for the video
- Autoplay: Select this option to automatically play the video (recommended setting is off)
- Automute: Select this option to mute the audio volume by default.
- Discussion: Select this option to enable or disable discussions related to the video (This option is on by default)
- Link: Select this option to create a link to the video instead of embedding (recommended for student assignment submissions, as the embed feature does not work for assignments).
- Click the Embed button to insert the video into the text editor.
Confirmation
![Image showing an Echo video embed in a Blackboard Learn ultra document](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/091/512/original/ccb3ca37-4081-44a6-9582-5e8f5fe04836.png)
The video embed will then appear in the text editor for the document you are working on. Click the Save button to finish.