Kaltura: Embed a video in your Bb Ultra course

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How to embed one of your Kaltura videos into your Blackboard course?

Two Ways to embed your Kaltura video

Option A

Option B


Option A

In your Blackboard Ultra course, go to where you want to deploy your Kaltura video.

Hover over the line and click the (+) plus sign.

An open course module in Blackboard with a red arrow pointing to a purple plus sign.

Click Content Market.

Dropdown menu below the plus sign with a red arrow pointing to words that say Content Market.

Click Kaltura Media.

Content Market options with a red arrow pointing to the Kaltura Media option. The option to browse, search and embed is displayed below the Kaltura Media option.

Click the Embed button to the right of the video you want to embed in your course. 

A video option with a play button in the middle of it. A red arrow pointing to a blue box that with words that say embed.

The video has been embedded in your Blackboard course. 

A red arrow pointing to an embedded Kaltura video in a module with words that say Video to prepare you for the final exam.


Option B

In your Blackboard Ultra course, go to where you want to deploy your Kaltura video.

Hover over the line and click the (+) plus sign.

A red arrow pointing to a purple plus sign.

Click Create.

A red arrow pointing to the Blackboard create option.

Click Document.

Create item menu with a red arrow pointing to the option to create a document.

Enter in a name for the document. 

A red arrow pointing to words that say new document. A black box below this that says name your document.

Click Add Content.

A red arrow pointing to an add content button.

In the Text Editor, click the (+) plus sign.

An empty text box with a red arrow pointing to a plus sign in a circle.

Click Content Market.

Drop down menu under the plus sign with a red arrow pointing to the content market option.

Click Kaltura Media.

Red arrow pointing to the Kaltura Media option.

Click the Embed button to the right of the video you want to embed in your course. 

A video with a red arrow next to it pointing to the word embed in a blue button.

Click Insert.

Red arrow pointing to the option to insert your Kaltura video into your course.

Click Save.

(Optional) Enter in any additional content within the Text Editor. 

Once You are done, click Save.

A text box with a video inside of it with a play button at the center. Additional text can be added above or below the video.  A red arrow pointing to  the words save.

By default, the Document page will be hidden from your students. You can click the down arrow and either select Visible to students (make the document page available now to your students or select Release conditions (option to release the document page on a specific date and time and/or specific member or group).