G.R. Little Library: Faculty Guide to Integrating Library Resources Into Blackboard Courses: Embedding videos from Films on Demand

What is Films on Demand?

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A web-based streaming video service that allows users the ability to view thousands of documentary videos and clips. Special features allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, and create personalize folders. Includes Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches, and newsreels.

How to link a film from Films on Demand into Blackboard

Step-by-Step Guide

1. To link a streaming video into Blackboard, you first need the video's Record URL. To find the Record URL for a Films on Demand title, head to the desired video and click on the "Share" button.

2. You will have two options: Email & Embed/Link. Choose the "Embed/Link" tab and copy the Record URL.

3. Now head back to your Blackboard course shell. Choose your preferred content area in the Course Menu where you would like to house the video.

4. Choose "Web Link" from the "Build Content" menu.

5. Name the video and paste in the Record URL.

6. Choose "Submit."

Embedding Films on Demand videos in Blackboard

1. To embed a streaming video into Blackboard, you first need the video's embed code. To find the embed code for a Films on Demand title, head to the desired video and click on the "Share" button.

2. You will have two options: Email & Embed/Link. Choose the "Embed/Link" tab and copy the embed code.

3. Now head back to your Blackboard course shell. Choose your preferred content area in the Course Menu where you would like to house the video.

4. Make sure the Edit Mode is set to "On."

5. Choose "Item" from the Build Content dropdown list.

6. Type the name of the video in the "Name" box and select the HTML option in the Text menu. An HTML code view box will appear.

7. Paste your embed code* in the HTML code view box. Click "Update."

* Make sure the University's proxy URL ( https://ecsu1891.idm.oclc.org/login?url= ) is included. If you do not see it, you may paste it in just prior to the URL for the video.

8. Choose "Submit."

9. You are almost done. Citing the video sets a good example for your students. Fortunately, Film on Demand has a citation feature that you can use.

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10. Choose "Submit."

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What your students will see: