Add a Mediasite presentation to your Blackboard site

This article demonstrates the different ways to add Mediasite presentations to a Blackboard site


Step 1: Navigate to where you want the Mediasite link to appear e.g. Unit Content

Hover your cursor over the Build Content drop-down menu and click on Add Mediasite Content


Step 2: Mediasite will now open within Blackboard.

Click the Presentation button for a single recording or click the Collection button for an entire Channel



Step 3: Locate your presentation. You can also type your unit code or presentation name in the Search field

Presentation Viewable

In the event that your presentation is not set to Viewable, click on the Make Viewable button


Then click on the Presentation Link button



Step 4: Your Mediasite link will now appear on your Blackboard site

Step 1: Navigate to the Blackboard item.

Click the drop-down menu and select Edit


Step 2: From the toolbar, select the icon Add Content button



Step 3: Click on the Add Mediasite Content option from the menu



Step 4: Mediasite will now open within Blackboard.

Click the Presentation button for a single recording or click the Collection button for an entire Channel


Step 5: Locate your presentation.  You can also type your unit code or presentation name in the Search field



Presentation Viewable

If your presentation is not set to Viewable, click on the Make Viewable button


Step 6: Click on the Presentation Link button


Step 7: Your Mediasite link and preview image will now appear on your item 


Step 8:  Make any changes to your item and click on the Submit button

By default, the Mediasite preview image will always appear on the right-hand side.  If you want to change the position, click on the Source Code icon from the toolbar


From within the source code find: style=float: right;

Change this to style=float: left;

Add <div style="clear: both;"></div> 

Click the Save button

Step 9:  Your item has now been created.  Students can click on the Mediasite link or the preview image