Embedding Content Into Your myLesley Course (Original Course View)

This article is specific to embedding content in Original courses. If you are in an Ultra course, please refer to the Blackboard Ultra: Add and Format Content support article.

Please note that students are currently unable to embed content in Original courses. This is a known issue with Blackboard. In the meantime, students will need to share a link to their content (ex VoiceThread).

You may embed HTML content in myLesley anywhere where you see the text/content editor. 

To embed content, locate the HTML button.

This will open the Source Code View. Paste your code into the code view window and click Save.

This will bring you back to the content editor. Your embedded content will be visible. Click Submit to save your changes.

Please note that in order for your embedded content to play in myLesley you may need to change any http in your code to https. This will ensure that it will play inside myLesley's secure connection.

For example the following embed code will NOT play correctly in myLesley: 

<iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://voicethread.com/app/player/?threadId=2659997" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Instead, you mush change the http in the code to https:

<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://voicethread.com/app/player/?threadId=2659997" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Note:

Due to security restrictions in Chrome, microphone and webcam permissions may not function correctly with embedded media. Instead, you will be prompted to open the item in a new tab in order to record audio/video (ex VoiceThread comments).