Uploading a video to Blackboard through My Media

1. Go to login.usa.edu and sign into your USAHS account.
2. Click on the Blackboard tile.
   
3. Click the Tools tab on the left-hand pane.
   
4. Click My Media.
   
5. Click Add New and select the Media Upload option.
   
6. Drag and drop your video file anywhere in the highlighted rectangular area, or click Choose a file to upload to upload your video file.
   
7. Once your video is finished uploading, please click Save.
   
   If you try clicking Published before saving, you will receive an error that your video must first be saved before publishing.
   
   
   
   

How to publish your video on Blackboard

1. After saving your changes, you will see your courses listed below in the Publish in Gallery tab if you are a student or faculty member. You can choose the course in which you want to share your video.
   
   You will need to publish your video to the course you want to submit a video submission for. This will not be shared with everyone in your class, only your instructors, unless you share it in a discussion board assignment where everyone can see your video.
   
   Publishing grants access to your video only to people in the course(s) you shared it with.
   
2. You can close the Upload Media window by clicking on the teal box with an "X," or you may upload another file by scrolling down.
3. If you would like to know how to submit a video for an assignment, please refer to this guide: https://help.usa.edu/hc/en-us/articles/15696592542615-Blackboard-How-to-Submit-a-Video-For-An-Assignment-or-Discussion-Board-Kaltura#h_01HRAFR3P8MB8QH5K63AYYDHQD.

Why should I upload my video to My Media on Blackboard?

• If your video file size is too large to upload normally as an attachment or to create content, it will result in an error code. To go around this, you will want to upload your video to My Media, which will convert it into a shareable Kaltura video.
• It makes it easier to keep track of your videos in an easy-to-access place on all your devices.
• It lets you easily share videos with others on Blackboard to view or collaborate on a group project.
• Your video can be longer than 30 minutes and is not limited by the 500 MB limit.