CIRT, University of North Florida

How do I put audio and video into my Blackboard course?

We recommend the use of streaming media for adding audio and video to Blackboard. Streaming media permits audio, video, images and other multimedia elements to be combined and delivered across the Internet, creating compelling presentations and providing reasonable quality even over slow network connections. Both live events and pre-recorded media can be made available using this service.

We use the RealSystem suite of streaming media products, including RealPlayer for viewing Real media. All University-supported computers have RealPlayer or RealOne installed on them. If you are not using a UNF-configured computer and do not already have the player installed, you can get a free copy of the latest RealPlayer from here.

For more information, please visit the Getting Started with Streaming Media @ UNF web page.

If you are interested in providing students with streaming media in your Blackboard courses, please contact CIRT to set up an account on the UNF Streaming Server and to convert your media into a streaming format.