Blackboard - Kaltura
Enable Annoto in a Channel
Enabling Annoto in a channel (course) is done via Annoto Dashboard's Preferences.
Accessing the dashboard
To access Annoto Insights dashboard in your Blackboard:
Go to the Kaltura's Channel Actions menu
Click on Annoto Dashboard
The Annoto Analytics Dashboard is displayed:
Enabling Annoto in a channel/course
In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Preferences tab
Choose the features you want to enable in the course videos (either by using the toggle or by choosing a preset):
The chosen features will apply on all course videos that were uploaded by Kaltura
Disable Annoto on Specific Media
After you enable Annoto on your entire MediaSpace instance or for a specific channel, you can disable Annoto per media.
To disable Annoto for a specific media entry:
In the Annoto Dashboard click on the Hub tab
Select the video that you want to disable Annoto for (you can search by video title).
Go to the Preferences tab of this video view:
Set the features you want for this video (you can use a preset, such as "Disabled" or "Analytics" or even enable only the personal notes for this video)
Adding a video with Annoto
In order to use Annoto in a video within your Blackboard
1. Add the video to your Media Gallery\ My Media
2. Go to Build Content
3. Choose Content Folder
3. In the Content Folder window, add the name of the activity
4. In the Text window, click on the Plus icon (called: add content):
5. In Add Content window, choose Kaltura Media
6. Click Embed for the video you are interested in
If you want – you can choose the embed aspect ratio and the embed size, on the gear icon next to Embed icon
Annoto will be automatically added to the video.
6. Submit the activity
The Annoto Analytics Dashboard is displayed.
Annoto analytics are available for galleries in addition to channels.
Click here to learn about the comprehensive analytics the dashboard provides and all the insights that can be gained from them.
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