Add video or audio content in myCourses
In myCourses, you can create video activities with the Bongo Video Assignments tool, and you can upload and embed video files in the Content tool.
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Create video assignments with Bongo Video Assignments
Bongo (formerly YouSeeU) Video Assignments is a tool for creating and managing video assignments that allows instructors and student peers to provide feedback. It is integrated in myCourses and can be added to a Module/Unit or Sub-Module/Lesson in your course.
To create a video assignment:
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module/Unit or Sub-Module/Lesson.
Click Add Existing Activities or Add Existing.
Select Create a Video Assignment.
There are four types of video assignments:
Individual Project - students can create individual video presentations with supporting materials.
Group Project – students work together to manage, complete and submit a group presentation.
Question & Answer – students answer on-the-spot questions within a limited time frame.
Interactive Video – students answer questions based on a video/media.
Read more:
Bongo Knowledge Base (Bongo website)
A Guide to Video Assessment within Brightspace/myCourses (Bongo website)
Embed video or audio from another website
Current content experience
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click Update/Create and select Video or Audio.
In the pop-up window that appears, paste a URL (or embed code) from a video streaming site (e.g., YouTube, Daily Motion).
Enter a Title.
Press the play button to preview your video.
Click Save.
New content experience
You can embed video and audio from an external website following the same steps used to add external links in the new Content Experience.
Upload and embed video and audio from your computer
Current content experience
Uploading files larger than 100MB in your course is not recommended. Large files may timeout for students who are using wireless or slow internet connections.
In Content, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click Update/Create and select Video or Audio.
In the pop-up window that appears, click the Upload tab.
Drag and drop a video or audio file into the window or click Browse… to select the file on your computer. The file upload might take a few minutes.
Enter a Title.
Press the play button to preview your video.
(Optional) Add subtitles to your video or audio file:
Click Add Subtitles.
In the pop-up window that appears, select a Subtitle Language.
Click Browse… to select a subtitle file in .SRT format from your computer. These are text files that contain video subtitle information, see here for further instructions about how to create and add .SRT files to myCourses.
Click Done.
Click Save.
New content experience
You can embed video and audio from an external website following the same steps used to add external links in the new Content Experience.
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