Adding YuJa Links and YuJa Videos to a BlackBoard Ultra Course

This guide shows how to add YuJa content to Blackboard Ultra step by step.

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Adding a YuJa Link 

  1. Open Blackboard Ultra and select the course you want to add the YuJa link to.
  2. Go to the Course Content page.
  3. Click on the + icon located on the content page to add new content.

    illustration of the content market icon in blackboard Ultra

  4. When the dropdown menu appears, click on the Content Market option.

    A red box around the Content Market option in a drop-down menu

  5. On the Content Market page, scroll through the list until you find the item titled YuJa - NDSU.
  6. Click the + (plus) icon next to YuJa - NDSU to add it to your course.

    The Yuja-NDSU item. A red box indicates the plus sign icon should be pressed

Adding YuJa Videos to your Course

  • Embed Single Video as a Direct Link in Course Content 

    1. Open your Blackboard Ultra course and go to the Course Content area.
    2. Click the + (add course content) icon to add new content.

      Red box around the add content icon in course content

    3. From the dropdown menu that appears, click on Content Market.

      Red box surrounding the 'Content Market' option in a drop-down menu

    4. Scroll through the Content Market options until you find YuJa Media Chooser. Click the YuJa Media Chooser option.

      A red box surrounding the entire 'Yuja Media Chooser' option

    5. A list of your YuJa media will appear. Locate the video you wish to embed. Select the video and click Insert Content to add the video to your course.

      Red box around the 'Insert Item' option

  • Embed Single or Multiple Video Thumbnails and Text in Course Content

    1. Go to the location within the course where you want to insert the video.

      Course content module

    2. Expand the module where you want to place the content.

      Expand module icon

    3. Click on the plus icon in the desired area.

      Plus icon

    4. Select Create from the options.

      Create option from drop down menu

    5. Choose Document from the next menu.

      Document option from side panel

    6. Click on Content.

      Content block

    7. Select Insert Content.

      Insert content button

    8. Go to the Content Market section.

      Content market from drop down arrow

    9. Scroll down to the bottom and click on YuJa Media Chooser.

      YuJa Media Chooser

    10. Select the videos you want to insert. You can select one or multiple videos as needed. 

      Two videos selected for inserting content

    11. Click Insert Content to add the videos.

      Insert content button

    12. Add text above the videos, describe the video, and why it is included in the course.

      Video description

    13. You can also change the name of the file if needed.

      Video named "YuJa videos"

    14. Once finished, click Save.
    15. After you have inserted your content, close the content editor and save.

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Keywords:
YuJa, Video, Caption, Embed, Record, Blackboard, Ultra, Link 
Doc ID:
144991
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2024-11-26
Updated:
2025-05-22
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base