YuJa Recording & Adding Links to Blackboard – for Students

This guide helps NDSU students and instructors use YuJa to record videos and add them to Blackboard courses, including steps for installation, recording, and embedding video links.

In this page:

  1. Create recordings using YuJa
  2. Adding YuJa video links to Blackboard courses

Create Recordings Using YuJa

This information will help instructors, staff, and students record content using YuJa.

Users will log into YuJa through Blackboard and use their NDSU Identifier username (first.last) and password. You only need to install the YuJa Software Capture Application once on your computer. If you are using the instructor's computer in an instrumented classroom, YuJa is already installed. Please note, Chromebooks are not supported at this time.

Installing YuJa Software Capture Application

    For instructions, visit the Download & Install YuJa Software Station KB page. 

    Start Recording a Video

    1. Select Create Recording at the top of the YuJa Media Library page.
    2. Click Launch Application
      Launch Application button in YuJa
    3. Enter a Title and Description.
    4. Set/test your video, audio, and screen preferences in the configuration menu on the left side of the Software Capture preview page.
    5. Confirm the settings in the preview window and check the audio indicator to make sure the microphone is working.
    6. Click “Start” to begin recording.

    To learn more about recording a YuJa video – YuJa Video: How to Record and Upload Content

    Submitting a YuJa Video in Blackboard Ultra as an Assignment Submission

    1. First, open your ultra course and select your assignment.
    2. Start an attempt on the desired assignment.
    3. Then you will select the plus sign on the text editor ribbon and select the Content Market button in the drop down box.
      Plus sign on text editor ribbon
    4. After selecting content market, you will now want to select YuJa Media Chooser- NDSU.
      YuJa Media Chooser - NDSU
    5. Select the video that you are wanting to turn in.
    6. Select the Insert Content button in the bottom right of the screen.
      Highlighted insert button in the bottom right hand side of the screen
    7. Change the Display name to a relevant submission title and select the insert button.
      Insert Content Market item with the Display name changed to extra credit
    8. Finally, submit your assignment by selecting the submit button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
      Save and close button along with the submit button


    Keywords:
    Yuja, Blackboard 
    Doc ID:
    153875
    Owned by:
    Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
    Created:
    2025-07-30
    Updated:
    2025-10-03
    Sites:
    NDSU IT Knowledge Base