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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.

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

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

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

    Adding YuJa Video Links to Blackboard Courses

    Assignment Submission

    When submitting an assignment with a link to a video that has already been created or uploaded to YuJa, click on the link icon or the circle + in the formatting toolbar.

    • Link icon little link icon in YuJa  if you have a link already copied to paste in the field

    • Circle + Insert content '+' icon select Content Market > YuJa to find the video you want to post

      Link and Circle + icons

    Link Tool

    If you click on the Link tool link icon in YuJa Link icon to add the URL, place it in the Link URL field and add a title in the Link text field.

    Insert Link bar

    Circle + Tool

    If you select the Circle + tool Circle + icon for Insert Content Circle + icon for Insert Content choose Content Market and YuJa Media Chooser.

    Content Market option

    • YuJa Media Chooser - NDSU

      YuJa Media Chooser - NDSU

    • If you already have a video in YuJa, select that one and choose Insert. Other options are to upload a file to YuJa or Create a recording and insert in the course when ready.



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