Having issues getting to videos?
Create a playlist of online videos for each of your courses? It is an easy way for you to organize the videos that you are using and bring them all up using a single link.
A log-in is necessary to create a playlist. At the top of the Films on Demand page, select My Films and then select User Log-in or Create an Account
You are now on your personal site from where you can set up playlists customized for your class.
To add a video to the playlist, click on the . If you want to select specific video segments, view the segments and then add them to your playlist.
You will need to name your playlist. You can view your playlists by selecting My Playlists.
The link above includes the Library's Proxy Link to assure students can get to the video off campus.
All video titles and individual segments of videos in Films On Demand have a persistent link (called "Record URL") that you can copy and paste into Blackboard or other web resources. *Do not copy/paste the code in the address box on your browser. It will not work consistently!*
To Link to videos in Films On Demand
Select the below the video/segment.
Copy the Link for the video you plan on using. It will look something like this: https://uscupstate.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102636&xtid=118324
If you want the video to show right inside the Blackboard screen, you can embed it using the code provided.
Click on below the video/segment. Copy the Embed Code that appears.
When adding in Blackboard Learn, choose Build Content>Item. Enter a name, then click the HTML tool icon (you may need to click the double downward arrows on the right to show more tools first). Paste in the Embed Code from Films on Demand.