Using The Mashup Tool to Add Online Media to Tests and Surveys

Blackboard 9.1 Using Multimedia in Tests and Surveys Using The Mashup Tool to Add Online Media to Tests and Surveys You may find it useful to include Internet-­‐based photos and videos in your tests and surveys, and Blackboard 9.1 offers a tool to do this. The Add Mashup tool allows you to easily add videos from YouTube, photos from Flickr, and presentations from Slideshare, into your test and survey questions and answers. Adding Online Media to Tests and Survey Questions with the Add Mashup Tool: 1. You should begin by completing the steps to create a new test, survey or question pool. In the following steps we are starting with the Test Canvas open for our Sample Test. 2. From the Create Question tab, select the type of question you want to create, for example, a True/False question. 3. The toolbar for the Question Text initially shows only one line of icons. Click the downward facing triangle on the left of the toolbar to reveal the extended toolbar palette. 4. The last icon on the second row is the Add Mashup tool. Click to choose between a Slideshare Presentation, a YouTube Video, or a Flickr Photo. 5. Regardless of your choice, you will open a search box allowing you to search for appropriate content. In the following example, a search for “tumbling Chinese Educational Technologies, AMH 2010 1 Blackboard 9.1 Using Multimedia in Tests and Surveys robot” returned three items. 6. Click the [Preview] button to see a preview of the video. Close the Preview window to continue. 7. If you want to use the video/photo/presentation, click the [Select] button to continue. 8. On the Create Mashup Item form: Educational Technologies, AMH 2010 2 Blackboard 9.1 Using Multimedia in Tests and Surveys a. Change the Name field if desired. b. For YouTube Videos i. Choose to View as Thumbnail, Text Link with Player, or Embed Player. ii. Decide whether or not to Show YoutTube URL and Show YouTube information. c. For Flickr Photos i. Choose to View as Embed Photo or Thumbnail ii. Choose the Size of the image iii. Decide whether or not to Show Flickr URL and Show Flickr Information. Educational Technologies, AMH 2010 3 Blackboard 9.1 Using Multimedia in Tests and Surveys d. For SlideShare presentations i. Although there are several View options, we recommend that you use the Embed Player option, due to problems with some web browsers. ii. Decide whether or not to Show SlideShare URL and Show SlideShare Information. 9. Click the [Submit] button to insert the item. YouTube Example Flickr Example Educational Technologies, AMH 2010 4 Blackboard 9.1 Using Multimedia in Tests and Surveys SlideShare Example Educational Technologies, AMH 2010 5