Overview: Kaltura Media

Use Kaltura Express Capture to record audio or video directly from the browser without the need to install any additional software.

To record a video using Express Capture go to the My Media module on your Blackboard homepage (My Institution) to open your My Media library. Then select “Add New” and “Express Capture” from the drop down menu. Push the large, red “Record” button in the middle of the video screen to begin recording.

To change the audio or video input, select the gears icon in the upper left corner of the video screen.

To record slide presentations and screen captures you will need to install the Kaltura Capture software.

Once Kaltura Capture is installed on your computer, record a presentation by going to the My Media module on your Blackboard homepage (My Institution) to open your My Media library. Then select “Add New” and “Kaltura Capture” from the drop down menu. When prompted by your browser to open or launch the Kaltura Capture software, select “Yes”.

More information about Launching Kaltura Capture

Kaltura Capture will allow you to record multiple inputs at the same time, such an on-screen presentation and your web cam. For more information about the recording options available in Kaltura Capture, please visit https://knowledge.kaltura.com/help/kaltura-capture---recording-options#record_presentation

You can add a previously recorded video to Kaltura by going to the My Media module on your Blackboard homepage (My Institution) to open your My Media library. Then select “Add New” and “Media Upload” from the drop down menu. Select the file you wish to upload and then click “Open”.

For more information about how to upload previously recorded media, please view the video below:

My Media is your personal Kaltura media library. To access it, go to to the 'My Media’ module on your Blackboard homepage (My Institution).

For more information about how to navigate and use My Media, please view the video below:

You can only edit videos if you are the owner or a co-editor. To edit a video, go to the My Media module and then select the edit button (pencil icon) next to the video you wish to edit. This will open the details page for that video.

On this page you can edit information about the video as well as launch the editor to trim or clip the video. For more information about editing your video, please see the video below on How to Trim or Clip Media:

You can add interactive quiz questions and reflection points to any of your videos. To add ungraded quiz questions to a video, go to the My Media module on your Blackboard homepage (My Institution) to open your My Media library. Then select “Add New” and “Video Quiz” from the drop down menu. Then choose the video you wish to create the quiz from. Your video quiz will be saved as a copy of the original video. For more information about adding quiz questions, please see the video below on creating a quiz using the Kaltura Editor:

For faculty, once you have created a quiz using the Kaltura Editor, you can make it a graded quiz in Blackboard. To do this, in Blackboard in the Learning Unit, select “Assessments” at the top and then “Kaltura Video Quiz”. On the next screen, choose the video quiz you want to use from your media library and then fill in the points value. For more information about graded quizzes and options for graded quizzes, please reach out to onlineedsupport@usa.edu.

You can create a video discussion or video assignment in Blackboard.

Follow these instructions to create a Video Discussion using Kaltura.

Follow these instructions to create a Video Assignment using Kaltura

Faculty have the ability to embed videos in their announcements. For more information on creating a video announcement see: https://usahsedu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OEKB/pages/89784321

You can add Kaltura video to most editable areas of Blackboard using the Kaltura Mashup tool. To add a lecture, you should create a new content item (where and what type will depend on your course) and then use the Mashups > Kaltura Media Mashup in the text editor to add a video. For more information see: https://usahsedu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OEKB/pages/152272954

If you need help with Kaltura, please reach out to USA Tech Support at any time by emailing support@usa.edu, calling 1-888-80-USAHS, or using the Help Desk chat option from the USA Tech Support Site.