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Panopto content can be added to a Blackboard course, allowing you to structure learning resources around your Panopto content. You can embed an entire Folder or individual Recordings. 

 To embed Panopto content in Blackboard, carry out the following steps: 

1. Go to imperial.cloud.panopto.eu and log in
2. Locate either the Folder or the Recording that you want to embed
3. Select the Settings cog icon for either the Folder or the Recording.
4. Under the Share tab, you will see the Viewer link is pre-selected. This links directly to the recording in Panopto.  
5. Select Embed. This will display the embed code needed to add the folder or recording to the Blackboard course. Select Copy Embed Code. if required, you should change optional display settings, such as aspect ratio, before copying the code.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
6. Go to bb.imperial.ac.uk and log in to Blackboard.
7. Navigate to the course that you would like to display the Panopto content.
8. Create an Item within a Content Area.
9. When setting up the Item, select the Source Code <> button in the text editor.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Paste the Panopto embed code into the popup window and select Save.
11. Make any additional changes to the Item and select Submit.  The item will now be at the bottom of the content area and display the linked Panopto content.

When changes are made to the Folder (add new recordings, delete recordings, edit recordings etc.) these will be reflected in Blackboard and will enable students to view the most up to date content.

Note: It is important to ensure that the sharing permissions on the Panopto content allow for students on the corresponding Blackboard course to view the content. For curriculum modules that are created through the Banner integration, this will be automatic. For more information about setting sharing permissions, see the Panopto user guide. 

The Blackboard – Microsoft Teams Integration allows staff to create Microsoft Teams meetings through Blackboard and add the joining link directly into a Blackboard course’s content area.

Please note that the Blackboard – Microsoft Teams Integration is disabled on courses by default. It can be enabled at Department level only, and not for individual courses. Departments that wish to enable the tool should raise a request via their respective Faculty Ed-Tech teams.

Once the Microsoft Teams meeting has been created and the Add to Calendar or Copy option selected, the meeting will appear in the Microsoft Teams calendar and Blackboard course calendars for all staff and students enrolled on the course.

Microsoft Teams links can only be created and deployed onto a course by users enrolled as either a Course Admin or a Course Teacher in the Blackboard course where the link will appear.

Instructions

To create a Blackboard – Microsoft Teams meeting in a course, first ensure that the department the course belongs to has opted into the integration, then carry out the following steps:

1. Go to bb.imperial.ac.uk and log in to Blackboard 
2. Navigate to the required Blackboard course.
3. Under the Course Management menu, select Course Tools and then Microsoft Teams
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5. The first time you use the tool, you will be presented with a ‘Blackboard Learn Authorisation’ warning, informing you that the integration will be interfacing with your Microsoft Teams account. Click Allow to enable this. You should only see this message the first time you use the tool.

1. Sign in to your Microsoft Teams account.
2. Select Create meeting link.
3. Add the meeting title, select the date and time and select Create.
4. On the Meeting created screen you must select either Add to Calendar or Copy (dependant on your browser), and then OK for the popup message that appears, for the meeting to be added to Microsoft Teams and Blackboard.
   Note: If you navigate away from this page without selecting Add to Calendar or Copy the meeting will not be created.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. You will then be notified that the action was successful. You can now navigate back to the Blackboard course by clicking on the course name via the breadcrumb trail at the top left of the screen.
6. The link to the Microsoft Teams meeting will be automatically added as a Blackboard web link to the first Blackboard content area in the course left-hand navigation menu (reading from top to bottom). From here, it can be moved into any other Blackboard content area using the Blackboard content move tools.

The link will only become visible to students in the Blackboard course at the time of the meeting. When students click on the meeting link in the Blackboard course, their browser will prompt them to open their Microsoft Teams application, which will launch the meeting.

Note: The link will be created to appear in the Blackboard frameset. As such, students who click the link will receive the standard message ‘The content below is outside of the Blackboard Learn environment.’ when they click the meeting link, and will be presented with an additional option to open the content in a new window. To prevent students seeing this message and having to click on the extra link, staff can edit the link to change the ‘Open in new Window’ option to Yes.

Further information on the use of Microsoft Teams for teaching and learning can be found in the ICT user guide.