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Kanopy is an Australian based distributor of educational videos. Major subjects covered include: The arts, business and training, health sciences, media and communication, natural sciences, social sciences, and teacher education.

You can search available videos at

Choose 'share', click embed, copy embed code to clipboard

A) Choose "Share": Below the video, click the 'Share' button to get started.
B) Click Embed: Click on this option to gain access to the code needed to embed the video in your course.
C) Copy the Embed Code: Use your keyboard shortcut or right click and 'copy' the full <iframe> code.

create item from the build content menu in blackboard content area

Log in to Blackboard and enter your course at https://bb.courses.maine.edu/

You can embed the film into any content area or learning module page in your course.

A) Create Item: Blackboard "items" are your best choice for embedding films

click the HTML code view option in the text editor

If you do not see the "HTML" code button, you may need to expand your toolbars as shown in the image

B) Open HTML Code View: The embed code is in HTML format. This button will allow us to insert the code.

C) Paste the Embed Code: Paste the code we copied earlier.
D) Update: This will apply the changes. NOTE: You will not see the embedded video until you submit the Blackboard Item.

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