Podcasting

Podcasting and Blackboard

This tutorial assumes that you have a Blackboard course for a class or organization at the University of Texas at Austin. The tutorial begins in the Control Panel area of the course you will be using for distributing your podcast. If this is your first time using Blackboard, we recommend that you visit our other Blackboard tutorials before proceeding.

Adding a podcast in Blackboard

1. In the Contents area of the Control Panel, select the Course Documents link.

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2. From the drop-down menu in the upper right, select Podcast and click the Go button.

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3. On the Add Podcast page, enter the information for the podcast in the text boxes provided.

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4. In the Podcast Item section, click on the Browse button. Use the File Upload dialogue box to select the file that you want to upload and click the Open button. When the file has been uploaded, click the Submit button.

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5. On the Course Management page, click the Modify button to delete or modify the podcast. Note: You will also need to use the Modify button to add additional podcasts.

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