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EchoVideo: Creating the Library Placement in Blackboard

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BUILDING BLOCK END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT

As of 30 Dec 2024, the Anthology (Blackboard) Building Block will officially reach its end of life for use with EchoVideo.

Prior to the end-of-life date of December 30th, 2024, all Building Block content must be converted to LTI 1.1 Deep Links. For more information from Anthology, please see Convert Building Block Content to LTI.
For more information from us, please see Building Block to LTI Migration Overview and Converting Blackboard Building Block Content to LTI 1.1 Deep Links.
NOTE that while migrating to LTI 1.3 may appear to be an option within Blackboard, it has not been fully tested by us. We are only supporting migrating to LTI 1.1.

Assuming you already have an EchoVideo LTI 1.1 Tool created, adding a link to the EchoVideo Library involves creating a placement for the library link that provides easy user access. The instructions below configures the link and "places" it in the Tools menu in the main navigation bar.

The two most important aspects of this creation are naming the link (so it's recognizable as the link to the EchoVideo media library) and configuring the placement so it is easy for users to find and access.

TIP: If you are still viewing the LTI Providers list from when you created the tool, you can skip the first few steps below.

To create the EchoVideo LTI tool link (placement)

  1. While logged in as a system administrator, open the Administrator Panel.
  2. Select LTI Tool Providers from the Integrations section of the admin panel.
    System Admin panel of Blackboard with LTI Tool Providers option identified for selection as described
  3. Find the EchoVideo LTI tool you created, and hover over it to expose the menu arrow (also called a "chevron").
  4. From the menu select Manage Placements.
    LTI provider tool list with menu options showing and Manage Placements identified
  5. Click Create Placement, located at the top of the Placements list.
    Manage Placements list with Create Placement button identified for steps as described
  6. Add a Label that clearly identifies this link as one to the user's EchoVideo Library. We suggest "My EchoVideo Library". This label is what appears in the Blackboard interface.
    top section of create placement form containing fields as described
  7. Add a description if desired. This field is optional.
  8. Enter a Handle or text that uniquely identifies this tool placement. This is what will appear in the Placements list for the tool (for Admins).
  9. For Availability select Yes.
  10. In the Type section of the form, enable the System Tool radio button.
    Middle section of create placement form containing fields and options for steps as described
  11. OPTIONALLY: Enable the Launch in New Window checkbox. We recommend doing this to provide the full window space available for using the EchoVideo Library, but it is not required. If NOT checked, the Library appears within the main frame of the Blackboard window.
  12. OPTIONALLY: Use the following URL to obtain an EchoVideo icon to use for this tool: https://echo360qa.dev/assets/images/0a11772a218c58bd62b8c46ab5bf90dc-favicon.png
    1. Navigate to the above-linked URL page (changing the base domain to your regional domain).
    2. Right-click the image to save it locally.
    3. Upload it to the Icon entry in the form.
  13. Scroll down to the Tool Provider Information section of the form.
  14. In the Tool Provider URL field, copy/paste the Host URL from the Blackboard LMS configuration fields in EchoVideo.
  15. Place your cursor at the END of the pasted URL and manually type in /launch/medialibrary. THIS IS CASE SENSITIVE!! Be sure to enter the text in all lower case, exactly as provided here and shown in the below figure.
    Tool provider information section of the placement form with fields for completion as described

    TIP: The base Host URL is also visible on the LTI Provider Tools list in Blackboard, and can be copied from there for pasting into the Tool Provider URL field.

  16. In the Tool Provider Key field, enter the Consumer Key value from the Blackboard LMS configuration fields in EchoVideo.
    If your LTI tool has these fields "set globally" and not "per link" you can skip this and the next step.
  17. In the Tool Provider Secret field, enter the Consumer Secret value from the Blackboard LMS configuration fields in EchoVideo.
    If your LTI tool has these fields "set globally" and not "per link" you can skip this and the previous step.
  18. When finished, click Submit.

Select All then Copy: Selecting and copying the values between EchoVideo and the LMS can be difficult. To select and copy the full value of an LMS configuration field in EchoVideo, select a portion of the field, then press Ctrl+A/Command+A to select the entire field. Then press Ctrl+C/Command+C to copy the selection.

The EchoVideo Media Library link is now available under the Tools selections for all users.
Blackboard tools option selected with My EchoVideo Library option shown for selection as described

Clicking the Library tool opens the EchoVideo library either inside the Blackboard page, or in a new tab, depending on whether the tool was configured to open in a new window or not. The figure below shows the EchoVideo Library inside of the Blackboard page.
EchoVideo media library open in the Blackboard main page frame as described

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