The procedures on this page can be performed by a D2L / Brightspace administrator for the Main navigation bar, or by an administrator or instructor for the Course navigation bar.
The instructions on this page describe how to add the External Tool Link for the EchoVideo Library into either the Main navigation bar or into the Course navigation bar (or both) for easy access by users.
The EchoVideo Library link allows users to access the media in their EchoVideo Library from anywhere. The library page opens within the Brightspace window as shown below.
To add the EchoVideo Library tool link to the Main navigation
- Log in to Brightspace as an Administrator and ensure you are on the main landing/home page.
- Hover over the top navigation bar to reveal the menu button, as shown below.
- Select Edit this Navbar from the menu options.
- In the Edit Navbar page, click Add Links as identified in the figure below.
- At the top of the Add Links dialog box, click Create Custom Link.
- In the Create Custom Link dialog box that appears, enter a Name that clearly identifies the link you are creating as a link to the user's EchoVideo Library. Suggest My EchoVideo Library or similar.
- Click Insert Quicklink as shown in the figure below.
- From the Insert Quicklink list, select External Learning Tool.
- From the list of configured Tools that appears, select the one clearly labeled as the EchoVideo Library tool.
- When the Create Custom Link box returns, select Same window or Same window no navbar from the Behavior list. This ensures the library opens within the Brightspace window.
- Click Create.
- In the returned Add Links list, select the Custom Links filter at the top, then find the custom link to My EchoVideo Library you just created.
- Click Add.
On the Edit Navbar page that opens, notice that your link now appears alongside the existing links configured for the bar. - Make any necessary changes, including relocating the new link if needed.
- Click Save and Close.
The Main navigation bar now contains a link to the EchoVideo Library. Each user will be shown their own EchoVideo media library when they click the link.
You can also add the Library link to the Course Navigation bars, by selecting Manage All Course Navbars from the main navbar menu options, as shown in the below figure.
After selecting the Course navbar currently in use in your Brightspace instance, use the steps above to select a custom link to add to the Course Navbars. You do not have to create a custom link this time, however. The custom link created above already exists for use. Simply select it from the list of Custom Links available.
Once added, the My EchoVideo Library link will appear in the Course navigation bar. If the bar is full, new links will appear in the More menu, as shown in the below figure.