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>> I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO ACCESSIBLE
USING THE BLACKBOARD YOUTUBE MASH-UP TOOL.
IT'S PRETTY COMMON FOR FACULTY TO PROVIDE A WEBLINK
TO A YOUTUBE PAGE OR TO EMBED THE YOUTUBE PLAYER
INSIDE OF BLACKBOARD, BUT THE YOUTUBE PAGE,
AS WELL AS THIS FLASH PLAYER,
ARE NOT REALLY ACCESSIBLE TO A SCREEN READER,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO INTO ANOTHER WEEK HERE,
WHERE I'LL SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE.
AND IN THIS WEEK, I'VE USED THE MASH-UP TOOL
TO ADD PLAYER CONTROLS TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO
AND THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS THAT THE SCREEN READER
PICKS UP ON THAT PLAYER CONTROL
AND THEN WHEN THE USER CLICKS ON THAT BUTTON,
ALL OF THESE BUTTONS WILL BE PRESENT
AND TAGGED VERSUS THE FLASH CONTROLS.
SO TO DO THAT, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE--
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR EDIT MODE IS ON...
AND THEN YOU CAN GO TO "BUILD CONTENT,"
"MASHUPS, YOUTUBE VIDEO"
AND YOU CAN EITHER PASTE IN THE LINK
TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OR SEARCH FOR IT.
I'M JUST GONNA PICK ONE HERE.
AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SELECT
"AT LEAST ONE OF THE WORDS," AND HIT "GO."
AND I'VE GOT A VIDEO HERE, AND THAT'S THE ONE I WANT.
AND HERE'S THE KEY PART--
I'M GONNA CHOOSE TO NOT USE THUMBNAIL,
BUT TO EMBED THE VIDEO PLAYER AND ALSO SHOW THE U.R.L.
SO IF, FOR SOME REASON, SOMEBODY HAS A HARD TIME
WITH EMBEDDED VIDEO IN THE PAGE,
THEY'LL ALSO HAVE THE LINK.
BUT THIS IS GOING TO CREATE THE PLAYER CONTROLS.
SO WHEN I HIT "SUBMIT,"
I'LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM HERE
THAT I HAVE THE NAME OF THE VIDEO,
THE EMBEDDED PLAYER, BUT I ALSO HAVE THE PLAYER CONTROLS
AND THEN, DOWN HERE, I HAVE THE DETAIL FOR THE VIDEO.