Adding H5P activities to Blackboard​

​There are three different ways to add H5P activities to Blackboard: 
  1. Using Blackboard's Build-Content button, which is the best way to use the LTI integration
  2. Using the Add-Content button within the Blackboard content editor (which is a less ideal way to use the LTI integration)
  3. Embedding by copying and pasting the H5P embed code

​The main difference between using the LTI integration and embedding is that only the LTI integration will collect data and can send it to Blackboard's Grade Center (provided that the H5P activity is one that generates a score in the first place).
​Another difference concerns the user experience: depending on how an H5P activity has been added through LTI integration, it will open up in a new tab or window; whereas an embedded activity can be completed on the same page within Blackboard.

Using the "Build-Content" button to add H5P objects to Blackboard

Using Blackboard's "Build-Content" button to add H5P activities automatically generates a Grade Center column for the H5P activity and will feed data from the H5P activity to Grade Center, as long as you haven't manually set the Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) settings for the activity to "do not send a score"). This is the best way to use the LTI connection between H5P and Blackboard. Even though it is currently not recommended to use H5P for graded assessment, getting some information about your students' activity and level of comprehension can be useful. 

Using the "Add-Content" button in Blackboard's editor

Using the "Add-Content" button in Blackboard's editor allows you to insert an H5P activity into any Blackboard content that features the editing toolbar, including items, folder descriptions, or even test questions. This method is also using the LTI connection between H5P and Blackboard. But unlike the the method described above (using the "Build-Content") button, this does not generate a Grade Center column. While it still collects data about the students' activity for any content type that collects a score, this data can only be accessed through the H5P reports feature. 

Using an H5P embed code

Every H5P object can be embedded into Blackboard with an embed code. This can be useful for display reasons, as it is easier to use dynamic scaling that adjusts to a user's screen size.
Note: This method will not generate any user data at all.
This page was last updated March 2022.