Embedding a Twitter Feed in your Blackboard Course
Twitter has become a popular tool in education, so why not implement it in your Blackboard course?
- From Twitter, click your profile picture then Settings.
- Click Widgets from the menu.
- Click Create New.
- Select your feed type: User timeline, Favorites, List, Search, Collection
- User timeline: Enter the Twitter Username without the @ sign.
- Search: Enter a hashtag or other search query. Click here for a list of search operators.
- User timeline: Enter the Twitter Username without the @ sign.
- Click Create Widget.
- Copy the Embed Code.
- From a content area click Build Content > Item. Twitter feeds can be embedded anywhere a text editor is available.
- Within the text editor click the HTML icon.
- In the pop-up window paste your embed code and click update.
- Edit any additional Blackboard settings and click Submit.
Example:
