Working with Channels in MyMedia

To create a channel for your course:

1. Go to http://mymedia.bu.edu
2. In the upper right, select Guest and then Login from the drop-down menu.
   • If prompted, enter your BU Login and Kerberos Password.
3. In the upper right, select your name, and then My Channels.
   
   
4. Select Create Channel.
   
   
5. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for your channel. You may also add an optional description and keywords (i.e., tags).
   
   
6. Choose one of the following three privacy options:
   • Open: Select this option if you want other MediaSpace users to be able to view and contribute to the media in the channel.
   • Restricted: Select this option if you want other site users to be able to view the media in the channel. Only invited members can contribute. For instructions, see Adding users to a restricted or private channel.
   • Private: Select this option if you want access to the media in the channel to be restricted to specific users (e.g., the students in your class). For instructions, see Adding users to a restricted or private channel.

7. Review the following two channel options, and check the box(es) to enable them if you wish:
   • Moderate content: Select this option if you want to approve uploaded content before it is visible to other users.
   • Enable comments in channel: Select this option if you want channel viewers to be able to attach comments to videos in the channel.

To save your channel settings, click Save

You can add media to a channel by publishing when you upload, or by selecting and adding it at a later time.

To add media to your channel:

1. Go to https://mymedia.bu.edu.
2. In the upper right, select Guest and then Login from the drop-down menu.
   • If prompted, enter your BU Login and Kerberos Password.
3. In the upper right, select your name, and then My Channels.
4. Locate the desired channel and select to open it.
    
5. Select Add Media.
   
6. From the Add Media page, you have two options:
   

• Search for and select items from your existing media. Once you’ve chosen the content you wish to add to your channel, select Publish
• Select Add Media to upload a new video or create a new webcam or screen recording.  For instructions on adding new media, see Uploading Content to MyMedia.

To add a user to a channel, the user must already have a logged in to their My Media account.  My Media is currently only available for faculty and staff.

To add users to your channel:

1. Go to https://mymedia.bu.edu.
2. In the upper right, select Guest and then Login from the drop-down menu.
   • If prompted, enter your BU Login and Kerberos Password.
3. In the upper right, select your name, and then My Channels.
4. Locate the desired channel and select Edit.
   
   
   
5. Select the Members tab.
   
   
6. Select Add Member.
   
7. Enter the BU Username of the person you wish to add and set their Permission Level:
   • Member: Can view channel content only
   • Contributor: Can view channel content and add media to the channel
   • Moderator: Can view channel content, add media to the channel, and moderate channel content
   • Manager: Can view channel content, add media to the channel, moderate channel content, and manage the channel (i.e., delegate managerial rights to additional users)
     
     
8. Select Add to add the member to the channel.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for each person you wish ant to add to the channel.

Every account allows users to manage and access channels that they are subscribed to.

To access channels you have been subscribed to:

1. Go to https://mymedia.bu.edu.
2. In the upper right, select Guest and then Login from the drop-down menu.
   • If prompted, enter your BU Login and Kerberos Password.
3. In the upper right, select your name, and then My Channels.
4. To navigate to channels you are subscribed to, select View Channels I Manage.
5. Select Channels I am a member of
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6. Search for the Krasker Library channel, labeled Krasker Films.
7. Select the image to enter the channel.