Add Media to Test Items

You can add images, MP3 audio files, and MP4 video files to test items for online tests. On printed tests, a thumbnail image will represent an audio or video file. Note the following:

• Support for audio and video files may be disabled in your environment.*
• MP3 audio files up to 4 MB are supported.
• MP4 video files up to 7.63 MB are supported (if video is enabled in your system).
• Audio can be played in online tests, test previews, and the relevant student, parent, and teacher pages where test items can be viewed.
• You can add multiple media files to a test item.
• Test booklets for tests that contain images can be printed from the Print or Test Detail page. Images will be resized as needed to fit the test booklet.
• External videos, such as YouTube videos, can be embedded in test items. To embed a video (rather than just link to it), the hyperlink must be inserted into the question with an <iframe> tag using the source code <> button in the Question Content editor. The HTML expression is <iframe src="{URL}"></iframe> along with additional settings you can define for the iframe. The URL should be an embed URL, such as https://www.youtube.com/embed/....

* When audio or video is disabled:

• Audio/video cannot be added to new test items.
• The QTIThe IMS Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) specification enables the exchange of item, test, and results data between authoring tools, item banks, test constructional tools, learning systems, and assessment delivery systems. Test items that meet the QTI 2.1 specification can be imported into Schoolnet. Import process will reject any test items that contain audio/video.
• Existing test items that contain audio/video will not be modified.

To add media to a test item

1. Create or edit a test item.
2. Click in the Question Content area, and then click the Insert Media icon. To add still images, click the Insert Image icon and follow the instructions.
3. Optional: For audio and video files, enter Alternate Text that will be read aloud if the Text to Speech accommodation is used.
4. Click Choose to select the file, and then click Upload. Large files may take some time to upload.
5. Optional: Add Alternate text for vision-impaired users and/or change the Display dimensions. The width must be between 140 and 640. After inserting the media, you can also re-size tit by dragging the corners in the editor.
6. Click Insert, and then Preview the item to make sure the media displays correctly.
7. Click Save for a new item or Save Changes for an existing item.

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