For each class meeting, you can mark whether a student is present, late, absent, or excused. Use a laptop or go mobile with a smartphone or tablet to mark attendance while you stand in front of your class. You have access to a compact view of attendance that displays one meeting at a time, complete with your students’ profile pictures.
The attendance records for each student appear in a single column next to other grades in a Blackboard course.
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Depending on whether you are using the Original Course or the Ultra Course, the path to access the Blackboard Attendance tool will vary.
Original Course
- Go to Control Panel > Course Tools
- Select Attendance
After you configure the attendance tool, an attendance column appears in the Grade Center, but you will mark attendance from Control Panel > Course Tools > Attendance.
Ultra Course
- On the Course Content page, select Mark attendance in the Details & Actions panel.
At any time, you can change the schema in the Settings panel, save, and then refresh the page. You'll see your newly selected schema reflected in the grade pills on the Attendance page in the Overall view.
Setting Up Blackboard Attendance
When you access the attendance feature for the first time, you decide if you want to add attendance to the Grade Center.
- On the Attendance page, select Add Attendance and the Settings panel opens
- If desired, change the default settings for the grade display and for Late in the grade schema. You can't change the percentages for Present and Absent at this time.
- Save your settings or close the panel if you don't want to make changes.
An attendance column appears in the Grade Center, but you mark attendance from Control Panel > Course Tools > Attendance.
At any time, you can change the schema in the Settings panel, save, and then refresh the page. You'll see your newly selected schema reflected in the grade pills on the Attendance page in the Overall view.
What's the difference between Blackboard Attendance and Qwickly Attendance?
Blackboard Attendance is a native tool to the Blackboard Learn system. Qwickly Attendance is a third-party tool.
| Bb Attendance | Qwickly Attendance | |
|---|---|---|
| Take attendance per student | x | x |
| Assign status to entire class | x | x |
| Add session attendance | x | x |
| Student check-in | x | |
| Email notification to absent students | x | |
| Custom statuses | x | |
| Custom grading | x | x |
| Student attendance view | x | x |
| Export attendance data | x | x |