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How do I use Qwickly student check-in with one or multiple course sections?

How do I use Qwickly student check-in with one or multiple course sections?

Jul 12, 2023

Qwickly Attendance allows an instructor to set up a check-in period so students can check into class using a randomly generated PIN code for that specific session. For courses sharing one Blackboard shell, however, this process will mark students who are not in a particular section as absent – for example, students in Section A check in at 10 AM, but students in Section B are marked absent. Using the Blackboard groups tool, Qwickly Attendance can distinguish between sections, but the tool must be configured and used specifically for separate sections each time the check-in is activated.

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  1. Access Qwickly Attendance from the course menu or from Control Panel -> Course Tools.

  2. Click Start Check In tab at the top of the Qwickly Attendance screen.

  3. Decide whether to display the PIN and countdown timer to students.



    The PIN is randomized for each check-in session.
     

If necessary, faculty can override any attendance check-in with a different status.

Step 1: Setting Up for Multiple Sections

  1. First, you must have the sections organized into separate Blackboard Groups. Review this FAQ -> Creating Course Groups in Blackboard

  2. Next, access Qwickly Attendance from the course menu or from Control Panel -> Course Tools.

  3. Select Settings to access the configuration settings.

  4. Under the Student Grouping section at the top of the settings page, select By Course Groups.



  5. Review this FAQ for additional information about Qwickly Attendance configuration -> How do I configure Qwickly Attendance?

Step 2: Taking Attendance for Multiple Sections

  1. Click Start Check In tab at the top of the Qwickly Attendance screen.

  2. Select the section from the dropdown menu.



  3. Decide whether to display the PIN and countdown timer to students.



    The PIN is randomized for each check-in session.

If necessary, faculty can override any attendance check-in with a different status.

Tell Me

Step 2: Taking Attendance for Multiple Sections

  1. Click Start Check In tab at the top of the Qwickly Attendance screen.

  2. Select the section from the dropdown menu.



  3. Decide whether to display the PIN and countdown timer to students.



    The PIN is randomized for each check-in session.

If necessary, faculty can override any attendance check-in with a different status.