How can I record student attendance in my course site?

Summary

Attendance can be tracked manually or using a Student Response System.

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Attendance can be tracked manually in Blackboard using the Attendance tool or automatically using a Student Response System. 

Another popular option would be to use a Student Response System such as iClicker or Acadly's attendance tool.

Original Course View:

Some instructors take attendance by creating a column in the Grade Center and manually entering the attendance data.
 
Additionally, there is a Blackboard attendance tool, where a student's attendance can be entered manually and tracked in the Grade Center. Intructors can access the attendance tool in the Control Panel. Access this link for more information: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Original/Grades/Attendance

Ultra Course View:

The Ultra course view allows instructors to manually record attendance. Instructors can access the attendance page by clicking Attendance on the Course Content page.

Access this link for more information: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Ultra/Grades/Attendance

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Article ID: 1090
Created
Fri 1/15/21 7:27 PM
Modified
Tue 7/30/24 10:51 AM

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