Attendance Tool in Blackboard 

Keeping attendance in your  course is important. Financial Aid and other departments use this information. **An absence in an online course is not turning in anything during the week - no participation.

Setup your attendance prior to the course beginning.

1.  Click on the Online Attendance link located under Control Panel, Course Tools, Online Attendance.

2.  Click on the Dates SetUp.

3.  Choose the dates when your course begins and ends.

4.  Choose the day (s) of the week to take attendance i.e. Monday.

5.  Check Hide Non-Students.

6.  Click Save Settings.

 Once your attendance is set up:

1.  Click the Online Attendance Link located under Control Panel, Course Tools, Online Attendance.

2.  Click on the drop-down menu to choose the date for attendance.

3.  Choose P (Present), or A (Absent) for each student in your class. The default is P (Present) so you only need to change for those who are absent. Absent in an online class means they did not turn anything in during the week.

4.  Select "Save Attendance".