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Accessing the Attendance Tool

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This guide will demonstrate how to access the Attendance Tool in Blackboard

Accessing the Attendance Tool

Accessing the Attendance tool: 1.Within your Blackboard course, navigate to the Course Management area, and click on Course Tools.2.With the Course Tools section expanded, click the link labeled Attendance

To access the Attendance Tool,

  1. Within your Blackboard course, navigate to the Course Management area, and click on Course Tools.
  2. With the Course Tools section expanded, click the link labeled Attendance.

Viewing the Attendance Tool

Image of the Blackboard Attendance Tool

You will now see the attendance tool.

  1. Blackbord will automatically generate an attendance session for each day.
  2. To view previous sessions, click on the toggle labeled Overall.
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