How to Take Attendance on Blackboard?

To access the attendance tool on Blackboard,

  1. Within your Blackboard course, navigate to the Course Management area, and then click on Course Tools.
  2. Click on the link labeled Attendance. If you are setting it up for the first time click on “Add Attendance

3.Adjust the settings and then click Submit.

Your student roster from Blackboard will appear here.

Click in the cell that corresponds to each student to mark that student as Present, Late, Absent or Excused.