How do I add Attendance in my course?

NOTE: This article covers adding attendance in Blackboard Original. If your course is in Ultra, see Adding Attendance in an Ultra Course.

Adding Attendance Tool Link in Blackboard Course - Blackboard Original

1. Login to Blackboard, and go to the course in which you wish to add attendance.
2. Make sure your Edit Mode is ON(button located in far upper right-hand corner of Blackboard course):
3. Click the Add Menu Item button (plus sign icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the Course Menu):
4. Click the Tool Link button on the drop-down menu that appears:
   
5. A pop-up window appears. In the window do the following.
   1. Name the link (the example uses "Attendance")
   2. Select Q Attendance for the "Type" using the dropdown menu selection
   3. Decide whether or not to make the Attendance Tool available to users/students
      
6. Click Submit.
7. The tool link will be created at the bottom of your Course Menu:

Setting Up Attendance

1. Once the Tool Link has been created, click the Attendance link you created:
   
2. Click the Begin Set-Up button that appears in the middle of the screen:
   
3. The next screen appears:
   
4. Select the current Semester from the dropdown list.
5. Set your Default Style for taking attendance.
6. Choose whether or not to include a Grade Center Integration.
   Caution: Do not select to both put points in for attendance and create a column for absences. It does something weird in the grade center calculations
7. Choose whether or not to have students checkin and include a pin/timer (you must have the link available to students for this option) in the Check In section.
   
   
8. Choose your settings for Absence Email.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the window when done, and click the Save Settings button.