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Track Attendance in Poll Everywhere (Beta Release)

New Check-In Feature Does Not Store Student Location Data

Poll Everywhere recently launched a new Attendance Management tool, which is available to users with a presenter role in Poll Everywhere. Using geolocation, Attendance Management allows...

Posted: February 5, 2024, 12:53 PM

Gaining Insights on Student Success using Attendance Data

Findings from Two Terms of Qwickly Pilot

During the FA18 and SP19 semesters, DoIT partnered with Math/Stat to assess the relationship between student attendance and academic outcomes leveraging laptop and mobile technology. Using a tool...

Posted: September 3, 2019, 9:27 AM

Take Attendance Qwickly with New Tool in Blackboard

Track attendance in gradebook & send students absentee email

A popular request from faculty is a tool to track student attendance. Many instructors who teach large classes use clickers to assign points for student engagement as a proxy for attendance....

Posted: December 5, 2016, 4:02 PM