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Managing reports and tracking in Blackboard

Quick guide for Lecturers

The Tracking tool allows you to run reports on various activities within a section.

Generate an activity report

Click on the Teach tab.
Click on Tracking in the Instructor Tools menu.
Select a report type by clicking on the circle next to one of the available reports. For example, Student Tracking.
To select a date range for the report:

Enter the start of the range details by clicking on the top Calendar icon and clicking on a date, then clicking on the Time icon and clicking on a time.
Enter the end of the range details by clicking on the bottom Calendar icon and clicking on a date, then clicking on the Time icon and clicking on a time.

Click on Run Report.
The report will then appear.

Note: if a student has not yet logged on, his/her name will not appear in a student tracking report). Click on any underlined column title to sort items by that column. An arrow will appear next to the title to indicate whether the order is ascending or descending. Clicking on the column title again will change the direction. To view the details for an individual student in a student tracking report, click on the student's name. Click OK to view all students' activities again.

If you wish, you can click on the Export button to download the information into a spreadsheet.
Click OK to run another report.