how to find student activity in blackboard

by Cayla Abbott 6 min read

While there is not a way to receive automated emails alerting you to student non-participation, Blackboard offers several methods (other than grades) to gauge student activity. Most of these options can be found by visiting the Course Management > Evaluation area of a course.

View student activity for an assessment
Access Student Activity data from the Course Content page. Access an assessment's menu and select Student Activity. A panel with student activity information opens. You can't access Student Activity in an anonymously graded assessment's menu.

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Can professors see student activity on Blackboard?

But these features are limited: professors can only see the last time a student logs into Blackboard and which students download files from their Blackboard pages. Many professors who use Canvas don't use the student analytics features, but said they would once they are acclimated to the learning management system.Oct 10, 2017

How can I see when a student was last accessed on Blackboard?

The “Last Access” column, which is included by default in the grade center, contains the date of the last course access for each user. 1. Enter the course, and make sure Edit Mode is set to ON.Mar 15, 2018

Can Blackboard monitor your activity?

Blackboard can monitor and record candidates' exam environment through their computer's webcam and microphone, record computer screen, monitor and restrict right-clicking, minimize, screen capture, new window, and various other actions.

Can professors see if you watch videos on Blackboard?

New features allow for video in Blackboard to be analyzed and assessed. An instructor can get detailed information about which students have watched, how long they watched, and how many times.

How do I track statistics on Blackboard?

Go to the content item you wish to apply Statistics Tracking to. From the drop down menu select Statistics Tracking (On/Off). Select On and click Submit. You have now applied statistics tracking to the content item.Feb 6, 2019

What can iLearn see?

Logs in iLearn provide a window into what items a student has interacted with, when the interaction happened, and what sort of action was taken. The data can be viewed by student, by date, or by activity.Feb 6, 2022

Can Blackboard detect screenshots?

In a normal assignment environment, Blackboard or Canvas cannot detect screen sharing or screenshots if a student is working on them using a normal browser. The system cannot detect what you do outside their current page. However, if proctored, Canvas can detect and prevent screen sharing or taking of screenshots.Sep 14, 2020

Understand your students' journeys

Want to learn more about a certain student? You can track students' grades and activity levels across time to see when they started to improve or slip from the Course Activity Related to Grades page.

What to expect

You'll arrive at two scatter plots. The first compares the student's activity count over time to the class average. The second compares the student's grade over time to the class average. You'll notice the student's activity and grade decrease or increase in conjunction.

Take action

Download your data. Select the Download options icon to save your data either as an image or PDF.

Watch a video about the activity stream

The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video,

Activity stream categories

Activity stream items are grouped into four categories to make the list easier to scan:

Customize your stream

On your Activity Stream page, select the Stream Settings icon to open the Notification Settings panel. You can also access these settings from your profile page.

Both course views appear in the activity stream

The activity stream shows what's happening in your courses, whether the course uses the Original or Ultra Course View.

Access the activity stream

Access your activity stream from your dashboard. First, subscribe to the schools that matter to you.

Manage your stream

The moments that display within the Activity Stream are dependent upon the sites that you indicate matter to you—your Subscriptions.

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View Student Activity For An Assessment

  • Access Student Activity data from the Course Content page. Access an assessment's menu and select Student Activity. A panel with student activity information opens. You can't access Student Activity in an anonymously graded assessment's menu. When you disable anonymous grading, the Student Activityoption appears in the menu. The Student Activity Overviewprovides aggregat…
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Explore Student Activity Details

  • The top of the page shows you an overview of information, including the course average submission time, time to open, time before due date, and submission activity for all students. The Grade Distributionshows the grades you've assigned to students. The bottom half of the page includes individual student activity, including each student's names, activity timeline, start to fini…
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Contact A Student to Follow Up

  • In the Student Activity Detailssection, you can send a message to a specific student from the default grid view. Select Messageand send a message to one of your students. Invite the student to meet with you one-on-one or during office hours to discuss activity in the course. On a smaller mobile device, you may need to select the More Optionsicon first before the Message choice ap…
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View Student Activity For An Assessment

  1. Inside your course, select the Contenttab.
  2. Navigate to a test or assignment and select the arrow to the right of its name.
  3. Choose Student Activity.
  4. The Student Activity Detailspanel appears.
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Explore Student Activity Details

  • The top of the page shows you an overview of information, including the course average submission time, time to open, time before due date, and submission activity for all students. The Grade Distributionshows the grades you've assigned to students. The bottom half of the page includes individual student activity, including each student's names, activity timeline, start to fini…
See more on help.blackboard.com

Contact A Student to Follow Up

  • In the Student Activity Detailssection, you can send a message to a specific student from the default grid view. Select Messageand send a message to one of your students. Invite the student to meet with you one-on-one or during office hours to discuss activity in the course. On a smaller mobile device, you may need to select the More Optionsicon first before the Message choice ap…
See more on help.blackboard.com