Getting started with Acadly

Set up your course from Bb
 

Creating a Bb-linked Acadly course takes just a few minutes and helps you throughout the term:

• Keeps your Acadly roster updated at all times
• Reflects any changes in the course team
• Helps you copy data to the Blackboard gradebook for graded attendance
• Shows early alerts for at-risk students

▶️ Creating a Bb-linked Acadly course 
📄 Creating a course w/o Bb integration

Create a mock course for trials (optional)
 

Before your first lecture, you can test the product using a mock course as well.

Mock courses can be set up directly within Acadly. The best way to try Acadly is to add yourself or someone you know as a "student" to the course.

▶️ Creating a mock course for trials

Install the app
 

Students and instructors need the Acadly app installed on their devices to use the in-person automatic attendance feature.

Other Acadly features like course scheduling, manual attendance, and activities work on both the mobile app as well as the web app.

Download the Acadly iOS app
Download the Acadly Android app

Let the attendance magic begin!
 

To capture attendance during the lecture, all you need to do is tap a button. Here's all the information you need:

• Watch our demo video
• Read our guide for professors (optional)
• Share our guide for students with the class (recommended)
• Learn how to collaborate with your TAs

Instructors can now schedule attendance to run automatically for the whole term. Read how to schedule auto-attendance for your course.

Create activities on Acadly

Instructors can create polls, different types of quizzes, assignments, and discussions on Acadly. Here's all the information you need:

• Create your first activity on Acadly
• Read the class activity guide for professors (optional)
• Share Acadly's guide for students with the class (recommended for students in online courses)
• Learn how to collaborate with your course team members

Instructors can now allow anonymity in discussions held on Acadly. Read more on anonymity options and how to use them.

Export results to Bb or to Excel!

If you want to keep a backup of the data or grade activities/attendance, the records can be exported to the Blackboard gradebook or to CSV files (Excel-compatible) after the lecture ends. You can export the data for each lecture individually or export a consolidated file with the data for all lectures in one file.

▶️ Exporting data from Acadly to Blackboard 
📄 Exporting data from Acadly to Excel