Distributed teams that work toward a common goal, are dispersed among many locations, and communicate through technology face several challenges. One of the key challenges is the lack of presence resulting from different work locations and the use of communication technology. As the physical distance hinders visual awareness of one another, it is difficult to know what the distanced team members are working on and how they are doing (Kraut, Fussell, Brennan, & Siegel, 2002; Cramton, 2001). Moreover, it may be particularly challenging to perceive presence in terms of daily involvement, engagement, and the attention of one's distributed team members, when opportunities for face-to-face communication are limited (Kiesler & Cummings, 2002).