The kiosk can be used for taking attendance within K-12 classrooms. When a K-12 teacher who has the "Kiosk - Classroom Attendance" sub-permission to the Take Attendance screen logs into the kiosk, the screen is defaulted to the Classroom Attendance mode. Students can scan their ID badge (via barcode/RFID) or manually enter their student ID. The kiosk recognizes the period based upon the time the student scans in. Upon scanning in, a kiosk attendance entry record is created for the student, using the first presence code (lowest Sort Order) as set up in Attendance Setup. Students who do not scan in during the period are given the first absence attendance code. Students who are tardy may be given an attendance code, depending on the Classroom Attendance system preferences. The school or district can also configure a grace period in System Preferences. Attendance codes are pre-filled when the teacher views the Take Attendance screen in the List or Seating Chart view. Student attendance records are not officially updated until the teacher reviews attendance and clicks Save on the Take Attendance screen.
The Classroom Attendance feature is not available for CTE/Post-Secondary schools.
There are four system preferences that can optionally be configured for the Classroom Attendance functionality.
1. In the Setup menu, click System Preferences.
2. In the School Preferences or Default School Preferences tab, click the Attendance tab.
3. Set the following preferences, as desired:
| Preference | Description |
|---|---|
| Classroom Attendance Check-in Grace Period | Enter the number of minutes for the grace period when students check in using the Classroom Attendance kiosk mode. When the check-in is X minutes or less from the start of the period, the student will be marked as present. |
| Classroom Attendance Tardy Attendance Code | Select the attendance code students will receive when tardy in the Classroom Attendance kiosk mode. |
| Classroom Attendance Check-in Minutes from Start Time Threshold | Enter a number of minutes for the start time threshold. When students check in X minutes or later after the start of the period, they will receive the attendance code defined in the "Classroom Attendance Check-in After Threshold Attendance Code” preference. |
| Classroom Attendance Check-in After Threshold Attendance Code | Select the attendance code students will receive when checking in after the minutes set in the "Classroom Attendance Check-in Minutes from Start Time Threshold” preference. |
4. Click Save.
After the K-12 teacher logs into the kiosk, the Classroom Attendance mode is displayed by default.
The student will scan their ID badge, or manually enter their student ID and tap the green arrow.
On the confirmation screen, the student will tap Confirm.
When the teacher views the Take Attendance screen in the List or Seating Chart view, the students who scanned in on the kiosk will have the first presence code (lowest Sort Order) as set up in Attendance Setup pre-filled. Students who do not scan in during the period are given the first absence attendance code. Students who are tardy may be given an attendance code based on the setup in System Preferences.
The teacher can edit attendance as needed. When the teacher clicks Save, the student attendance records are updated.
