Course attendance

Overview

Navigate to the Attendance area of courses you administer to take attendance and add attendance-related comments for students on individual days.

Take attendance

1. Navigate to a course and select Attendance.

2. Select Start. Alternatively, select a cell to make attendance adjustments.

3. Click an icon to mark the student present, absent, late, or excused.

4. Click Save Changes.

Your changes will not be saved if you navigate away from the Attendance page or change weeks or sections before saving your changes.

Class attendance status

The Class Attendance Status row indicates whether attendance has been taken for a specific date.

Add comments

1. Navigate to a course and select Attendance.

2. Select Start. Alternatively, select a cell to make attendance adjustments.

3. Click the comment icon from the student's cell.

4. Enter your comment.

5. Optionally, select Display to Student. The student attendance report will display the comments. When not selected, only course and system admins can review the comments.

6. Click Save Changes.

Assign course meeting days

Attendance reflects the Meetings Days configured in the Course Info area.

1. Navigate to a course.

2. From Course Options, choose Edit Info.

3. Select Details.

4. From Meets Every, select the days on which your course meets.

5. Click Save Changes.

Review attendance reports

1. Navigate to a course and select Attendance.

2. Hover over a student’s cell in the attendance chart to review the number of Absent, Late, and Excused markings and comments the student has received while in your course. Alternatively, click the bar graph icon to display their attendance summary and comments.

Print attendance reports

1. Navigate to a course and select Attendance.

2. Click the print icon.

3. Select students, and then click Generate Report.