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      How To Take, View, & Edit Attendance

      We understand that taking student attendance for your activity is very important. The article below covers how you can take, view, and edit student attendance for an active activity. 

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      1. Introduction

      Log in and go to your dashboard
      Introduction

      2. Click "Activity Center"

      Hover over the Activity Center button.
      Click 'Activity Center'

      3. Click "Extracurricular Activities"

      Access the Extracurricular Activities section.
      Click 'Extracurricular Activities'

      4. Click "Search for activity"

      Find the specific activity by typing the name. Please consider that if check-in and check-out are enabled, you will not take attendance based on the present/absent mode, but will do it through check-in at the start of the activity and check-out at the end of it.
      Click 'Search for activity'

      5. Fill with the test of the activity

      Fill in with the name of the activity
      Fill with the test of the activity

      6. Click here

      Select the 3 dots to open the menu.
      Click here

      7. Click "Manage"

      Access the Management tools.
      Click 'Manage'

      8. Click "Attendance"

      This will take you to the activity summary page. Once there, click the "Attendance" tab towards the top of the page.
      Click 'Attendance'

      9. Click "Take Attendance"

      Initiate the Attendance taking process.
      Click 'Take Attendance'

      10. Indicate if the student is present or absent.

      Toggle between On and Off to indicate the presence or absence of a student
      Indicate if the student is present or absent.

      11. Change to On

      Enter "1" in the provided field
      Change to On

      12. Click "Save"

      Save the changes made.
      Click 'Save'

      13. Click "« Back to List"

      Return to the previous list view.
      Click '« Back to List'

      14. Add a date to take attendance

      Take attendance on a different date by following this process. Click on "Take attendance"
      Add a date to take attendance

      15. Select the date

      Choose the time and date.
      Select the date

      16. Click here

      Click here to take attendance for the new date.
      Click here

      17. You can toggle between ON and OFF

      Fill in the text box with "1"
      You can toggle between ON and OFF

      18. Click "Save"

      Save the changes.
      Click 'Save'

      19. Click "Back to List"

      You can now eturn to the list view.
      Click 'Back to List'

      20. Attendance report

      The "Take Attendance" button will enable you to mark students as present or absent, "View Attendance Report" allows you to view, download in .csv format, and/or print. You can also group by student or date. "Print Roster" is just that, it will let you print your activity attendance roster in PDF format with the click of a button. The "Display QR Code" button is for any activity that has Check In Check Out enabled in their activity. To learn more, visit Enabling Check In/Out for Activities
      Attendance report

      21. Click on "Group by"

      When clicking the "View attendance report" button, you can select the grouping required to view the attendance list.
      Click on 'Group by'

      22. How to edit:

      Access the detailed view through the attendance tab.
      How to edit:

      23. Edit here.

      Edit as needed here.
      Edit here.

      24. Click "Save"

      Save the changes once you are done editing the attendance.
      Click 'Save'
      Contact us for any questions. We're happy to help

      Frequently Asked Questions

      1. Why can I sometimes only take attendance, and others indicate Check-in and Check-out?

      If the option is enabled on your package, you can select whether you are going to enable the Check-in/Check-out option when creating your activity. 


      2. What is the"Display QR Code" button for?

      It is for any activity that has Check In Check Out enabled in their activity. To learn more, visit Enabling Check In/Out for Activities.

      💡If you have any questions or technical difficulties with Viewing and Editing Attendance, we want to hear from you. Contact us at support@afterschoolhq.com.