Attendance Overview
- Meeting Date - Displays which meeting date you are viewing. When you click Attendance in the top navigation bar, the selected meeting date will default to whichever meeting is closest to the current date.
- Cancel this Meeting - Create a cancellation exception for the selected meeting date.
- Calendar - Displays all meeting dates on a calendar. Meeting dates are distinguished by blue circles. Whichever meeting date you are currently viewing will be distinguished by an orange circle. Use the left and right triangle icons to navigate between months.
- Incomplete Dates - A list of any meeting dates that have passed and are not yet fully graded.
- Summary - Displays how many grades have and have not been entered.
- Filter by Name - Search or filter the student list by typing part or all of a student's name.
- Mark All - Mark all students as present, absent, or excused at once.
- Download/Upload XLS - Export the Full Roster Grade Report XLS via the Download XLS button, or export the Full Roster Grade Report XLS, Overall Letter Grades XLS, Session Summary XLS, or Online Grading CSV via the triangle icon. Import the Session Summary XLS by clicking the triangle icon and selecting Upload Overall Letter Grades XLS.
- Student list - Displays a list of names and photos for each student, as well as their section assignment.
- Present, Absent, and Excused - Mark students present, absent, or excused. When a student is excused, the meeting date will not be factored into their overall attendance grade.
- Actions- Additional actions to be taken with any particular student or grade.
- View History - View a record of activity taken for a particular grade, such as prior grade changes. Displays what changes were made, who made the change, and when the change was made.
- Add Comment - Enter a comment for a student for that meeting date.
Entering Grades
To enter an attendance grade, simply click either the Present or Absent button according to that student's attendance on that meeting date. Alternatively, you may Excuse a student via the Actions menu. Grades are saved when the checkmark icon turns green.
Note that students cannot see any Attendance information when they log into the Gradebook Module. They will not see individual meeting date grades, overall attendance grade, or any comments.