Note: As soon as you start taking attendance using this tool an Assignment & a grade center column will automatically be created. By default it is set to percentage, so if a student is present the first day they will have 100%, if they are absent the second day they will have 50%. You can adjust the point value by located the Roll Call Attendance assignment in the Assignments area and then clicking Edit Assignment Settings. Please refer to this guide for other point value questions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-edit-the-Roll-Call-Attendance-assignment/ta-p/569
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Access the Attendance tool in Canvas. (if you do not see this button in your left hand navigation you may need to go to Settings>Navigation and drag it up to your activated buttons.
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You will be presented with a list view of your current class.
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In the top left there is a drop down with your course Name (Travis Downing Sandbox in this example). If you click on it you can change it to view different sections in your course.
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Once you have chosen the appropriate section you can then click on a student to change them to one of 4 states.
Unmarked - By default they will be in the unmarked state awaiting your selection.
Present – If a student has arrived to class and on time.
Absent – If a Student never attended the class on that date
Late – If the student arrived but past the scheduled time
8. To review a student’s attendance for the class you can click on More next to a students name
9. You can also view your student’s total attendance by looking at the grade center column.
10. Or you can run an attendance report by clicking the gear icon in the upper right corner.
11. Once you click on Attendance Report fill out the criteria you are looking for and hit Run Report and you will receive an email with a link with the info. The link will only be accessible for 24 hours.
12. The Gear icon in the upper right is also where you can adjust how much being late affects the student’s grade.
Class View
You also have the option of switching to Class View by clicking Class in the upper right hand area.
This can help by matching a student’s name to their seating location in the class and you can switch between sections by clicking the drop down in the upper left corner (Group 1 in this example image). You can drag the icon’s to the appropriate area on the grid to match your classroom when you click on the Edit Seating Chart in the upper right hand of the grid. You can also take attendance from this area by clicking the Take Attendance tab in the upper right hand of the grid.
Badges
-If you go back to step 8 you will see you can also create badges by clicking the +Add badge button.
Roll Call Badges are useful if you want to make note of a student’s participation in class that day or if there is a special circumstance you want to take note of. Badges are for your notes only and are not visible to students.
-Click Manage Badges to look at the list of badges you have created, you can also delete any badges you no longer need.
Student View
Your test student will not show up in roll call and will not be able to access this assignment So here is an example of what a student would see if they accessed the Roll Call assignment.
-Note, If you would like to ensure the student knows their absence was excused is to leave a note in the speed grader.
