Attendance Tracking

You can manually edit any Qwickly session record to indicate that a student was in attendance, absent, excused, or tardy.  You also have the ability to add additional comments to the record.

To do so:

1. Enter Qwickly in your Canvas course site.

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2. Click Records.

 

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3. Search for a particular student with the search bar or scroll and find the needed student in the list.

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4. Click the corresponding box for the desired date and students.

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5. Click the appropriate attendance status.

 

6. Click the Update button.

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7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the necessary students, if needed..

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8. Once done with the students, click on the Session date header for the correct date.

 

 

9. Click Update Totals.

Qwickly Attendance is added to the Canvas course navigation menu for all Law School classes.

OIT pre-populated all class sessions for all classes with standard meeting patterns using the scheduled meeting data.

Copying content from a previous course can impact the Canvas course navigation menu. If you do not see Qwickly Attendance in the Canvas course navigation menu, please email oit@law.gwu.edu for assistance.

Qwickly was added to all ON Canvas courses the week of August 18th. If you do not see Qwickly Attendance in the Canvas course navigation menu, please email oit@law.gwu.edu for assistance.

For ON classes that meet synchronously on Zoom, Zoom Meeting Reports is a viable attendance tracking alternative. If you do not utilize Zoom for every synchronous session, Zoom might not be the best attendance tracking option. For more information on Zoom Meeting Reports, visit the OIT Attendance Tracking web page.

To remove a meeting session that was prepopulated using the standard meeting pattern or otherwise added manually, you can:

1. Open Qwickly Attendance in your Canvas course site
2. On the Qwickly dashboard, click “Records.”
3. Click on the date of the session you would like to remove.
4. Click “Delete Session.”

If you schedule a class meeting outside the standard meeting pattern, you can add that session to Qwickly by:

1. Opening Qwickly Attendance in your Canvas course site
2. On the Qwickly dashboard, click “Attendance.”
3. Select “Check-In” as the attendance mode.
4. Name the session (I would suggest the date of the session)
5. Click “Start Check-In.”

To save time in the classroom, you can start the check in session from your office before you head to class. This way, you won't need to log into Canvas on the classroom computer.

Using a unique PIN for each session ensures that a student is present and accounted for. The PIN guarantees an accurate attendance record because it can only be received by a student who is actively participating.

You will launch a new Qwickly session prior to each class by opening Qwickly and selecting “Start Check In”  That will generate a unique pin for that class session. Share the PIN with your students in class by writing it on the whiteboard. Alternatively, if you launch Qwickly using the classroom computer or your personal device, you can share the pin by using the classroom technology to project your screen.

Your students will need to log into Canvas, and enter this PIN into Qwickly from your course site.

If you don’t want to interrupt instruction to manually close the check in session, you can set a timer.  The duration of the timer is individual preference.  Some may choose to leave it going for the duration of class and others may choose to designate a specific duration for example 15 minutes after the designated class start time.

To set a timer, open Quickly, go to Settings, and add a timer with your desired duration.

If launching the Qwickly session from your office and using a timer, be sure to account for the time it takes to walk to class, the class start time, and how much time you want to give students to get settled and check in.

The first time you access Qwickly on a browser or device, you will need to authorize the app.

Then, for each class meeting:

1. Go to the course site in Canvas.
2. Click on Qwickly Attendance in the course navigation menu.
3. Enter the unique 4 digit check in code shared at the start of class.

You need to manually start the attendance check in at the beginning of each class.

How you end it depends on the settings you chose or will choose:

• If you set a timer, it will automatically end the check in after the allotted time. No further action required on your part.
• If you do not set a timer, you will need to manually end the check in when desired, by clicking the End Check In button.