What’s Qwickly Attendance and what is it for?
Qwickly Attendance is a tool for recording and tracking student attendance within Canvas. Qwickly Attendance offers multiple ways to record attendance that make the process more efficient, including the Student Check-in method, which enables students to mark themselves present via their personal computer or smart device. Instructors also have the option to integrate Qwickly Attendance with the Canvas gradebook in a way that aligns with their attendance policy.
How can I access Qwickly Attendance?
Qwickly Attendance can be accessed by clicking the Attendance item* in the left-hand Course Navigation Menu of your Canvas course.
*If you do not immediately see the Attendance item in your course navigation menu, you can enable it by clicking on ‘Settings’ at the bottom of the menu,’ clicking the ‘Navigation’ tab along the top of the page, locating the ‘Attendance’ item in the bottom set of items, clicking the three dots next to ‘Attendance,’ choosing ‘Enable,’ then clicking ‘Save’ at the bottom of the page.
How do I use Qwickly Attendance?
How-to Videos
Qwickly hosts a library of How-to Videos1 that show how to do a number of things within its platform, including
- How to take attendance using the Student Check-in and List modes.
- How to edit the attendance record.
- How to view the course report (an overview of all student attendance for the whole semester).
- How to integrate Qwickly attendance data with your gradebook..
Access these video resources1 and then
- Click “How-to Videos”
- Choose “Qwickly Attendance” under Select Product
- Choose “Canvas” under Select LMS
- Click “Show all 16 Videos” to see all available videos.
Written How-to Guide
The CAT’s written How-to Guide to Qwickly Attendance provides step by step instructions how to perform a variety of options within Qwickly Attendance, including
- How to access and set up Qwickly Attendance in Canvas.
- How to take attendance in both Student Check-in and List modes.
- How to take attendance for specific sections in a multi-section course.
- How to modify the attendance record.
Accessibility
Qwickly Attendance is designed with accessibility in mind. This includes support for screen readers and full keyboard navigation.
Help support
- For teaching support
- The CAT is here to help. For drop-in consultations, visit one of our Educational Technology Labs, or schedule a one-on-one consultation with an educational technology specialist.
- For technical support
- Temple’s Help Desk
- Request Help
- Phone: 215-204-8000
- E-mail: help@temple.edu
- Temple’s Help Desk
- Qwickly Support
- Contact Qwickly Support