iOS Application “Attendance2”

Abstract

Attendance2 is an iOS application (app) that can be purchased for $5 and used with an Apple device to record and summarize a wealth of classroom data. After importing or manually entering roster data, an instructor can take student photos and refer to them while "tapping" the device to enter attendance and participation information. Attendance2 allows instructors to specify two statuses (data items to be collected at each class meeting). Instructors commonly set "Status1" to be "attendance" and "Status2" to be "class participation," but an instructor can set the statuses to be anything, with options limited only by the imagination and needs of the user. Instructors can ensure the security of their data by regularly using the easy "backup" feature, which sends data to an email account or "Dropbox." They can also set points for each status value (e.g., two points for "present," one point for "late") and instantly create a spreadsheet that includes the daily entries and totals (e.g., total absences) for each student.

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