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Qwickly Attendance is required for undergraduate classes with students enrolled who meet SMU-In-4 strategic priorities. However, any faculty member that is not part of the pre-identified course list can opt-in to its use. If there are any questions about whether your course is required to use Qwickly Attendance, please reach out to your department chair.

Yes. You can schedule check-ins or mark attendance manually based on course engagement. Additionally, you can use the mode to capture Canvas-related activities.

Yes! Select "Qwickly Attendance" in your Canvas course navigation. Click on “Settings” at the top left of the Qwickly interface. Under the “Student Grouping” section, select “By Course Section” and then scroll to the bottom of the screen and click “Save Settings”. In the “Section” drop-down menu that appears, choose the specific section for which you would like to take attendance.

Yes, TAs can take attendance with Qwickly.

Yes, you can display it on any device for students to scan.

ÃÛÌÒ½´does not use a geofencing feature with Qwickly. If there are concerns about students sharing the QR code, please note that it refreshes frequently.

You can find a number of suggestions located in .

Attendance entries can be by the instructor at any time in the Records section of the Qwickly interface.

In Qwickly, the ‘Late’ status must be set to be the same across the entire institution regarding amount of time and percentage of full attendance. ÃÛÌÒ½´does not have an institution-wide late policy; therefore, it is not implemented into Qwickly. Instructors can leave a comment on the individual attendance record for the student, and if attendance is connected to the Canvas gradebook, a manual points or percentage adjustment can be in the gradebook for that student.

No, the Qwickly Attendance app is for student use only. Instructors cannot use the Qwickly app to take attendance.

You may consider using the following pre-populated language on your Simple Syllabus for your students:

"Attendance via Qwickly App

This course will use the Qwickly Attendance tool to record student attendance. You will be required to download and use the free Qwickly mobile app on your smartphone via or the . At the beginning of each class session, you will be prompted to check in using the app. Your attendance record, as captured through Qwickly, will be used in accordance with the course's attendance policy. Please ensure your device is charged and the app is installed prior to our first class meeting."

If you choose not to use the language above, simply toggle the component on your Simple Syllabus to 'Invisible'

Yes. Attendance data can be automatically pushed to the Gradebook when enabled. You can use Session-based grading or Absence-based grading. More information can be found in the video.

Yes, you can select absence-based attendance and select points deducted and the number of absences to forgive. You can read more here: .

There is no automated way in Qwickly to do this. Instructors must apply extra credit manually in the Gradebook.

Yes, you can view  to learn how to delete an attendance session.

They are generally sent shortly after attendance is recorded to the student’s ÃÛÌÒ½´email. Only students marked absent (not those marked “unexcused” or “excused”) will trigger the emails/automatic grading features. Attendance records can be edited later if needed.

Yes, you can view to learn how to delete an attendance session.

Yes. Qwickly provides downloadable CSV reports and in-dashboard summaries when you select Records in the Qwickly interface.

Close all Qwickly windows and relaunch from Canvas once more.