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Faculty's Guide to Canvas

Attendance (Roll Call)

With the Attendance tool, instructors can take roll electronically using either a list or grid format and create a seating chart.  The Attendance tool also creates an assignment in the Gradebook and calculates attendance as a percentage of a student's grade.  Instructors can also create badges, which are not visible to students, to apply in various circumstances. Roll Call Badges are a quick way for you to make notations about your students using the Roll Call attendance tool. For example, you can quickly mark when a student arrives late or leaves early or as a way to track when a student participates in class. 

View these Instructure Guides to get started:

How do I use the Roll Call Attendance tool in a course?

How do I edit the Roll Call Attendance assignment?

How do I create a roll call seating chart using the Attendance tool?

How do I take roll call using the Attendance tool?

How do I use Roll Call Attendance badges in a course?

How do I run Roll Call Attendance reports in a course?