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Add the Attendance Activity

The Attendance activity enables you to keep track of attendance for your course. You can download the attendance for your course in Excel format or text format, and students can view their attendance records.

To add the Attendance activity:

1. On the course home page, click Turn editing on.
   
   
   
2. In the desired section, click Add an activity or resource.
   
   
3. Select Attendance.
   
   
   
4. Under Grade, specify the settings as desired.
   
   
   
   NOTE: If you don't want the attendance to be graded, then click the Type drop-down menu and select None.
5. Click Save and display at the bottom of the page.
6. Click Add session.
   
   
7. Under Add session, specify the course start date and time that the course meets.
   
   
   
8. If desired, uncheck the Create calendar event for this session checkbox.
   
   
9. Under Multiple sessions, select Repeat the session above as follows.
   
   
10. Across from Repeat on, select the days on which your class meets.
    
    
11. Across from Repeat every, accept the default of 1 week(s). (If your class meets every other week, then change the Repeat every setting to 2, etc.)
    
    
12. Across from Repeat until, specify the date of the last class.
    
    
    
    
13. Click Add.