Attendance in Canvas

The Attendance tool allows instructors to take attendance for meetings they create. This tool includes a seating chart to support contact tracing. It can also add a single grade item to Gradebook. Scores from Attendance will automatically update in Gradebook every five minutes. See these Attendance tool best practices.

Add New Attendance Tool to Course

Follow the steps below to add the updated tool to your course.

  1. Go to the Canvas course.
  2. Click Course Settings.
  3. Click the Navigation tab.
  4. Drag Attendance from the list at the bottom of the page to the drag and drop items to reorder them in the course navigation. Place the tool in the order you want it to appear in the tool list.
  5. Click Save.
     

Quick Start Steps

  1. Click a Course, click Settings, and click Navigation.
  2. Locate Attendance, click the three vertical dots to display more options, and click Enable.
  3. Click Save. The Attendance tool will appear on the course side menu.
  4. Click Attendance.

    NOTE: If this is your first time using the attendance tool, you will need to configure and save your settings.
     
  5. Select your Section (if applicable).
  6. Click Add Meeting.
  7. Configure your New Meeting and click Save. 

    NOTE: Saving your meeting will make it appear in your Meetings List.