Welcome to A-level ICT
Teachers are given an OMR form with class lists each week and they put a black mark whether present or absent.
The form is read by computer and an absent list produced.
The teacher marks the reason for the absence in the correct space on the OMR form.
As pupils enter a classroom the PC detects their presence from the tag and adds the information to the central register.
Admin software on PC / laptop / tablet / phone
Teachers take the register on their machines and the information is transferred electronically to the central server.
In some schools the teachers have a specialised device with a wireless link to the admin server.
Teachers fill in an attendance form at the beginning of every lesson and this is wirelessed up to the office
Each pupil has their own smart/swipe card which they swipe through a computer at the beginning of registration and every lesson.
This data is sent to the office either by wireless or by file transfer.
Each pupil as they enter the classroom they place their thumb on the fingerprint reader.
This data is sent electronically to the office. (same for retina scanning).
Saves teachers/teaching time
Improved attendance
Easier to spot absence patterns
Improved tracking of attendance cuts down internal truancy
Automatic SMS messages to parents
Automatic creation of statistics, automatic archiving /sharing of data
Know which pupils are in and are late
Know where pupils are all times if year tutor wants to see them
Printout report summary to check pupils % attendance
Multiple access points to the data