Electronic Advisory Attendance

• January
• 26

10:40 am Google

As hard as I try, I can’t seem to always remember to bring my advisory attendance sheet with me to chapel every morning. On the days where I forget the sheet, I will scan my group and memorize who isn’t there. When I get back to my classroom I’ll fill out out the attendance sheet and turn it in. With so many steps in the process, it’s no surprise that it frequently falls apart.

So, I just came up with an easy solution. I created an STJLabs Google Docs form listing each of my advisees as a question, and then “Yes” and “No” as the possible answers. When I hit submit on the form, the spreadsheet, which is securely located in my STJLabs Google Docs account, is populated with the answers to the “questions” along with the time stamp. What this means is that I no longer have to ever bring my attendance sheet with me to chapel. Instead, I take out my iPhone, load the form (which I have book marked so I never have to enter in the URL), click a few times, and then hit submit. When I get back to my classroom, I fill out my attendance sheet based on the information that’s sitting in the online spreadsheet.

Additionally, this give me a great easy to manage digital record of my advisory attendance. I’ve been liking the idea so much that I have thought about doing the same thing for each of my classes.

Here’s what the advisory attendance form looks like on my phone.

Give the system a try. I think you’ll like it!

Tip: To take a screenshot on your iPhone, hit the power and home buttons (briefly) at the same time. The screenshot will be placed in your “Photos” app.

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