Getting Started with Qwickly Attendance

This tool is only available to Rutgers-Newark and RBS Courses

The Qwickly Attendance tool enables faculty to take attendance that is automatically graded in the Canvas Grade book. Instructors can take attendance using an attendance list on screen, check in (optional QR code) on their own browser or the Qwickly App, Seating Chart, or a Cad Reading using their Rutgers Student ID

Qwickly Tool Link

The first time you use the tool you will be asked to authorize it. Click "Authorize"

App Login — Mozilla Firefox

Click "Begin Set-Up"

Qwickly Attendance — Mozilla Firefox

Attendance Settings-Preferences

Qwickly Attendance — Mozilla Firefox
  1. User Sorting: Select how you would like the student's names to be sorted.
  2. View Preferences: These settings affect how certain information is displayed in the tool.
    • Show Total Absences on Take Attendance Screen: Student's absent/present will be displayed next to their names.
  3. Check In: The Check-in function allows students to check in from their own devices. You can choose to require students to enter a PIN number and limit the number of minutes students have to check in at the beginning of class.
    • Check-in Timer: Setting to enable a timer for the check in sessions.
    • No PIN or QR Code Required: This will show a check in button.
    • Require QR Code: (f selected, students must check in with Qwickly Attendance App)- A QR code will appear on the screen when taking attendance
    • Require PIN: Setting to require a randomly generated four-digit PIN be entered for Check-in mode.

Click Save Settings to save.

Attendance Settings-Attendance Statuses

Qwickly Attendance — Mozilla Firefox
  1. Attendance Statuses: You can control which statuses are used in your class and create custom statuses with custom points.
    • System Statuses On/Off: Turn system statuses on or off for this course
  2. Custom Course Statuses: Create your own custom status for this course
    • Order: The order in which the statuses appear when listed in a course
    • Name: The name of the status
    • Points: The percentage value of the points this status is worth
    • Absence: The percentage value of the absence this status is worth
    • Color: The color assigned to the status
    • Delete: Remove a custom-made status
    • Add status: Add a new custom-made status

Click Save Settings to save.

Attendance Settings-Automatic Emails

Qwickly Attendance — Mozilla Firefox
  1. Absence Email: You can decide whether or not to send an email to students when they've been marked absent. You can customize the email by changing the language of any of the text not in brackets.

Click Save Settings to save.

Attendance Settings-Grading

Qwickly Attendance — Mozilla Firefox
  • Grading: These settings control the method of grading in the course and create a column in Canvas Grade Center.
    • Session Based Grading Column: Use this if you want to award points for attending a session or overall point for all attendance.
    • Absence Based Grading Column: Use this if you want to award or subtract points per absence or if you want to automatically excuse a certain number of absences.. Any criteria entered here will be reflected in the LMS gradebook, not in Qwickly’s attendance records.