Frequently Asked Questions

Why are these permissions required?

Attend U makes use of the networking facilities of your device to receive checkins from your students. Android requires these permissions to be granted for an app to access these facilities.

How do I create and edit students?

First, tap "Students" in the main menu to enter the student management section. You can tap the back button to return to the main menu.

In the student management section, you can tap the "New Student" button at the top to create a student, or the name of an existing student to edit her. Attend U only supports editing the names of students at this time. After editing, tap the check button to the right to accept your changes, or the back button to cancel them.

You can tap and hold the name of a student to mark her. Repeat this to mark multiple students or tap the back button to unmark them. Marking students reveals two buttons at the top. Tap the "Delete" button to remove marked students from the database. You can also tap the "Forget" button to remove the registration data of marked students from the database. These students will need to re-identify themselves the next time they checkin.

How do I create and edit courses or sessions?

First, tap “Courses” in the main menu to enter the course management section. You can tap the back button to return to the main menu.

In the course management section, you can tap the "New Course" button at the top to create a course, or the name of an existing course to edit it. After editing, tap the check button to the right to accept your changes, or the back button to cancel them.

You can tap and hold the name of a course to mark it. Repeat this to mark multiple courses or tap the back button to unmark them. Marking courses reveals two buttons at the top. Tap the "Delete" button at the top. Tap this button to remove marked courses from the database. You can also tap the "Enroll" button to set which students are enrolled to the selected course. This button will be enabled only if a single course is selected.

You can also view or edit sessions of the courses in the app. In the course management section, you will see a right arrow next to each course. Tap the arrow to enter the session management section for that course. You can tap the back button to return to the course management section.

In the session management section, you can tap the "New Session" button at the top to create a session, or the name of an existing session to edit it. When in editing mode, tap on the date to change the date of the session or the times to change start and end times of the session. After editing, tap the check button to the right to accept your changes, or the back button to cancel them.

You can tap and hold the name of a session to mark it. Repeat this to mark multiple sessions or tap the back button to unmark them. Marking sessions reveals two buttons at the top. Tap the "Delete" button to remove marked sessions from the database.

How do my students checkin?

First, tap “Courses” in the main menu to enter the course management section. In the course management section, you will see a right arrow next to each course. Tap the arrow to enter the session management section for that course. You can tap the back button to return to the course management section.

In the session management section, you will see a right arrow next to each session. For those that are currently due, tap the arrow next to the session you wish started and follow the on-screen instructions. This will reveal a QR code on your device display. As long as the QR code is visible, your students will be able to scan it to identify or check themselves in.

How do I access my checkin data?

The checkins your students have made are stored only on your device. Therefore, if you require using them elsewhere, you first need to export them. To do this, first, tap “Courses” in the main menu, and then the name of the desired course to enter the session management section. You can tap the back button to return to the main menu.

In the session management section, you can tap and hold the name of a session to mark it. Repeat this to mark multiple sessions or tap the back button to unmark them. Marking sessions reveals two buttons at the top. Tap the "Export" button to generate an XLS file containing checkins to the marked sessions. Attend U will first prompt for a location to save the XLS file, and then help you share this file in ways that your device supports. You will typically be able to store the XLS file in your device or on a cloud drive, open with a spreadsheet app, send in an e-mail or share with a colleague or your institution.

You can also view or edit checkins to the sessions directly in the app. In the session management section, you will see a right arrow next to each session. The sessions that have expired are dimmed. For those that have, tap the arrow to enter the checkin management section for that session. You can tap the back button to return to the session management section.

In the checkin management section, you can tap the "New Checkin" button at the top to create a checkin, or the name of an existing checkin to edit it. When in editing mode, tap on the student to change the student checking in, or the time to change the time of the checkin. After editing, tap the check button to the right to accept your changes, or the back button to cancel them.

You can tap and hold the name of a checkin to mark it. Repeat this to mark multiple checkins or tap the back button to unmark them. Marking checkins reveals a button at the top. Tap the "Delete" button to remove marked checkins from the database.

What should I do for students who are not automatically recognized?

Sometimes, especially when using Attend U online, some students may not be automatically recognized even if they have identified themselves before. This is generally not a problem and can be remedied by these students simply re-identifying themselves the next time they checkin.

If the desired students do not appear among the selections, you may need to revoke their registrations from the student management section. Please refer to the relevant help topic on how to do that.

How do I recover my deleted data?

You do not. Attend U takes your instructions literally. When you delete any of your students or courses, they are removed forever.

You may use your device facilities to backup your data.

How do I speed up Attend U?

Attend U employs an upfront strategy when generating its UI. This means, with a lot of data, navigating among screens can get slow.

To improve navigation performance, avoid creating your data before you need it. In addition, you can remove data that is no longer necessary.