{"id":27402,"date":"2020-10-06T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=27402"},"modified":"2020-10-06T09:59:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T13:59:32","slug":"taking-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/taking-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"4 ways to re-take taking attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because being “present” is very different from simply being here.<\/p>\n

Everyone reading this blog has very clearly moved on from beginning each day by simply reading out a list of names and putting a big old checkmark next to each one. Everyone.<\/p>\n

Those horror stories we’ve heard, about students being marked absent simply because they turned their webcam off, those aren’t you; you would never.<\/p>\n

But maybe you’re looking for ways to mix things up a little, keep it fresh. You’re in luck! Here’s four ways to re-take taking attendance.<\/p>\n

1. Judge My Jam<\/h4>\n

Especially in middle school, music makes the world go round. Your students, no matter how quiet or angsty or vocal, have opinions about music. Throw a harness on that energy and get your attendance taken while also a) bringing your students explicitly into a conversation together, and b) picking up some fly new tunes yourself. (Is “fly” still a good thing? This is an old asking.)<\/p>\n

Calgary educator Erin Quinn takes attendance each day with “Jam or Not a Jam?” As students enter the classroom, she has a song queued up and playing, and students use Google Classroom to respond whether they like it (“Jam!”) or not (“Not a Jam!”). It’s simple and brilliant and everyone please go follow Ms. Quinn on twitter @luckybydesign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I blended your Jam or not a Jam and @LakersHughes<\/a> welcome screen to use for my classes. I'm looking forward to using this tomorrow. pic.twitter.com\/J9g1z0uCsJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Flores (@mrcoachflores) September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n