Taking attendance using the Canvas Attendance feature can be cumbersome and time-consuming. Using a traditional sign-in sheet and entering attendance information at a later time can often be quicker and easier. Using the method outlined below, you’ll create a sign-in sheet that students pass around at the beginning of class, signing next to their name. To create your sign-in sheet, you’ll simply download the course roster from Canvas, open it in Excel and format the roster into a sign-in sheet. Here’s how: |
1. Navigate to the Canvas Grade book: |
2. Download your course roster from the Canvas Grade book: |
3. Delete all of the columns but the student names: |
4. Create a border around the cells in your Sign-in sheet: |
5. The text in your rows will most likely be too small, so you’ll want to click the Format button to increase the row height: |
6. Now you’re ready to print. Click “Print” and make sure your roster fits in one page. If not, repeat the previous step to reduce the row height slightly. |