Face Attendance
Face Attendance lets a teacher take the daily register by panning a camera across the classroom. Every student with a registered face who is in view is recognised in a second or two and the register is filled in: recognised students Present, everyone else Absent. The teacher then reviews it and saves a Draft or Finalizes it, exactly as with manual marking.
Recognition runs on the teacher’s own device. The class’s face signatures are downloaded once when the scan opens, so matching is instant and works for a whole room at once.
Before you begin: Face ID
Section titled “Before you begin: Face ID”A student can only be recognised once their face is registered. Open Front Desk → Face ID in the sidebar, pick the student and follow the on-screen capture (a front pose, then one slow head circle). Only a numeric face signature is stored — never a photo.
The Scan the class card on the register shows how many of the class have Face ID, for example 32 of 40 students have Face ID. Students without Face ID are left Absent by a scan, so mark them by hand.
Scanning a class
Section titled “Scanning a class”- Open the class’s attendance page (Attendance → the class, or Sections → the class → Attendance) and pick the date. On the mobile app, open the class register.
- Select Start scan on the Scan the class card. The camera opens — the back camera on a phone; use the switch button to change cameras.
- Pan slowly across the room. Each recognised student gets a green outline with their name, and the counter climbs (24 of 32 with Face ID recognised). A dashed amber outline means a face is too far away — move a little closer.
- Select Mark N present · others absent. You return to the register with the marks filled in.
- Review the register, change anyone who needs it (late, excused, a student without Face ID), then Save draft or Finalize.
Who can scan
Section titled “Who can scan”| Role | Can scan a class? |
|---|---|
| Class (primary) teacher | Yes |
| Subject teacher of the class | Yes |
| Substitute teacher | Yes, on the day of the substitution |
Owner, manager, or anyone with student-attendance:manage | Yes |
The same people who can mark the register can scan it. A finalized register must be reopened before it can be scanned again.
Tips for a good scan
Section titled “Tips for a good scan”- Good, even lighting on faces works best; avoid pointing the camera at a bright window.
- Pan slowly — each face needs to be in view for about a second.
- Students further back appear smaller; walk a few steps toward the back rows if their outlines stay amber.
- Scanning again simply re-applies the result: recognised present, everyone else absent.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”- Daily-mode classes. Period-wise classes are marked per period as usual.
- A camera and a modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox), or the latest mobile app.
- Camera permission for the site or app.