School Roll Call
School Roll Call is a web service for recording attendance in physical and virtual classrooms.
What School Roll Call is
School Roll Call is a web service for recording attendance in physical and virtual classrooms. Students can check in by scanning a barcoded ID, entering an ID number, or selecting their name from a list. They can check out individually, or staff can use the “Checkout All” button. Faculty and staff record attendance by selecting their names. The service provides student and faculty/staff reports filtered by start and end date and time. Reports can be exported as Excel, CSV, PDF, or Word files. District administrators can edit school, classroom, and login information. The maker describes uses including remote classes, flex or activity periods, emergency student location checks, and staff check-in. School Roll Call is accessible from any web-enabled device with an internet data connection. It is a paid product with pricing on request. Its headquarters are in State College, Pennsylvania. The privacy statement describes controlled storage and SSL-type encryption for transmitted information.
Good
- Multiple student check-in methods
- Individual or bulk checkout
- Date-and-time filtered attendance reports
- Exports to Excel, CSV, PDF, and Word
- Works on web-enabled devices
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- Requires an internet data connection
- Web platform only
Who it suits
It suits schools and districts needing self-service attendance for students, faculty, or staff. Web-enabled devices can support classroom, remote, flex-period, and activity-period check-ins.
Verdict
School Roll Call covers attendance capture, checkout, reporting, and exports for physical or virtual settings. Schools can contact the vendor for pricing and further information.
The facts
Each one read from School Roll Call's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- The product is accessible from any web-enabled device with an internet data connection.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Administration
- District administrators can edit school, classroom, and login information.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Attendance tracking
- School Roll Call tracks physical and virtual attendance for classrooms.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Audience
- The vendor describes School Roll Call as a self-service student check-in solution for schools and districts.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Check-out
- Students can check out individually or all at once using the “Checkout All” button.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Integration
- School Gate Guardian says its software can exchange data with student information systems through file transfer and offers an API for approved third-party vendors; this page does not specify School Roll Call integrations.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Intended use
- The maker describes the service as useful for remote classes and flex or activity periods, and says it can also be used for faculty and staff check-in.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Pricing availability
- The product pages reviewed provide no listed price and direct prospective customers to contact the vendor for more information.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The privacy statement says School Gate Guardian does not sell, rent, or lease customer lists and requires service providers receiving personal information to maintain its confidentiality.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Privacy and security
- The vendor’s privacy statement says personal information is stored on servers in a controlled, secure environment and that transmitted personal information is protected using encryption such as SSL.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- School Roll Call tracks physical or virtual attendance for classrooms.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Report exports
- Reports can be exported in Excel, CSV, PDF, or Word formats.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Reports
- Reports for students and faculty or staff can be filtered by start and end date and time, then exported to Excel, CSV, PDF, or Word.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Security
- The maker's privacy statement says personal information is stored on servers in a controlled, secure environment and that transmitted personal information such as credit card numbers is protected with encryption such as SSL.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Staff attendance
- Faculty and staff can check in and out by selecting their names from a list.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Student check-in
- Students can check in by scanning a barcoded ID, entering an ID number, or selecting their name from a list.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Student check-out
- Students can check out by scanning an ID, entering an ID number, or selecting their name; administrators can also use “Checkout All.”checked 10 Oct 2001
- Support and contact
- The site directs users to contact the vendor for more information and lists [email protected] and (800) 805-3808.checked 10 Oct 2001
- Support contact
- The site lists [email protected] and (800) 805-3808 as contact details.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Use cases
- The vendor describes use for flex or activity periods, remote classes, emergency student location checks, and faculty or staff check-in.checked 10 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Device access
- The service is accessible from any web-enabled device with an internet data connection.checked 4 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- State College, Pennsylvania, USAchecked 28 Sep 2001
