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Attendence/Roll Call

RichardZeid

Not sure how to submit this as a function, but it would be useful if there were levels of Lateness and the ability to not that in Attendance. 5 minutes late has a different impact on a students attendance than being an hour late! Also when I student leaves class early, I would like to be able to note that as well.

Thanks.

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dbrace

These are great ideas, @RichardZeid!

To make sure that these ideas reach our Product Managers and others in the Community, please visit our Canvas Collaborative Roadmap space (found under "Product Resources > Product Connection").

-Doug

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dbrace

These are great ideas, @RichardZeid!

To make sure that these ideas reach our Product Managers and others in the Community, please visit our Canvas Collaborative Roadmap space (found under "Product Resources > Product Connection").

-Doug

RichardZeid

Thanks Doug!

However, I do not see a place to suggest an improvement.

dcasalotti

As a work around in the meantime, have you given any thought to creating a badge to apply to the attendance date? It doesn't change the % calculation towards the attendance grade, but it could be used for a separate participation grade.

5 minutes late, 1 hour late, left early…

dbrace

You are welcome, @RichardZeid!

Let's look into what is going on in the Community for you.

Please look at the animated GIF that is attached.

Community-share-a-contribution-RichardZeid.gif

Is there where you are going? What do you see when you go there?

-Doug

RichardZeid

Screenshot 2026-04-15 at 10.34.46 AM.png

As you can see from the screenshot, Share a Contribution is NOT appearing on my Canvas Collaborative Roadmap page as the gif showed it would.
And creating a badge for every late situation is not efficient. 5 minuets, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. How many badges would I need to create?!

dbrace

Thank you for sharing a screenshot. I will ask someone to look at it.

-Doug

dbrace

Hi @RichardZeid,

I apologize for the delay getting back to you about your inability to see/use the "Share a Contribution" button.

There are two set of steps that you should do:

completely clear your web browser's history, cookies, and cache (making sure to use "Everything" or "All time", the exact wording can vary depending on your web browser)
click on the "Accept" button that appears in the lower-left corner when on the Community
1. do not turn off any of the other cookie options
2. I attached two screenshots
3. you should always click on the "Accept" button when browsing the Community

If doing both of those does not help, send an email to community@instructure.com.

-Doug

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RichardZeid

Submitting a suggestion should just not be this hard if you are truly welcoming suggestions. You are maybe the third or fourth person to be in touch about this. You have my suggestion. I am sure there is some way for one of the people I have discussed this with to put it in the pipeline.

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