There is a Moodle attendance plug-in Activity that can be used to keep track of class attendance.  To To add the attendance module, go to your course in Moodle and turn editing mode on.  

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Up Attendance Activity

1. Turn editing on
2. Click "Add an activity

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1. or resource" in the desired section on your Moodle page
2. Select Attendance. If desired, you can change the name and grade total

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2. Click on "Save and return to course"

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2. You should see a new attendance item in your course

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2. Click on the attendance

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1. icon to set up your preferences

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Set Up Attendance Sessions

Sessions are the times you want to keep track of attendance.  Common settings:

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1. After you've clicked on the attendance icon to set up your preferences, click the "Add Session" tab
2. Set the start of session date

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1. , time, and duration

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Then set the day(s) the class meets

You can ignore description (or enter something descriptive about these meeting times)

Click the "Add sessions" button

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2. Under the "Multiple Sessions" section, select "Repeat the session above as follows"
3. Select the days of the week your class meets
4. Select the end session date/time
5. If you want your students to record their own attendance, check the box that says "Allow students to record own attendance"

Review the days and times you have set up.  You You may need to click the "All" link at the top of the sessions table to see all your sessions.  From here you can delete sessions (for Fall or Spring break for example) or modify meeting times by clicking on the update button for a session.

Set Up Attendance Status Sets

1. Click on the "

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1. More" tab at the top center and select Status Set to configure the attendance codes (e.g. present, late, excused, etc.) along with grade point values

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2. When done, click "Update"

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