# Event Attendance Tab

On the Event Attendance tab, event administrators can record learner attendance. Elentra provides several options for recording attendance:

* Having faculty or staff check off who is/is not present
* Having learners swipe an id card (kiosk mode)
* Having learners mark themselves present or absent
* Having learners mark themselves present using geolocation checking
* Having learners send a text message to confirm attendance (using Twilio).

Please see here for details on requirements to set up these attendance options.

Users with access to the Event Attendance tab will see a list of all event audience members and will see additional columns depending on which of the attendance tools is configured for a course or organization.

* The Status option with dropdown selector will display if enhanced event attendance options are enabled for the course.
* Information in the Absence Approval column will generate if an organization is using the Absence Management module.

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The action to take on this page will depend on which attendance tools a course or organization is using. If learners are **self-reporting attendance**, event facilitators don't need to take any action.

## Event Facilitator Records Attendance <a href="#how-to-manually-enter-attendance" id="how-to-manually-enter-attendance"></a>

![Sample Attendance Page](https://1986140690-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayN3HSBiNqeeT0QDZ9TB%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-52cf0fe7dbbe986cb1db0f684c8c87db0476c9cb%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-30%20at%201.07.10%20PM%20\(1\).png?alt=media)

Using this option the teacher or event administrator can record who is present or absent.

* Click the checkbox beside the name of each learner in attendance. Click the checkbox again to change the attendance status.
* Optionally mark all as attended or absent using the buttons at the top right (new in ME 1.21).
* Changes are saved constantly so there is no Save button on the page.
* Search for a learner by typing in his/her id number.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you use geolocation attendance tracking and a learner has recorded their presence, then an event administrator clicks 'Mark all as absent', the learner self-recorded information will be overwritten. Previously entered geo-location attendance taking can be viewed in the Event History tab if needed.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Any student whose absence is pre-requested via the Absence Management module will have a comment in the Notes section indicating so. They should still be marked absent by de-selecting the tick box. This will be recorded on their dashboard as an “Approved” absence.
{% endhint %}

## Kiosk Mode - Learners Use ID to Confirm Attendance <a href="#kiosk-mode" id="kiosk-mode"></a>

Using this option the teacher or event administrator can begin Kiosk Mode for learners to swipe in.

* From the Attendance tab, click 'Kiosk Mode'.
* When the green check mark comes up, learners can begin to swipe their cards.
