22 Jan, 2015ScholarChip helps New York area schools with attendance
ScholarChip’s latest case study details the company’s work with Westbury Public Schools, where the company’s attendance kiosks are being used to boost student performance through improved attendance. Additionally, school officials are benefitting from the added convenience that the kiosks provide through a quicker check-in process.
15 Jan, 2015Attendance tracking the key to student success?
As retention rates stagnate, college students’ classroom attendance is being called into question. In response to pressure from a number of outside parties, including parents and taxpayers, some universities are adopting attendance technology to introduce a measure of accountability.
10 Dec, 2014Biometric verification highlights higher ed tech watch list
As more and more college courses go online in lieu of the traditional classroom setting, the need to properly and effectively verify students’ identity online has become a vital concern. It seems that biometrics may provide a solution to vetting student identities online.
19 Nov, 2014Students swipe in for university sponsored activities
The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M is asking students to swipe their university ID cards at all student center sponsored events and programs in an effort to better track attendance and engagement. According to the center’s president, students and guests will swipe their IDs or state-issued driver licenses prior to an event. Students will […]
22 Oct, 2014University of Baltimore credentials get smart
When it comes to technology, simpler is often better. At least that’s the idea at the University of Baltimore, where faculty, staff and students were carrying a photo ID card and parking card, each adorned with stickers for further use at the campus library and recreation center. The university’s ID card system was fragmented, dated […]
22 Jul, 2014California high school implementing PlascoTrac attendance solution
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in California is rolling out Hero, a cloud-based incident management solution from PlascoTrac as part of a new $20,000 student ID card system. As part of the Hero solution, each Los Altos High School student will receive a new identification card with an unique bar code. School administrators and […]
16 Jul, 2014Bangkok school issues eIDs to students
The Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) has issued a new electronic identification card for students that will enable the school to send SMS text notification directly to parents if their student skips class. A demonstration was held to show how the ID card worked at Samkhok School in Sam Khok district, and a budget […]
17 Jun, 2014Shuttle Computer Group, ScholarChip track student attendance with new kiosk
Shuttle Computer Group and ScholarChip have partnered to create a new kiosk that can help school administrators to monitor student and staff attendance. ScholarChip’s Safety and Operations System will now leverage Shuttle’s X50 all-in-one computer, and together with ScholarChip’s software and accessories, has created a portable, multi-purpose kiosk that captures attendance at a rate more […]
28 Mar, 2014California school turns to software app to cut tardiness
Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, Calif. is using student IDs and smartphones as a means for students to earn certain privileges. The program is called Student Scan Identification Card Authorization, or SSSICA. As ABC’s local Visalia affiliate reports, campus administrators greet students by scanning a bar code on the students’ IDs to determine whether […]
18 Mar, 2014Penn. high school uses student IDs to verify attendance
State College Area High School is now using school-issued IDs to log student attendance and record violations. Beginning April 7, State College Area High School students will swipe their student identification card upon arriving at school in the morning. Curtis Johnson, associate principal at State High School North, insists the new system will improve the […]
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