USB scanner requiredAuto tardy + scan-time notesWorks with Google ChromeZero student data upload

Get 10 minutes back at the start of every class.

Taking attendance should not take the first 10 minutes of class. Students scan their school ID. The extension marks Present or Tardy on your Focus School Software page. You review. You press Save.

  1. Students scan
  2. You check the roster
  3. You press Save

Attendance is done.

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Built by a South Florida high school teacher who was tired of spending 10 to 15 minutes taking attendance.

Chrome extension, Google Chrome onlyNo student data uploaded, captured, or storedTeacher license, $20$15 for the entire year

Why I created it

I teach high school classes that can have close to 50 students. At the beginning of class, everybody is walking in and talking — and I am trying to call attendance.

I did not need another attendance system. My school already has one. I just needed a faster way to use it.

Why teachers need it

High school attendance sounds simple until you are standing in front of a large class trying to actually do it. This takes the repetitive part and makes it easier.

Get your time back

Students scan while you start class — instead of calling 40 or 50 names first.

The right student, every time

No yelling “here.” No guessing who answered. The barcode finds the person on your roster.

Automatic tardies end the argument

Enter your school’s bell schedule once. Late scans mark Tardy and note the real scan time in the comments.

Students learn the routine

Walk in. Scan. Sit down. Attendance becomes part of entering the room.

Before and after

Same class. Same Focus page. Different start.

Attendance without the scanner

  • Call names
  • Wait for answers
  • Repeat names
  • Figure out who you missed
  • Stop for late students
  • Find their name
  • Change their attendance
  • Go back to teaching

Attendance with ID Attendance Scanner

  • Student scans
  • Late? Auto-marked with the scan time
  • You check the roster
  • You press Save

Done.

Five minutes does not sound like much.

Until you lose it every period.

If ID Attendance Scanner saves just 5 minutes each school day, that adds up to about 15 hours over a 180 day school year. Closer to 10 minutes a day? Around 30 hours.

That is a lot of class time spent calling names. For $20$15 a year, I would rather have the time back.

Why it works

It does not replace the attendance system your school already uses. That is the point. Your normal Focus roster — just much faster.

Scan on the page you already use

Same Focus roster. Same Save button. No second attendance system.

Zero student data upload

Names, IDs, and marks stay on your computer. We never receive them.

You stay in control

Review the roster. You press Save in Focus. It never submits for you.

Your bell schedule decides “late”

Enter class times once. Late scans become Tardy with a comment of the real scan time.

See it on Focus School Software

A student scans. The extension finds them. Their attendance is marked. You keep doing what you were doing. When you are ready, review and press Save.

LIVE classroom demo

USB scanner and stand

ID Attendance Scanner requires a USB barcode scanner. You do not need anything expensive.

Required hardware

A USB scanner is required

You need a USB barcode scanner that works like a keyboard. No camera. No special scanner software. Plug it in and scan.

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NetumScan USB handheld barcode scanner

Recommended accessory

Hands-free at your desk

Place the scanner near your desk or classroom entrance. Students walk in, scan, and go to their seat.

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Universal Barcode Scanner Stand

Universal barcode scanner stand

No student data leaves your computer.

This part matters. We do not upload, capture, store, or acquire student names, IDs, rosters, or attendance marks on our servers.

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Buy a one year license

No monthly subscription. No per student fee. No charge every time somebody scans. Just one license for the year.

Teacher license

$20$15/year
  • One teacher
  • One computer
  • One full year
  • Updates included during the active license

About 8 cents per school day.

District license

One order for multiple schools.

Add each school and tell us how many computers need ID Attendance Scanner. Your district price is based on the total number of computers across all schools.

  • 100–249 computers, $7 each
  • 250–499 computers, $6 each
  • 500+ computers, $5 each

500 computers, $2,500 for the entire school year.

As low as $5 per computer for large district purchases.

Add schools and watch the district total update automatically.

Teacher checkout

$20$15 for the entire year · one teacher · one computer · USB scanner required

Chrome extension for Google Chrome — not Safari or a phone.

Due today: $20$15 · 1 computer · $20$15 each

Debit card, credit card, or PayPal. Statement: The Creative Place LLC. Google Chrome required.

Tomorrow you can take attendance the same way you always have.

Or students scan while you start class — for $20$15 a year, one less thing every day.

  • No calling the roster
  • No arguing who was late
  • No guessing who answered
  • No separate system

Students scan.You press Save.Get your time back.

Get ID Attendance Scanner

$20$15/year · one computer · Chrome · USB barcode scanner

Get ID Attendance Scanner · $20$15/year