[ARCHIVED] Since now we are required to use this for the students how to I get started and have students sign in and I take attendance and can there be a video chat and I can either do exercises with them or to give them a link on pe?

[lisa_weiss]

How can I monitor the students and how can I take attendance and how can I have them included with a video chat?

[lisa_weiss]

please share

[Stef_retired]

Hi,  @lisa_weiss  Welcome to the Canvas Community! We can definitely provide you with some general resources; however, universities, schools, and districts have created their own guidance for their teachers, so you will probably want to reach out to your eLearning department for specifics.

For example, this is a helpful video about using Conferences in Canvas:

This video is based on the Big Blue Button conferencing tool that is included with Canvas. However, many schools are using different conferencing software, and you'll find a comprehensive rundown here:
Web Conferencing Resources

Turning to Roll Call (Attendance), here is the list of resources you'll need—once again, assuming that the district is using the native attendance feature in Canvas.

Good luck, and be well.

[WilliamFox3]

You can use online meeting tools like Webex, R-HUB web conferencing servers, Gomeetnow, Gotomeeting etc. for conducting online sessions and take attendance.