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I am an adjunct instructor.  Every semester, I have students who wish to be called by a different name (or nickname) than what is on their registration/CANVAS roster.  Perhaps some are transitioning and wish to be called a different name, and calling them by their registered name is awkward, or worse, insulting.  Having student names editable on the attendance page would allow instructors to make these changes. Having this limited to the attendance feature would not change their names tied to course registrations, etc.  The instructor would then have a reminder of the preferred name for the student when attendance is taken each day.  The student ID # would still match the student's attendance to the rest of their CANVAS course. ... View more