Preschool attendance and check-in kiosk

You do not need to install a kiosk to begin everyday school management. A kiosk is an optional additional solution for schools that want device-based entry and exit records. A kiosk is a card-based entry and exit terminal at the school entrance. An action with a registered card is linked to the relevant student’s or staff member’s entry/exit record. Depending on school settings, the relevant parents and teachers can be notified. It makes the entrance interaction traceable by person and time.

A physical card is read at the kiosk. A digital card lets an eligible active cardholder send a request from the mobile app to an online kiosk while within the school’s configured proximity area; attendance is recorded when the kiosk completes the action. “I’m on my way” lets an authorised pickup parent outside that area notify classroom teachers in advance; it does not create an entry/exit record.

Schools can follow card applications, approvals, activation and active, lost, blocked or cancelled states. Device connectivity, activation and attendance settings can be managed. The record includes cardholder information; a transaction photo can also be attached on supporting devices and installations. Parent and teacher notifications depend on school settings.

The kiosk records entry and exit events; live location sharing is a separate module. Live location is shown to the relevant parents during a sharing session started by an authorised person. Using location to check proximity for a digital card or an arrival alert is different from continuous live location sharing.