** Effective Winter 2025 term, PCHS is using CourseKey to track and manage attendance.
**CourseKey for Faculty is not available via the mobile app. For best experience use a laptop or desktop computer.
Introduction: Synchronous OnGround attendance uses GPS technology to detect the student’s location and confirm they are in the appropriate location before allowing them to check in.This technology provides efficiency and accuracy for real-time attendance management.
Even though students take the action of checking in, monitoring the Attendance List during check in is required to ensure accuracy.
Synchronous Onground courses have auto check out enabled. In the event a student is unable to check in (phone is dead, app not working, etc.), or a student leaves early, the instructor will be responsible for making the manual adjustment in CourseKey.
Expand the topics below for step-by-step instructions.
Signing into CourseKey
Step 1: Navigate to https://portal.thecoursekey.com and select: “Sign in with SSO”.
Step 2: Enter your PCHS email address and select “Single Sign On”.
Step 3: Login using your PCHS credentials.
Login Complete: Once you have successfully logged in, you will see your CourseKey dashboard.
Viewing Attendance
Viewing courses: To view your courses, select Management, and then Courses.
At this point you're able to see a list of your courses. To access detailed information about a course, click on the name of the course.
Once you select the course, you will see the date and time for each scheduled meeting. If a meeting is in session, it will say “Active”. Sessions will become active 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Click on the Active session to view attendance details.
Upon doing so, you'll see a list of students in the course and a real-time view of their attendance status.
Adjusting Attendance
Making adjustments to attendance can only be done for live classes, or past classes up to (7) days prior.
Step 1: Select the course (covered in the previous section of this article)
** For a prior course, be sure to select “Completed Attendances” from the top left course schedule screen.
Step 2: Once in the session, select the student you want to modify by selecting the check box, and then click “Adjust”.
Step 3: At this point you will make the necessary adjustment. If you intend to mark a student absent who is currently checked in, select “Mark Absent”. To mark a student present, select “Adjust Record” and “Award full time” or an appropriate adjustment type. Lastly, enter an “Optional Note” with any necessary information about the adjustment, and click “Save”.
**Be aware, notes are visible to your student and other Supervisors/Admins in CourseKey.
