Item: aPlus+ Attendance
Rating: 10
Author: John Chavez

Overall Satisfaction with aPlus+ Attendance

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I work full time as an adjunct professor for a private university, and what makes this software great is that for online learning it automatically takes roll call for us based on who does and doesn't log onto the chat platform via blackbird, that was also one of the reasons why we picked it because it integrated easily with our chat and learning platform.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to configure
Easy to pair with other software
Ease of use to learn
Easy to automate

Cons

it was pricey

Most Important Features

automation
ease of use

Return on Investment

removed human error of keeping attendance

Alternatives Considered

We didn't evaluate other software, this came highly recommended to us by our sister school and we opted to utilize that same program, ultimately it was a smart choice because leadership ended up combining student attendance and this made it easier to keep track on students from both universities. This has been a great choice for us.

Key Insights

Do you think aPlus+ Attendance delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with aPlus+ Attendance's feature set?

Yes

Did aPlus+ Attendance live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of aPlus+ Attendance go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy aPlus+ Attendance again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

We found that this works great when allowed to integrate with our LMS and our chat platform because it automates the login process, each time a student logs into the chat it automatically tells us and generates a report that goes to the provost. This is also great for test taking and it limits the need for a proctor, we use it for multiple elements within student attendance.

Evaluating aPlus+ Attendance and Competitors

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Product Features
Product Usability
Prior Experience with the Product

Our sister school uses this software, at the time we didn't have a combine inventory of students but we needed something similar and this was their recommendation. Once we started using it ourselves we realized how easy it was to use and automate with our current LMS and chat program.

Evaluation Lessons Learned

The only thing I wish we would have done is do a demo with our sister school so that we could have started the process faster, we've had issues with attendance for the last two years, they have had the software longer than we have. In the end it ended up being a great choice.

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