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How to Use the Kiosk Check-In Screen

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The Kiosk Check-In screen lets Students and Prospects log their own attendance when they arrive for class, so you can focus on teaching. 

You can use a computer or tablet for Kiosk Check-In, but we recommend a tablet on a stand. Placing a few tablets by the entrance to the training area prevents a long line. 

Logging Into the Kiosk Check-In Screen

  1. On the device students will use to check in, open a browser (Chrome is recommended) and type your school’s unique URL. (The URL will be yourschoolname.kicksite.net, but yourschoolname will be your school’s unique subdomain.)
  1. Enter the username and password you use for attendance. (A best practice is to create an employee account just for attendance.) 
  1. On the left panel, click or tap Attendance, and then click or tap Kiosk Check-In. 
  1. Enter the username and password again. (While this is tedious, it is important to prevent a student from accidentally backing into the admin Kicksite account.) 

Checking In

Once a Student or Prospect enters their PIN, name, or scans their barcode, they will choose the Program they’re attending. This counts towards Classes at Rank (one check-in at a rank counts as one class). If you have Classes set up, they can even choose the specific Class they’re attending. 

Frozen and Inactive Students can’t check in. Admin must unfreeze a student before they can check in. By default, the Name Search will only show active students. You can easily change or clear the filters to show who or what you are looking for.

There are three main ways to use the Kiosk Check-In Screen: PIN entry, name search, and barcode scanning. 

PIN Entry

This is the default way for Students and Prospects to check in. Their PIN number is assigned randomly when their profile is created in Kicksite, but it can be changed. PINs are four digits long by default, but you can adjust that to be up to 8 digits. Go to Attendance Settings to change Custom PIN Length.

Name Search 

Another option for checking in is to search by name instead of using a PIN. To enable this option, go to your  Attendance Settings and turn on Name Check-in. Students can still use their PIN to check in or scan their barcode with name search turned on. 

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