Inspiration
Getting attendance in the classroom takes up too much time. Whether through paper or online, even roll call. There are times when people are present but get marked absent. Although software like Qwikly exists, taking out a device and signing in to signify attendance is inefficient.
What it does
It simplifies the attendance process by having the students tap on a reader which sends their name and time to an Excel sheet for the teacher. It also verifies through a display that a student has checked in and if it had an invalid read.
How we built it
Arduino Uno and Arduino RFID scanner with RFID tags
Challenges we ran into
We spent the majority of the time figuring out how to read into the IDE and send it to an Excel sheet. We wanted a website that could hold the data of each student but our ESP8266 module would not cooperate with us, even though we had trouble with localhost. We tried to pivot and add a button feature similar to an iClicker where students have their devices and can participate in classroom activities without the use of phones. The problem with that was did not have a transmitter to communicate with a computer.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
How it sends the RFID data from the Arduino to an Excel sheet. We also added an LCD screen that displays the name and G-Number of the student.
What we learned
How to use Arduino and code in C++
What's next for EduWave
Web implementation
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