Are you tired of students constantly checking in their friends and classmates?
OneTap is a digital sign-in, check-in, and attendance tracking app widely used by educators (teachers, professors, and course instructors) to ensure in-person attendance and prevent class skipping. A prevalent issue with existing tools is the ease with which students can manipulate the check-in process. For instance, students might share QR codes or unique class codes, allowing peers to check in remotely or check in multiple friends and classmates from a single device. This undermines the reliability of attendance data, as one student could falsely register multiple students.
To address this, OneTap has introduced a feature that restricts check-ins based on IP addresses. Each smartphone connected to a network router has a unique IP address. The app leverages this by allowing only one check-in per IP address. If a student attempts to check in again using the same IP, the system will prevent any additional check-ins under that address. This technology significantly reduces the potential for check-in fraud, enhancing the accuracy of attendance records and ensuring that only present students are marked as attended.