New technology to see end of roll calls? [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 12 May 2011
The days of teachers running through a register to check that students are in attendance may be nearing an end thanks to new technology.
Two schools in the country have begun trialling face-recognition software to keep tabs on their pupils, with others set to follow suit in September, the Irish Independent reports.
Students arriving at Templeogue College in Dublin and Ardscoil Ris in Limerick look at a wall-mounted device and in seconds are identified and registered as in attendance.
Templeogue principal Aoife O'Donnell said the new technology is an accurate and efficient way of replacing roll calls and had opted for the system ahead of alternatives such as swipe cards, which could be worked around by students getting their friends to sign them in.
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