# Taking Attendance

You will be using ParentLocker to record daily attendance. Follow these steps to get started.

1. Under “Teacher Tools” on the top navigation bar, click **“Take Attendance.”**  
    The Attendance page will open up and default to today’s date.  
    ![Screenshot 2024-07-29 at 7.08.38 PM.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/wJEGaKdFJnO6bOR6-screenshot-2024-07-29-at-7-08-38-pm.png)
2. On the left side of the page, select that period's class.  
    ![Screenshot 2024-07-29 at 7.10.04 PM.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/StxvaDcKV0ORobk8-screenshot-2024-07-29-at-7-10-04-pm.png)
3. Mark any attendance issues by clicking the appropriate box next to each student’s name.  
    ![Screenshot 2024-07-29 at 7.10.46 PM.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/doBSr0bdjAmwhbCf-screenshot-2024-07-29-at-7-10-46-pm.png)
4. Click **“Save Attendance”** at the bottom to save the attendance records.  
    **Don’t forget to click Save at the bottom!**