"We feel the mobile check in option will give the church the ultimate in flexibility in how they do children's check in," says Kim Conley, co-owner of By the Book, software for churches and nonprofits. "Roll Call Mobile CheckIn allows the church to deploy volunteers throughout their facility to check families into classes or even worship services."
Imagine a church that offers a bus ministry: Armed with an iPad that has 3G capability, the volunteer could check in kids as soon as they arrive on the bus and have name tags printed and waiting for them upon arrival at church. The Roll Call dashboard will give ministry workers real-time headcounts so the children's ministry leader will know right away if any classes are getting too full or if they need to enlist more volunteers.
"They'll also be able to check in visitors right from the mobile device and even walk them to the appropriate classroom if they'd like," adds Conley. "This children's check in system has been the easiest out of any I have used. I love the ability to grow with more computers, tablets, or key cards as our ministry expands," comments Angela C. from Summit Ridge Church.
Children's Check In/Out Process
The child check in system in Roll Call allows users to check students into their classes, record attendance, and print name tags and security labels. With Mobile CheckIn, volunteers can check students in using a mobile device by looking up last name or last four digits of their phone number, then print labels at a centralized print station. To check students out, simply compare the security code on the child's name tag with the security code on the parent tag.
Technology Specifications
In order to run Roll Call Mobile CheckIn, churches will need to have Roll Call church management software installed on at least one computer. This computer must be running Windows Pentium 4 (minimum) or Mac (Intel) OSX 5.8 or greater. Churches will also need a mobile device such as an iPad, tablet, or smartphone that can connect wirelessly to their local network. If using the mobile device outside of local network, that device must be able to access the Internet through a 3G or 4G network. If churches will be checking students in from outside the church's local area network, they will need a fixed IP address for the Roll Call Server machine.
About By the Book
Founded in 2002, By the Book (http://www.bythebook.com) offers robust desktop and Internet-accessible church and nonprofit management software. Roll Call Church Management Software meets the needs of churches from small to large through membership management, attendance monitoring, visitor follow up, contribution tracking, and background check management. Roll Call Child CheckIn and Mobile CheckIn add-on solutions offer churches peace of mind by securing children through PCs or mobile devices. Honor Roll Fundraising Software offers nonprofits complete donor management tools, pledge tracking, and contact management.
