How to Use CourseKey for Synchronous OnGround Courses – GPS

**Effective Winter 2025 term, PCHS is using CourseKey to track and manage attendance. CourseKey is student
driven and uses the latest technology to power student success. 

**Courses will not be available until 2 weeks before they begin. Access to CourseKey will not be available for students new to the system until 2 weeks before courses begins.

**Make sure your locations on your phone is turned on to check in with GPS technology.

Introduction: CourseKey uses GPS technology to detect your location and confirm you are in the appropriate location before allowing you to check in. This is a very secure method of capturing attendance for OnGround classes. This technology provides efficiency and accuracy for real-time attendance management.

Download the CourseKey Student App

For iPhone:

Go to the App Store.

Already in the App Store, search “CourseKey Student”. Click on “Get”.

Wait for the download to complete.


For Android:

Go to the Google Play Store.

Already in the Google Play Store, search “CourseKey Student”. Click on “Install”.

Wait for the download to complete.

Signing into CourseKey

Step 1: Log in to the CourseKey app using Single Sign On.

Step 2: Enter your PCHS email address.

Step 3: Use your PCHS credentials to log in and authenticate.

Login Complete.

How to Check In

Step 1: When you enter the app, your active course will be visible and available to check in.

**Courses are active 15 minutes prior to scheduled start time.

**For GPS technology, make sure you are at the location within the geofence.

Select the three lines in the upper left hand corner to view your class schedule and other courses you are enrolled in.

 

Step 2: Click the Check In button.

**There may be a list of several site locations/addresses. Select the correct site location.

**For GPS technology, make sure you are at the location within the geofence.

Step 3: Confirm that you have been checked in.

A “Success” message will briefly appear and a “You’re Checked in!” tag at the top of the attendance tile will indicate that you have been checked in.

Congratulations, you are now checked in and ready to learn!