Message from the Goizueta Business School administration

Acadly is being used primarily as an attendance automation tool at Goizueta Business School starting Fall 2023.

It is free for all FT-MBA students starting in 2023. If one/more of your instructors are using Acadly this semester, the administration team recommends that you read the following information on how to use the product. 

 

Guides and tutorials for students

 

• Student guide for auto-attendance 📄
• How can I check my attendance status? 📄
• Auto-attendance troubleshooting guide for Android users 📄
• Auto-attendance troubleshooting guide for iOS users 📄

If you have any questions, please use the in-app Feedback option to reach out to the Acadly team or send them an email on support+goizueta@acadly.com. Please expect a response via email within 24 hours.

 

FAQs for students

Is Acadly free to use for all FT-MBA students joining in Fall 2023?

Yes.

Do I need to set up an Acadly account? How can I do so?
 

Please visit https://app.acadly.com/signup/student and enter your official email address (ending with @emory.edu) to start the sign up process. Please note that you cannot use a personal email address (like a Gmail or Outlook address) to create an account on Acadly.

I already have an Acadly account. I received an email that I have been added to a new course. What do I need to do?
 

Nothing. For anyone with an existing Acadly account, new courses will show up in their account automatically.

I need to add / drop a course. What do I need to do.
 

Please inform your instructor. The instructor can add you to / drop you from the course manually.

How does Acadly's attendance work?
 

Acadly discovers students in the professors' proximity using a mesh-network technology that uses Bluetooth and WiFi.

 

Is it compulsory to be connected to the WiFi?

 

What device(s) do I need to use?

 

What if I do not have a phone or if it's switched off?

Does the automatic attendance process run continuously and drain my battery?

No. The attendance process, once started by the instructor, runs for about 2.5 minutes and then ends automatically. The Acadly app automatically switches the radios on your phone off once the attendance process is over to minimize energy consumption.

Does this use GPS?

No. The Acadly app does not use GPS and does not track the physical location of anyone. On Android devices, the app does ask for permission to access GPS, but that's because of an Android quirk which combines Bluetooth / WiFi scanning permissions along with "location" permissions.

However, while the app has to ask for this permission due to technical reasons, GPS data is neither collected nor stored by Acadly at any time.

Has Acadly been reviewed for compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act?

Acadly complies with all provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act. For any specific questions regarding data privacy, please email support+goizueta@acadly.com.

I'm in class and have the app installed but have not been marked present. How can I get help?

Firstly, to ensure that your status is recorded correctly, please approach the instructor at the end of the lecture and let them know that you faced an issue. They can mark you present manually as well.

Please refer to the student guide for auto-attendance, the troubleshooting guide for Android users, and the troubleshooting guide for iOS users.

If you do not find a solution here, please use the in-app Feedback option to reach out to the Acadly team or send them an email on support+goizueta@acadly.com. Please expect a response via email within 24 hours.

 

Privacy Statement

Acadly has been reviewed for compliance with data privacy laws such as FERPA and GDPR. These are some of the key aspects:

• Acadly does not collect any personally identifiable information except users' names and email addresses
• Acadly does not use GPS to capture attendance. Although the Acadly Android app asks for "location permissions", this is done in order to get access to Bluetooth and WiFi data and not GPS data. The apps do not track physical location at any time for any reason.
• Data centers used to store data are geographically inside the US
• The app does not include any kind of advertising
• Personally Identifiable Information is not used for commercial purposes such as targeting ads at users, or selling data to third parties.
• The Acadly platform does not earn revenue through any other means except charging university customers / user institutions for the software. In other words, the company does not have a business model such as sharing student data with possible recruiters.
• The app already hosts data for Emory students and no security or privacy incidents have been reported to the administration.

We encourage professors to reach out to Dr. Amy Bentley or to the Acadly team in case they have any specific questions. The complete privacy policy is here.