RFID-Based Student Attendance Monitoring System with SMS Notification Using Arduino for Bestlink College of the Philippines

Vol.3, No.1A

Abstract

RFID-based student attendance monitoring system with SMS notification is a technique used to get students’ attendance easily, which is very beneficial to the teachers or instructors and parents whenever they want to monitor the attendance of their children in school. Based on the survey results, students, parents, and teachers are pleased to have this new attendance system with SMS notifications. The project was developed using Microsoft SQL and Vb.net to design a software application. The prototype is made with Arduino Uno and an RFID scanner; students’ attendance will be registered by tapping it on the device and sending an SMS directly to the parents. The parents then can easily monitor their children by receiving SMS from RFID monitoring attendance. 

The researchers used agile methods to build prototypes and software applications. An SMS API is a gateway for all messages sent to the contact numbers of parents, students, and teachers; however, it requires an internet connection to work and connect to the software. The researchers have concluded that by employing RFID and a software application, teachers can easily monitor their students, and it will assure parents that their children are safe inside the school campus. The researchers tested that an RFID-based attendance monitoring system with SMS notification using Arduino is effective at Bestlink College of the Philippines.