[cjelly]

I developed a web-based sign-in system for my team in an idea that was conceived in late 2006 and implemented just this January. The system uses a barcode scanner (or, alternatively, simply a student's ID number) to track hours, similar to systems described above.

As part of a component, we are developing a remote attendance system for field trips (to add convenience to the difficult task of student tracking). The entire system also has other features like tracking contact information and a subteam portal page for each student that lists tasks for that particular subteam. The code is really messy right now, but it works. I may be releasing it for the FIRST community to use later this competition season.