1. Open up your Airtable workspace.
2. Hit that "Add a base" button.
3. Choose "Start from scratch" and give it a name like "Attendance Tracking".

1. Airtable starts you off with one table. Rename it to "Students".
2. Add another table by clicking the "+ Add or import" button at the bottom of the table list, and name it "Attendance".

1. Name Field: Change the primary field to "Student Name".
2. Student ID: Add a field called "Student ID" with the type "Single line text".
3. Class: Add a field named "Class" with the type "Single line text".
4. Contact Information: Add fields like "Email" and "Phone Number" as needed.

1. Date Field: Rename the primary field to "Date" and change the field type to "Date".
2. Student Link: Add a field named "Student" and set the type to "Link to another record". Link it to the "Students" table.
3. Status Field: Add a field named "Attendance Status" and set the type to "Single select". Add options like "Present", "Absent", and "Late".

1. Enter the details of each student in the "Students" table.
2. Fill in the "Student Name", "Student ID", "Class", and other necessary fields.

1. Go to the "Attendance" table.
2. For each class session, add a new record.
3. Enter the date of the session.
4. Link students by selecting their names in the "Student" field.
5. Set the "Attendance Status" for each student.

1. Attendance Summary: Create a new view in the "Attendance" table and choose "Grid view".
      - Group by "Date" to see daily attendance summaries.
2. Student Attendance: Create a new view in the "Students" table and add a new "Grid view".
      - Include a Lookup field to aggregate attendance statuses for each student.

1. Use filters to find specific attendance records.
      - Example: Filter by "Attendance Status" to see all absent students.
2. Sort data to make frequently needed information more accessible.
      - Example: Sort the "Students" table by "Class" or "Student Name".

1. Share the views with stakeholders by generating a shareable link.
      - Click on the view options and select "Share view".
2. Create reports using the "Page designer" block for detailed, printable summaries.

1. Use Airtable Automations to send email notifications for absences.
2. Create a new automation and set a trigger, for example, when a new record is created in the "Attendance" table.
3. Define the action to send an email to the student's contact information.

By following these steps, attendance tracking using Airtable becomes straightforward and highly organized.