Index cards can be useful ?!

Yes, I use index cards in a class or two to help me with attendance and accomplishments. My EET250 Computer Organization I inseat class uses index cards. Each student writes their name on the top line, followed by the ten dates of the class on each line. Each day, I hand out the cards at the start of each class. When the first hour is up, I take attedance based on the cards that have not been handed out yet. I can mark "A" or "L" on the cards for "absent" or "late".  They write down what computer they worked on that day, which is helpful for lab work and to keep track of computers that are in need of repair. I might use index cards in lab-based classes, too, (such as CIS256L), and ask the student to write down what assignments they accomplished each day. I collect the cards before the end of class.