As students enter the room, they put their homework in a homework filebox with files in alphabetical order by the last name. If a student is missing any homework (for any reason), they fill out a form for each missing piece, giving their reason as to why they don't have their homework. This gives me a complete list of "student explanations" for missing homework. It also allows me to quickly go through and see who is missing what.
Submitted by: A teacher