Uses Passbook Passes as ID cards for students. This will introduce you to Passbook, as well as provide best practices and examples of how Passes can be be used by Students, Faculty, and Alumni.

1. October 2013

2. STUDENT ID PASS

3. What is Passbook?
Passbook™ is a virtual wallet that contains digital loyalty cards,
vouchers, coupons, and identification cards.
Colleges and Universities are enabling students to add their digital
Student ID card into their mobile wallet.
These digital Student and Alumni ID cards work alongside traditional
physical cards.
Compatible with ‘Passbook’ (Apple) and ‘Passwallet’.

4. How does it work?
University Admissions
generate passes digitally,
and send to the students’
mobile devices.
Each pass contains
a barcode of their
student ID or their
email address.
Students store their
Student ID passes in the
Passbook application
for iPhone or PassWallet
application for Android
and Blackberry.

5. Potential Uses
IDENTIFICATION
Store a student’s
name, ID number,
graduation date,
photo, and other
vital information.
BOOKSTORE
CREDIT
Scan the pass to
purchase books
and school supplies.
ATTENDANCE
Take and Archive
attendance by
scanning pass
barcodes in class,
lab, or office hours.
FACILITIES CONTROL
Scan pass to record lab time,
studio time, or visits to the
medical clinic.
DINING HALL
CREDIT
Display balance or
meal plan permission.
Scan to enter
dining hall.
GYM MEMBERSHIP
Scan for gym admission.
Coaches can track
athletes workout time as
well as attendance.

6. Designing the Pass
Choose the type of pass:
• ID Card/Generic
• Boarding Pass
• Event Ticket
• Coupon
• Store Card
ID Card/Generic
Customize your pass with
background images / color,
logos, and custom fields.
The back of the passes are
also customizable
Front
Boarding Pass
Coupon
Ticket
Store Card

7. Designing the Pass
Customize the back:
• Important Alerts
• Quick Links
• Important Numbers
• University
Information
Update the back of
the pass easily to
keep students and
alumni informed.
Back

8. Delivering the ID
We provide a simple and secure solution to control the distribution of
passes to students’ phones. Using our secure data storage or
secure API, Universities can apply custom personalized information
for each student, alumni, and faculty member. The passes are
then sent through SMS / MMS, Email, or behind a confidential mobile
web-page.
SMS / MMS
SMS / MMS campaigns can deliver
passes directly to mobile devices.
Students with iOS 6.0 or higher
can add a pass into their
Passbook, while Android users can
add it to their PassWallet through a
link.
EMAIL
Email campaigns can deliver passes
with a simple email message. The
pass can be attached or embedded
as a link. Students with iOS 6.0 or
higher can add a pass from their
mobile email inbox into their own
passbook, while Android users can
add it to their pass wallet.
MOBILE WEB
Create mobile landing pages for
your passbook downloads. By using
our drag and drop system you can
add a variety of media into various
mobile web pages. Create interactive
pages with the tools; email & number
request forms, surveys, quizzes, and
click-to-call buttons.

9. Scanning the ID Pass
Using a mobile application barcode scanner you can track
a pass by scanning the barcode within it. The scan
information can include: Student ID, the time, the date, an
email address, and/or their relative location.

10. PASS IT ON.

11. Skycore, LLC 214 Lincoln Street, Suite 101 Allston, MA 02134
Phone: 617.314.7688 | Email: info@skycore.com