Course Centers: Seating Chart

Download Seating Chart Instructions

Locate The Seating Chart

In the Toolbox of each Course Center, there is a link for Roster Tools. Note that we've indicated next to this link that the seating chart is included as part of these tools. Look for the Seating Chart link just below the gray bar where the period numbers are listed. Alternately, you may click on the Roster link for any course in the Dashboard of your homepage.

Create The Layout

When you first access the seating chart for a given course, you need to specify the number of rows and columns in the seating chart. Although we start you with a grid, you may move, add, and delete seats as desired.

• To move seat, just click, hold, and drag the seat to the desired location.
• Click the Add One Seat button for an extra desk, then drag the new desk to where you need it.
• If you have too many seat, hover over a desk until the X appears in the upper right corner, then click the X to delete that seat.

Be sure to click the Save Layout button once you're satisfied with the layout. You may modify the layout at any time, but the last saved layout will appear each time you access the seating chart tool.

Assign Students

Click on the Students tab after saving your seating chart layout. Your students should be listed to the left of the seating chart. You have three options for placing students into their assigned seats.

• Manual: Click, hold, and drag the student names to a seat. When you see the color of the seat change to green, you may lift your finger from the mouse button and the student will snap into place. If needed, you may drag students to a new seat.
• Alphabetical: Click the Alphabetically button and all students will be assigned seats in alphabetical order (of course).
• Random: Click the Randomly button and students will be seated in a totally random fashion. If you're not satisfied with the results, click the Randomly button again to reshuffle the seating assignments.

At any time, you may switch or combine these methods for assigning students to seats. Be sure the click the Save Seat Assignments button before leaving this page.

Print Your Seating Chart

While on the Students tab, click the Save and Print button. In most cases, the seating chart printout will be more than satisfactory. If your classroom has a large number of seats, you may need to play with the printer settings. To adjust the print settings, use the "Print Preview" option under the "File" menu on your browser and look for the option to adjust the scale. Each browser handles this option in its own way, but it's typically a percent setting. Firefox has a particularly useful "Shrink To Fit" option in addition to a percentage setting. If your classroom has a small number of seats, you might try bumping the scale above 100%.