Question 1

How do I create a new seating plan?

Accepted Answer

| The easiest way is to follow the on-screen tutorial that will appear if you haven't yet created a seating plan.

From the drop down menu, select the class that you wish to make a seating plan for. If this list is empty: How do I import a new class?

Next, select the classroom that you wish to put the students into. If this list is empty: How do I create a new classroom?

| If your school has a Platinum subscription, you will see a second box labelled 'School classrooms'. Instead of creating your own classroom, you can search for one created by any other teacher in your school and use that instead.

Click 'Create seating plan'.
Assuming your class fits into your classroom, a random seating plan will have been created. Now it's time to customise it.
The controls at the top allow you to automatically generate seating plans based on a variety of constraints, including 'Avoid mode' (to keep troublesome students separated) and new 'Social distancing mode' (which forces gaps between students). How do I sort by grades?

When you're happy with the settings, click 'Regenerate seating plan' to create the new layout.
To complete your

Question 2

Can I view seating plans for other teachers in my school?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All teachers in schools with a Platinum subscription automatically have access to the seating plans of every other teacher in their school. This is great for cover lessons.

From the 'Seating plans' menu at the top, simply choose 'List all plans in my school'.

From the dropdown boxes, choose either a teacher or a class that you would like to access the seating plans for.

Question 3

How do I create a new classroom?

Accepted Answer

| The easiest way to create a new classroom is to follow the tutorial that will appear if you haven't created one yet

From the top menu, go to Classrooms -> Create new classroom.

Give your room a name.
In the grey area, click to add a seat, click again to remove the seat, and drag/drop to move seats around. The counter at the top will let you know how many seats are in your classroom. Each seat can accommodate one student.

When you're happy with your layout, click 'Create classroom'.

Question 4

How do I make my printed seating plan fill the page?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, your classroom may not fill the available space in the print preview. To correct this, you can adjust the scale of your print. The screenshot below shows how to do this in Google Chrome (it is similar in other web browsers).

Question 5

How do I share a seating plan with a colleague?

Accepted Answer

| If your school has a Platinum subscription, all seating plans within your school can be viewed by going to 'Seating plans' -> 'List all plans in my school' from the menu bar.

Before you can share a seating plan with a co-worker, you must first add them as a colleague in Mega Seating Plan. This can be done from the landing page after you first sign in (megaseatingplan.com/home). Enter the email address of your colleague's account into the box and click 'Add'.

Adding colleagues

Next, go to the seating plan you wish to share. All colleagues you have added will appear in the 'Share plan' panel. Use the radio buttons to choose which colleagues you wish to have permission to access your seating plan, and whether they should be allowed 'View only' or 'Editable' permissions.

Sharing a plan

Question 6

How much does Mega Seating Plan cost?

Accepted Answer

| Mega Seating Plan has always been and will always be free. This is possible through a combination of adverts displayed to free (Bronze) users and other users choosing to pay for additional features. Individual teachers can opt for the Silver plan, which removes adverts and gives them access to additional features such as student photographs and a name learning tool.

Schools in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA can subscribe to the Platinum plan, which includes accounts for all teachers and automatically syncs data with your school's management system.

|| For up-to-date pricing for your country, click here.

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