How to set it up
A pairs layout decides who works with whom every day, so the draw matters more than in rows. SeatSheet deals your class into partner desks at random, fills whole pairs so nobody sits alone unless the numbers are odd, and keeps any two students you name in different pairs and away from the desk in front or behind. Drag a name to another desk or tap two desks to swap when you know better than the randomizer.
- Paste your class list, one name per line, or straight from a spreadsheet column.
- Choose Pairs, then set the rows and the pairs per row. "Fit to class" picks the smallest room that seats everyone.
- Open Seating rules and add any "keep apart" pairs, like "Gus & Ivan", and anyone who needs the front row.
- Shuffle until you like it, lock the seats you want to keep, then print the teacher view and the student view.
Tips
- Changing partners every few weeks? Lock the students who must stay put, then press Shuffle: everyone else gets a new partner.
- With an odd number of students one desk of a pair stays empty. Drag it to the front row so that student can join any pair quickly.
- Print the student view for the board on the first day, so students find their own desk.