Seatbay guide
Classroom seating chart maker
A classroom seating chart shows which pupil sits at which desk. In Seatbay you choose a layout (rows, pairs, groups, a horseshoe or exam rows), paste your class list, and drag each pupil to a desk. Rules keep pupils apart, together or near the front, and the plan prints on one sheet. One class is free, and the names never leave your device.
Start a classroom seating chartOpens Seatbay with this layout ready to fill. If you have a plan started already, it opens that: pick the layout under Layouts.
Five layouts, a page each
Pick the one closest to your room. Each opens in the app ready to fill, and you can change the number of desks and move them afterwards.
Rules a teacher needs
Keep apart and keep together work for any two pupils. A pupil can be marked as needing to sit near the front, near the door or somewhere step-free. When a rule is broken, both desks are marked and the reason is given.
Shuffle moves the class to new seats in one tap, and Undo puts everyone back.
Print it for the cover teacher
The plan prints on one sheet of A4 or US Letter with the board at the front, the desks and each pupil’s name: something to leave on the desk for whoever takes the class next.
Children’s names stay with you
There is no account. The class is kept in your browser on your own device, and a class is never shared in a link. You can save a backup file to move the plan to another computer.
Questions
Is Seatbay free for teachers?
One class of up to 60 pupils is free, with every layout, the rules, Shuffle and the printed plan. Seatbay Pro ($2.99, paid once) adds more classes and Seat everyone for me, which fills the desks to your rules.
Where do my pupils’ names go?
Nowhere. There is no account, and the class stays in your browser on your own device. A class is never shared in a link: you print the plan, or save a backup file.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. With a mouse you drag a name onto a seat. With a finger you tap a name, then tap the seat or the table.
Which layout is best?
It depends on the lesson. Rows and pairs point everyone at the board, groups suit shared work, and a horseshoe suits discussion. Many teachers change the layout during the year.