From an empty app to your first seating plan in a few steps. The order is a suggestion, every step also works later. On iPhone, Rooms, Board, Checklists, Assessments and Settings are under More.

Setup

1Set up your school
  • Settings › School Settings: under School day set start, end and period length, under Breaks each break with start and duration (Add break).
  • The Period schedule below is calculated from these values.
  • Under School & Public Holidays choose your Federal state, then Import school & public holidays.
2Create a class with subjects
  • Tap the class button at the top left, then + (New class).
  • Enter a short name (e.g. 7b), school year and level, under Subjects use Add subject for every subject you teach in this class, and pick a color. Create.
  • The same button switches classes later. Every page always shows the selected class.
3Add students
  • Students tab › +. A name is enough, photo, contact and birthday are optional.
  • For a whole class turn on Add more: after Create the form stays open, ready for the next name.
4Enter your timetable
  • Calendar tab: tap an empty period, choose class and subject, usually Every week under Repeat. If needed, Double lesson and a Room. Save.
  • Page with the arrows at the bottom or by swiping left and right, Today jumps back.
  • Long press a lesson: Edit or Remove.
5Draw a room
  • Rooms tab › +. With Room, tap the outline point by point until you are back at the start.
  • With Table, draw every seat as its own area. To split a large table, use Table to draw a line from one table edge across to the other.
  • Add Desk, Board, Door and Window. Pointer moves corners, Eraser removes.
  • Give it a name under Details, then Save. In the calendar, assign this room to your lessons.
6Fill the seating plan
  • In the calendar, tap a lesson with a room and the class's seating plan opens. For appointments without a room, the app asks for one first.
  • Tap a free table and choose a student. On iPad you can also drag from the list beside it.
  • Press and hold a student and drag to another table to swap seats. More › Shuffle seats reseats everyone.

In class

7Quick ratings
  • Tap a student in the seating plan: a rating, Homework missing, Absent, Late or Note … with one tap, Undo takes it back.
  • Everything goes into the lesson's subject and shows up under Students › name › subject (Oral, Assessments, Absences).
  • Tests and exams: Assessments tab › Assessments › +.
8Appointments, checklists, board
  • Appointment: tap a free spot in the calendar or + (New appointment), optionally with class and room.
  • Checklists tab: for example, tick off consent forms per student.
  • Board tab: take a photo of the board, it belongs to the lesson's subject.
9Customize the dashboard
  • Last card Add card: tools like random pick, groups or timer, your own images, documents, websites and shortcuts.
  • Arrange cards: drag, hide or remove cards, then Done.

Protect your data

10Privacy and lock
  • The eye at the top right turns on Privacy mode: names, grades and notes are hidden, for example on a projector. Turning it off needs Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
  • Settings › App Settings › App Lock: the app asks for Face ID or Touch ID when it opens.
11Back up regularly
  • Settings › App Settings › Export & Import › Export saves everything as an Excel file, for example in Files.
  • Import restores a backup and replaces all data. Documents and photos are not in the file.

Questions or ideas? Reach the developer directly through one of the feedback options in the app.