Redrawing the seating plan is something most teachers still do by hand, every time something changes: a new student, two who talk too much, a test that needs to run smoothly. FP BANCHI TOP is the free tool on this site that lets you draw your classroom in 3D, move desks and students with your finger or mouse, and, if you want, suggests a more balanced arrangement.
What you can do
- Draw the room. Single desks, pairs and clusters, teacher desk, board and interactive whiteboard; the room grows when you drag the yellow handles.
- Type your students’ names and drag them from desk to desk, in 3D or in the quicker standard 2D view.
- Shuffle at random and step back and forth through the arrangements you tried, with rules you choose: who sits at the front, who stays apart, who should not be placed next to a previous neighbour.
- Align columns, rows and the teacher desk with one tap.
- Print the plan in black and white, ready for the register or your desk.
Watch-points: teacher hypotheses, not diagnoses
In Observe mode you can mark each student with a role (chatty, bullying, vulnerable) and see speech bubbles for situations to keep an eye on, plus a class-climate indicator. The Optimize button tries to move students to reduce risks. These are your own hypotheses, used only to help you think: they are not a diagnosis and do not replace your professional judgement. Your data stays on your device only: no account, no server, no sign-up.