Foster a strong classroom community by frequently shuffling your seating charts–while respecting your students’ individual needs.
As a brand-new teacher, I allowed students to choose their own seats. You know how this story goes. Students chose to sit by their friends and then they got distracted.
Next, I tried making seating charts by hand. It was agonizing. How could such a simple task take so much time? As soon as I thought I had a good seating chart, I would notice a problem and practically start over.
Finally, I looked into randomized seats. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me in practice. Students have IEP/504 accomodations that need to be met, and certain social dynamics weren't worth the pain.
I know that's a big claim, but I promise it's true. I built Shuffle Buddy to solve every pain point listed above.
The solution? Randomized seats with rules.
Random seats are almost awesome, but you always have some specific rules that need to be followed. Whether it's accommodations, classroom relationships, or anything else, Shuffle Buddy allows you to specify rules and then generate random seating charts that follow them.
Shuffle Buddy completely eliminated the pain of seating charts for me. I believe it will do the same for you.
Josh Pullen, Creator of Shuffle Buddy
I absolutely LOVE Shuffle Buddy. With my old system, it was tedious to ensure that certain seating preferences were being followed, but Shuffle Buddy takes care of all of those preferences for me.
I'm amazed at how easy this is. It's easy to keep kids separate and to ensure I meet the needs of students on IEPs/504s.
Shuffle Buddy is one of the most useful and user friendly teaching applications I have ever used! I am BLOWN AWAY.
Your app is a game changer! It was so user-friendly and only took a matter of minutes to arrange the layout to match the configuration of desks in my classroom.
I'm Josh Pullen. I built Shuffle Buddy for my own classroom–and for yours.
Shuffle Buddy is built on in-depth teacher feedback. I am constantly working with other teachers to observe how they use Shuffle Buddy and tweak it to better meet their needs. If you have any feedback or questions, the contact form is always available!
Shuffle Buddy respects your wallet. Creating a positive classroom culture for your students shouldn't come at the expense of your own personal pocketbook. That's why Shuffle Buddy's core features are completely free.