New version of Termites just released - version 2.5.2

Download from http://termitesapp.com/download

Fixes bugs reported by our nice little Termites tribe over the last couple of weeks:

• Improved the algorithm which decides where to place students
• Normal users can use Termites which has been installed and unlocked by an administrator user
• Write log file to user home directory instead of install directory

In parallel to these bug fix releases we are continuing to work on the next feature release version due early 2012. So, please continue to report bugs and request improvements, by doing so you are directly influencing the direction Termites takes - http://support.termitesapp.com/forums/20230651-feature-requests

New version of Termites just released - version 2.5.1

Download from http://termitesapp.com/download

Contains bug fixes reported by our nice little Termites tribe:

- Printing now scales to fit a single page correctly with wide classes
- Exporting seating plan to an image file now looks just like the print out
- Importing a CSV now tells you what went wrong if problems occurred
- Cute splash screen is back

Nice, 2 days ahead of schedule too!

Hello from Team Termites,

At Termites, we’re always thinking of new ways to help teachers get better results from their seating charts and welcome all feedback and feature requests that you have sent our way. We have taken some of those ideas on board to make Termites even better for your classroom management strategy. So without further ado, we are thrilled to announce the release of Termites version 2.5! It’s absolutely packed with new features and lots of improvements.

What’s new in Version 2.5?

• Students can be grouped or mixed by gender.
• Students can now be mixed by ability (could previously only group).
• “Who’s next?” button to randomly select a student and highlight them on the chart.
• Checkbox to explicitly generate a random chart.
• Improvements when tweaking seating chart:
  • Adding a new student to a class with a current seating chart randomly assigns them to a desk.
  • Removing a desk with a student on it randomly places the student at another desk.
  • Automatically placing students (by generating a new chart) uses the current seating chart as the starting point. Should result in less movement of students from their current desks.
  • Dragging-and-dropping students from one desk to another now works better
• Improvements in printing:
  • Chart is now scaled to fit a single page when printing. Also improved the header, footer and appearance (is a little blurry though but we’re trying to rectify this asap).
  • New page settings option to adjust paper size, etc before printing.
  • Select a font to use for student names on seating chart and print out.
• Improvements in user interface to make it even easier to use:
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• Complete rewrite of the back-end which means future releases will come more regularly since it is now much easier to add new features or fix bugs. It also means there is potential for new platforms like mobile & web.
• Various bug fixes.

Phew! As you can tell we’ve been very busy here and it’s all made possible with your help. We want Termites to be an indispensable tool for all teachers, not only to bring the joy back to teaching but for your students to get a more fulfilled education.

DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION HERE

If you already have a Termites license, upgrade to the latest version for free!
Psst…You will need to re-enter your unlock code again.

P.S. We have been so busy around here that Richard has brought me into the team to manage our customer support and community development. So you'll be hearing from both us in the future.

P.P.S. We’re now on Edmodo, the largest social networking for teachers and students. Join our community here.

Are you a student or a first year teacher? Grab an unlock code for Termites App for only $8.95. That's a 75% discount! Be quick though. This special price ends tonight!

CHECK IT OUT HERE

Just transferred all the Termites frequently asked questions from the old site to our zendesk forums. 

Slowly moving all our customer facing stuff across so it should all make a lot more sense and be much easier to manage and update.

A new version of Termites is out! Classroom seating chart software has never been this good! :)

1. Manually drag and drop students from desk to desk.
2. Set desks not to place students at. Great for building a buffer around disruptive kids!
3. Set all students to be near the front of the room with a single click instead of doing it for each and every student.
4. Export your seating chart to an image file so you can email your seating chart or place it in a Powerpoint slide.

Plus, we have made it even easier to use and squashed a few pesky bugs.

Do you know that  you can get Termites for FREE? Any teacher or school with a great story to tell - doing special things for their students, colleagues, and communities - is eligible to get a license on the house!

Training to be a teacher? First year teaching? There is a 75% discount for you. We want you to get the best start to your teaching career today.

And if you have been referred to us by a Termites customer, you can get a 10% discount. 

Simply email us at do-gooders@tinyrock.com and tell us your story. :)

By the way, licence codes for older versions will work just fine in this new version.

A big thank  you to all the wonderful teachers who have supported Termites! Thanks also to Orion and Martin for submitting feature requests on the feedback forum and all the beta testers for their time. Your contribution is making so many teachers' lives better.

So now go download and get those classes under control!

See the feedback forum for all the completed features, my favorite is manually moving students around the room.

You have a bunch of great ideas for Termites that you are just dying to
tell someone?. Well now you have somewhere to write them down for all to
see, you can even vote on other peoples ideas.

We will then have a better idea what of features to work on for the next
version, so it's a win-win for us all.

Join in the fun at the Termites Feedback Forum.

If you need help then feel free to contact us directly, we can give you better service that way.