Classroom booking System

[timbo343]

Or you could use it as a "test" and then mention that you have got an electronic booking system that you would like to try.

 

Which one are you planning on using?

[Aaron]

i was going to use the classroombookings i had looked at setting it up as a test but because we run our internet from a managed system on the legacy network it would allow connections incoming to the machine from within or outsite the school.

 

So i am getting it hosted on our website but again this is at a cost which is why i need all the good points so that i can get the go ahead to spend the money to get an online system, I have always thought that the online is the way we need to go just need to give as many points across as possible

[beeswax]

Hi everyone

 

I have been asked to give some reasons/benefits for us moving forward to an online booking system and was wondering if people could give me some views. I know the usual ones more that booking is accessible from anywhere that has an internet connection, saves on paper, Faster to find information on rooms stops double bookings?

 

Just wondering if there are many other reasons so that could put forward for using an online system.

 

When I first started at my current school we had a paper based room booking system. This was kept in our office, though we had nothing to do with it as it was strictly for teachers, however, we were supposed to keep an eye on the book itself in case a teacher tried to wander off with it. If a teacher phoned out office to ask if a room was available we were told to say that it had nothing to do with us. Pupils were often sent to our office to try to collect the book on behalf of a teacher, and they were sent back empty handed.

 

The book itself was subject to much crossing out (see image) making it difficult to see who had booked what. The final straw came when a heavily pregnant teacher had walked across school to check if as room was free only to find that there weren't any available. She said there must be a better way of doing this, so I showed her Webman's classroombookings, which I'd set up a year earlier, but no one wanted to use. She went in to see the Head of ICT and within an hour I was given the go ahead to open it to the rest of the school. We ran the two systems in parallel for a couple of weeks, and I produced an animation showing staff how to go about using it.

 

Now you can see just who has a room booked, and who actually booked it. A spin-off from this is that staff in the reception office have used it to track down teachers if they are not actually in their designated class, but using one of the ICT suites.

[gwendes]

After a request this morning I was going to go ahead and install Classroombookings but will hold off if webman says a V2 release is imminent...

 

Before the hols?

 

[webman]

gwendes: Unfortunately the chances of it arriving before the holidays is unlikely at the moment

[gwendes]

No worries - thanks for the response and all your hard work

[Wils86]

Morning Webman,

Just started using your website and I've gotta say its amazing, thank you for all your hard work. But ... (theres always a but) is there a way of setting a quota to how many rooms a person can book? Ive seen in the optioon of not allowing bookings after a certain number of days but is there a way of limiting the number of bookings.

 

I also spotted in the myphp admin there is a table called quota if this can be used?

 

Anyway any help would be great and cheers for the hard work.

[webman]

Hi Wils86

 

The new version will support quotas with several strategies (per group): Unlimited, Concurrent bookings or Per day/week/month.

[Wils86]

Thats perfect, whens the new version coming out?

 

I'm joking I've spotted you saying already it'll be out and when its ready as your busy. Just greatful there's people like you doing this as it makes everyione lives easier.

 

Cheers again

[sudathkg]

Hi webman,

CRBS is looks very nice booking system.

but i got problem when using "Make Recurring Booking" button which is at main booking page.(Administrator view). after i click that button

it direct to "http://localhost/crbs/bookings/recurring " which is unavailabe.

please help me , i plan to implement this system as soon as posible

thanks any way for your great job

[webman]

To create recurring bookings, tick the checkboxes in the table for the periods you want to book, and then click the Make Recurring button.

[sudathkg]

To create recurring bookings, tick the checkboxes in the table for the periods you want to book, and then click the Make Recurring button.

 

Hi webman,

 

i tried. but its direct to "http://localhost/crbs/bookings/recurring", i think it must go to

http://localhost/crbs/index.php/bookings/recurring

 

can i try to change "Make recurring" button submit command.

 

thanks

[webman]

If you are using .htaccess with mod_rewrite, then URLs should not include index.php.

[sudathkg]

If you are using .htaccess with mod_rewrite, then URLs should not include index.php.

 

thanks, i will try that.

[IKWeb]

A late reply to this topic I know, but for those of you who use Fronter as a VLE system, it has a great built-in booking system, which can be used for Rooms, Laptops / AV kit. School mini buses etc etc the options are endless.

[sudathkg]

Hi Webman,

I have a problem about CRBS version 1;

In Display type "One day at a time" i can not book for any sundays. here is the msg

"There are no periods configured for this week day. Please choose another date."

but in One room at a time mode i can set bookings for sundays( as a administrator)

Please help

thanks

[webman]

sudathkg: Go to Control Panel > The School Day. Check that the lesson periods are assigned to Sundays.

 

There is a bug with the One room at a time setting so don't use it

[sudathkg]

hi webnman

 

thanks for above help.

but probelm is remain.

my lesson periods are already assigned to sundays. but not work for me .

(In one room mode i can book to sunday. but its recuurent)

thanks again pl help for me

[sudathkg]

hi webman,

 

i completely removed site and database and reinstall. but problem is not solved. is it timezone or any other global settings problem

[sudathkg]

hi all crbs users.,

 

any one can booking for sundays? on one day at a time mode.

 

i think there is a bug on bitmask class.

 

please response..

[Aaron]

Hi Webman

 

In the new version (v2) will this just update version 1 without deleting all the work thats been created or will it be a completly new install and have to setup rooms and timetable again?

[reggiep]

It wouldn't bother me that much if it needed everything inputting again as it's such a good system that it would be worth the work at my end.

[webman]

It will unfortunately be a complete new install. So much has changed with the framework and with the new features, it will be a bit awkward to either a) just upgrade v1 or b) have an export/import routine.

[plexer]

A late reply to this topic I know, but for those of you who use Fronter as a VLE system, it has a great built-in booking system, which can be used for Rooms, Laptops / AV kit. School mini buses etc etc the options are endless.

 

But does Fronter handle a 2 week timetable easily? I think the answer is no.

 

Ben

[timbo343]

Webman

 

Will version 2 be available soon?

 

Tim