<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">G'day<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 29/11/2005, at 7:31 AM, Burnham Nerrida wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="EmailStyle21"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">We are currently looking at introducing Bookit next year. I have reservations purely because we have a few teachers who would dominate bookings. Does anyone have a way around this?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>I assume that you will have permanent bookings and semi-permanent ones. BookIt allows you to nominate some bookings as permanent i.e. the class needs the facility/ resource every lesson every week. Semi permanent bookings can be nominated as well i.e. the class is booked into room 19 (computer room) but does not need the computers every lesson and the teacher of the class will negotiate a room swap when appropriate for his/ her class. These different bookings show in different colours ....<BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>You could </DIV><DIV>limit the time ahead bookings could be made (I think BookIt has this setting)</DIV><DIV>limit each teacher to one booking per week</DIV><DIV>limit each KLA to two bookings per week</DIV><DIV>limit bookings by each teacher to a specified number each term</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The problem with all of these is that they require an oversight i.e. someone to manage them and this means that the value of BookIt is reduced as a booking tool, but it is still of use as a planning tool.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <DIV>Graham Gales</DIV><DIV>Bright P-12 College</DIV><DIV>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </DIV><DIV>IPM, Science and Maths Teacher</DIV><DIV>Timetabler/ Daily Organiser</DIV><DIV>Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator</DIV><DIV>Heir apparent to the Chief Cook and BottleWasher</DIV><DIV>Understudy to the general Dogsbody</DIV><DIV><BR><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV><BR><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education & Training.</BODY></HTML>