Classroom Random Name Picker for Teachers

Call on students fairly, form groups, and keep cold-calling even — one class list, one wheel.

Loaded with the Class roster example — spin it now, or edit the list.

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Aisha Ben Carlos Dilan Emma Finn Grace Hiro Ivy Jamal Kara Liam Maya Nina Omar PriyaOpen the full wheel — save, weight & share

Why use a wheel for this

Calling on the same eager hands leaves quieter students out and lets others tune out. A name wheel makes participation visibly fair: every student is an equal slice, and the class can see the pick was random, not a teacher’s pet pick.

Paste your roster once and reuse it all term. For cold-calling, spin and ask; for "everyone gets a turn", switch on no-repeat so each name is removed as it’s called and nobody is asked twice until the wheel resets.

It also makes quick groups: turn on no-repeat and spin down the list, sending students to Group 1, 2, 3 in turn — fast, fair, and no "but I was with them last time".

How to do it with SpinPick

1. Paste your class roster, one student per line, and save it as a list to reuse.
2. Spin to cold-call; turn on "Remove winner" so every student gets a turn.
3. For groups, keep no-repeat on and spin down the list, assigning each name to the next group.

Example list: Class roster

These are loaded into the wheel above — here they are in full so you can see exactly what’s in play:

• Aisha
• Ben
• Carlos
• Dilan
• Emma
• Finn
• Grace
• Hiro
• Ivy
• Jamal
• Kara
• Liam
• Maya
• Nina
• Omar
• Priya

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