Classroom Name Picker
The fair way to choose who answers, who reads and who helps today. Paste your class list once, then spin all year.
✓ 100% Free
No hidden charges, ever
✓ No Sign-Up
Just add entries and spin
✓ Fair & Random
A fair pick, every time
✓ Any Device
Phone, tablet or desktop
FEATURES
Why People Love This Wheel
Save the Class List
Save your class in the browser once. The register is ready every morning, with no pasting and no retyping.
Everyone Gets a Turn
Remove each winner as you go and the wheel works its way through the whole class. Nobody gets skipped.
Big, Clear Display
Names show up large on a projector or smart board, so the student on the back bench can read them too.
Suspense Kids Love
The slow spin turns cold-calling into a small event. The whole class leans in to see where it stops.
Edit in Seconds
New student, or someone off sick? The list is plain text, so add or delete a line and spin again.
Names Stay Local
On this classroom name picker, your list lives in this browser only and is never uploaded anywhere. That matters when the names belong to your students.
GETTING STARTED
How It Works
1
Add Your Entries
Type or paste your list, one option per line. Names, numbers, prizes, foods — anything you like.
2
Customize the Wheel
Change the colors, shuffle the order, set weights with *2, choose a 3, 6 or 10 second spin, and save your wheel for later.
3
Spin and Get a Winner
Tap SPIN and watch the wheel land on a fair random result that everyone can see.
USE CASES
Popular Ways to Use It
Cold Calling, Kindly
Choose who answers the next question without anyone saying you have favorites. The wheel decides, so you don't have to defend the choice.
Reading and Turns
Reading order, show-and-tell and presentation slots can all come from the wheel. Spin once at the start, write the order on the board, and skip the usual ten minutes of "who's next?" A random student picker saves more time than you'd think.
Classroom Jobs
Load the jobs preset for weekly helpers, or spin a student for each job one at a time.
Making Groups
Spin names one by one to build project groups or partner pairs. Everyone sees how the groups were made.
The Problem With Picking Students by Hand
Every teacher has felt it. The same confident hands go up, and the quiet students stay at the back. Pick a confident one and the class says you have favorites.
Pick a quiet one and it can feel like a punishment. A classroom name picker gets you out of that bind, because the choice isn't yours any more.
The wheel picks, not you. Students accept the result because they watched it happen. Over a week it reaches everyone, as long as you keep removing each winner until the whole class has had a turn.
A Simple Daily Routine
A student name picker only stays fair if the rules are clear, so keep the routine short and tell the class how it works.
- Open your saved class list at the start of the day.
- Spin for the first question. Remove the student or leave them in, that's your call, but tell the class the rule first.
- Keep spinning through the lesson. The results list shows who has already been picked.
- At the end of the week, bring the full list back and start a new round.
Jobs Day: Spin the Jobs Wheel Too
The jobs preset turns the same tool into a jobs wheel: line leader, board helper, plant waterer, whatever your room needs. On Monday morning, spin once for each job and the weekly rota is done in about two minutes. Kids watch their own name come up instead of finding it on a printed chart, and that gets a lot more reaction than a poster on the wall ever did.
Popular Ways to Use It
✓ Cold Calling, Kindly
✓ Reading and Turns
✓ Classroom Jobs
✓ Making Groups
Every teacher has felt it.
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GOOD TO KNOW
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make sure every student gets picked?
Turn on auto-remove, or take each student off the wheel after their turn. The wheel then works through every name until the list runs out. For the next round, bring the full list back.
Can I keep different lists for different classes?
Yes. Make a share link for each class and bookmark it. One link is one class, so opening the right bookmark opens the right list.
Is it okay to project student names?
That's a question for your school's policy, and the tool can't settle it for you. Many teachers use first names only, or a first name plus a last initial. The list is plain text, so use whichever format your school allows.
Does the picker work on a smart board?
Yes. The classroom name picker runs in any modern browser, and the wheel and the winner popup are large enough to read from the far side of the room.
Can I change the wheel colors and how long it spins?
Yes. Tap Colors to pick one of seven color sets, and press the 3s, 6s or 10s button under the entries box to choose how long the wheel spins. Both are saved in your browser, so they are still set on your next visit.
Ready to Spin?
Create your free wheel in seconds. No sign-up, no downloads, works on any device.