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Dice roller

Virtual dice for the classroom: roll one to three dice on the projector, with dots, numbers, math signs, a coin, colours, letters or your own words. It needs a free teacher account.

This is the Dice from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.

Checking your sign-in…
The dice after sign-in: dots, numbers, signs, a coin, colours, letters or your own words.

Key facts

Dice
1 to 3 at once, with the total when every die shows a number
Faces
7 kinds: dots, numbers, math signs, a coin, colours, letters or your own words
Your own words
Up to 50 words, each up to 40 characters
Where it runs
This page and OpenEduCat Board
Languages
English
Price
Free
Account
A free teacher account; students never sign in

Ways teachers use it

  • Number facts: two dice and the total, then the class says the sum.Maths
  • Maths warm-up with a number die, a sign die and a number die.Maths
  • Story starters with your own words on the dice.Writing
  • A coin toss to decide which team goes first.

How to use it

  1. Add the Dice from the widget bar.
  2. Choose one to three dice in the settings.
  3. Press Roll, or Space when the widget is selected.
Read the full guide

Templates with this widget

OpenEduCat Board puts these dice on one page with a timer, a name picker and groups, for the projector.

Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The dice you set here travel with you.

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Embed on your site

The embedded widget works for teachers signed in to OpenEduCat in the same browser.

<iframe src="https://tools.openeducat.org/embed/dice/" width="480" height="320" title="Dice from OpenEduCat Board" loading="lazy"></iframe>
  • No student accounts.
  • No ads.
  • Data-processing agreement on request.
For schools

Questions

Can I roll virtual dice on the projector?

Yes. Press Roll and one to three virtual dice roll on the screen. Turn on the total in the settings to see their sum.

How many dice can I roll?

One to three at a time. Choose each die and show their total in the settings.

Can I put my own words on a die?

Yes. Choose a word die in the settings and type your words.

Does it need internet?

Only to sign in once on each device. After that the Dice on OpenEduCat Board work offline; this page needs a connection.

Where is my data?

This page keeps your dice in this tab and saves nothing. Open them on the board and they are saved with your screen in your account.

Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.

See OpenEduCat for schools
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