Group generator
A random group generator for teachers: paste your class list and split it into groups by number or by size, then shuffle until they suit you. It needs a free teacher account.
This is the Group maker from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.
Key facts
- Make groups by
- The number of groups or the names in each group, up to 200
- Group names
- Numbered, or from 3 themes: animals, colours or planets
- 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
- Pairs for a quick talk: groups of two, shuffled each lesson.
- Project teams by number of groups, with pairs kept apart.
- Lab benches by group size, so each bench has the same number.Science
- Mixed reading groups, with tags on the class list.Reading
How to use it
- Add the Group maker from the widget bar.
- Paste your class list, or choose a saved list in the settings.
- Choose the number of groups or the size of each group.
Templates with this widget
OpenEduCat Board puts this group maker on one page with a timer, a name picker and a sound meter, for the projector.
Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The groups you make here travel with you.
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/group-maker/" width="480" height="560" title="Group maker from OpenEduCat Board" loading="lazy"></iframe>Related tools
- No student accounts.
- No ads.
- Data-processing agreement on request.
Questions
Is it a random group generator?
Yes. It puts your class list into groups at random, by the number of groups or the size of each group. Press Shuffle for new groups.
Can I keep two pupils apart?
Yes. Set the pairs to keep apart on the class list, and Group maker never puts them in one group.
Does it need internet?
Only to sign in once on each device. After that the Group maker on OpenEduCat Board works offline; this page needs a connection.
Where do the names go?
The names you paste make a class list in your account, in the data region you chose. The same list opens on the board and in Random name. Pupils never sign in.
What if the class does not divide evenly?
The groups come out as even as they can, and the line above them says the sizes.
Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.
See OpenEduCat for schoolsCounted per page. Report a problem for bugs.