Wheel of names
A wheel of names for the classroom: paste your class list, press Spin, and the wheel stops on one name, with everyone getting a turn first. It needs a free teacher account.
This is the Random name from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.
Key facts
- Lists
- Paste a class list, one name per line, or choose a saved one
- Fair turns
- Nobody is picked twice until everyone has had a turn
- Today
- Names set away today come back tomorrow
- 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
- Choosing who answers next, with the whole class watching the wheel slow down.
- Picking the helper of the day from the names still to have a turn.Primary
- Choosing who presents next in a debate or a project share.Secondary
- Spinning only for the names you tick, such as one table or one group.
How to use it
- Add Random name from the widget bar.
- Paste your class list, one name per line, or choose a saved list in the settings.
- Press Pick a name, or Spin to pick with the wheel.
Templates with this widget
OpenEduCat Board puts this wheel on one page with a timer, groups and a sound meter, for the projector.
Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The names and the wheel you set here travel with you.
Related tools
- No student accounts.
- No ads.
- Data-processing agreement on request.
Questions
Can I spin the wheel to pick a name at random?
Yes. Press Spin and the wheel turns for 3 to 5 seconds, then stops on one name. Nobody is picked twice until everyone has had a turn, unless you turn that off.
Where do the names on the wheel come from?
From your class list. Paste the names, one per line, or choose a list you saved. Your lists are in your account, in the data region you chose, and pupils never sign in.
Can I leave someone out today?
Yes. Set a name away today in the settings, and it comes back tomorrow. You can also spin only for the names you tick.
Can I spin it with a key?
Yes. With the wheel in focus, press P to spin. P does nothing while the wheel is still turning.
Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.
See OpenEduCat for schoolsCounted per page. Report a problem for bugs.