A spinner for calling on students
Calling on the same hands again and again is easy to do without noticing. A class spinner removes the bias. Type or paste your students, one per line, then spin. The wheel picks at random, so every student has an equal chance every time.
Switch on Remove the winner after each spin so everyone gets a turn before names repeat. Once the wheel is empty, paste the list in again for the next round. Your class list stays in your browser, so students' names are never uploaded.
Ways to use it in lessons
Use it for answering questions, picking presenters, choosing group leaders or deciding who gets a classroom job. You can also put topics, vocabulary words or maths facts on the wheel instead of names.
How to use this tool
- Paste your class list, one name per line.
- Tick Remove the winner after each spin.
- Press Spin and ask the question to the chosen student.
- Paste the list again to start a new round.
Ways to use it
- Cold-calling in a fair way.
- Choosing presenters and group leaders.
- Picking vocabulary, spelling or maths prompts.
- Assigning classroom jobs for the week.
Is it fair and private?
Every result on SpinPicker is picked at random by your own browser, and every number or entry has exactly the same chance. Nothing is sent to a server, so nobody else can see or change your result.