Calling on students without being accused
“It is always the same ones” is hard to argue when a wheel decides: the draw is visible, it happens in front of the group, and the student was picked in plain sight.
The name wheel, to draw a student at random
You spin it, it turns, and nobody argues with the name that comes out. The wheel only picks among students marked present that morning — absent students are taken out of it automatically.
Try it right now
This is not a screenshot: it is the tool itself, the one your class will see on the board.
Your practice class
The draw tools need students. Add a few names — they stay in your browser — or start from a sample list.
Add at least 2 present students to spin the wheel.
Result
Spin the wheel to draw a student.
History
Draw historyNo draws yet.
How it works
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Your list, typed once
The names come from the board’s student list. You type it once, or paste it in one go — one name per line — and every draw tool uses it from then on.
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Absent students leave the wheel
A student marked absent disappears from the wheel for as long as they are away. Attendance decides once, for every tool, rather than a box to untick tool by tool. The next day, everyone is present again.
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Draw from whom?
The “Draw from” selector narrows the wheel to the whole class, the boys or the girls. To split everyone up rather than draw a single person, the board has a dedicated tool: “Teams”.
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Without replacement, by default
“Remove after draw” is on from the start: the winner leaves the wheel, you spin again, and nobody comes up twice. A counter shows how many students are left, and “Reset the wheel” puts everyone back on.
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Catching up on the overlooked, in plain sight
“Favour those drawn least” widens the segment of the students who have been waiting longest — up to three times, never more, and without ever taking anyone off. The screen shows it: the shares really are uneven, and the class can see why.
When it really earns its place
Handing out the morning jobs
Who gives out the notebooks, who takes the message to the office, who reads the first paragraph. Four spins without replacement and it is settled before the register is done.
Building the teams
The board’s “Teams” tool builds teams of the size you want, balanced to within one student, out of the present students only — the same student list as the wheel, nothing to retype.
What it does, and what it does not
The wheel does not know your students. It shows the names you typed, in your browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to a server and there is no account to create in order to use it.
It needs at least two present students to spin. Below that it says so, rather than spinning on nothing.
It is built to be read from a distance: wide colourful segments, the name shown large when it lands, and a card that grows with the space you give it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the wheel really random?
Yes. By default, every segment has the same chance on every spin, and one draw is not influenced by the previous ones. Two options change the odds, and both are shown on screen: “Remove after draw” takes out students already drawn, and “Favour those drawn least” widens the segment of those who have been waiting longest — never so far as to exclude anyone.
Can I stop a student being drawn twice?
That is the default behaviour. “Remove after draw” is on, the winner leaves the wheel, and the number of students left is displayed. Once everyone has had a turn, the wheel says so and waits for you to reset it.
Can an absent student still come up?
No. A student marked absent is excluded from every draw, the wheel included, until you mark them present again. That is a rule of the board, not a setting of the wheel.
Can the sound be turned off?
Yes, in the portal settings. The “Sounds” switch turns off the wheel, the dice and the timer alarm in one go.
Do I need an account?
No. The board opens and the wheel spins without signing up. Your student list stays in this device’s browser, and so does the draw log.
Pairs well with
This tool lives on the board’s canvas, next to all the others.