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Classroom wheel

Pick who answers next. Nobody twice until everyone has had a turn, and the absent stay off the wheel.

Tap the wheel to spin

Spin history

  1. No spins yet. Every spin lands here with its time and seal.
12 names

Who goes next?

Last spin

Seal
No spin yet
Key
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SEALED

Sealing the next spin…

Names
12 on the wheel
The shoe
Off

Options

After a spin
Turns
Who is here

Tick anyone who is away today. They stay on your list but leave the wheel.

The draw
Make some names more likely

Normally every name has the same chance. With weights on, a number after a comma gives a name that many shares: in a list of Isla and Theo, 2, Theo comes up twice as often as Isla. His slice is drawn twice as wide and the weights are printed on the receipt, so nothing is hidden.

Saved lists on this device
Look and sound

Keys: Space or Enter spins, P for projector, R removes the winner, Esc leaves projector mode.

Built for a room of thirty

Everyone once, choose the shoe under Turns. Each name drawn leaves the wheel until the whole class has had a go, then everyone comes back.

Away today, tick the absent under Who is here. They stay on your saved list and leave the wheel until you untick them.

For groups and pairs, set Pick to 2, 3 or 4 to draw a group in one spin. Nobody can be drawn twice in the same group.

On the board, press P for projector mode: the result and the wheel fill the screen and Space spins. Esc brings the page back.

For every class, save the list by name. Lists stay in this browser on this device; nothing is uploaded.

For your records, Spin history keeps the time, the names and the seal of every spin. Download it as CSV.

Teachers ask

A big red, black and ivory wheel hung on a classroom wall beside the whiteboard

How do I stop the same pupil being picked twice?

Choose the shoe under Turns. Everyone gets one turn before anyone goes twice, and when the whole class has had a go the list starts again.

Can I leave out pupils who are away today?

Yes. Tick them under Who is here. They stay on your saved list but leave the wheel until you untick them.

Can I pick a pair or a group?

Set Pick to 2, 3 or 4 and one spin draws that many different names. Nobody can be drawn twice in the same group.

How do I put it on the board?

Press P for projector mode. The result and the wheel fill the screen, Space spins, and Esc brings the page back.

Are my class lists uploaded anywhere?

No. Saved lists stay in this browser on this device. A share link carries the names after the # sign, which browsers never send to a server.

Can pupils check that a pick was fair?

Yes. Every spin is sealed before it turns. Tap Check this draw and the browser works the winner out again from the seal and the key.

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A red and black spinner wheel with a brass-studded wooden rim, hung on ivory linen
A leather pointer resting on the polished red rim of a wheel
A wheel with twelve spokes embossed into thick ivory card