Classroom Freebies

Random Name Picker

This free game from can be used to select students for class discussions, presentations, or group projects. English teachers can use this game for helping students with creative writing: choosing names for stories; creating character sketches based on names, writing scripts etc,.  This guide provides step-by-step instructions for adding student names, playing, saving and sharing the game.  Add names and spin a virtual wheel to randomly select a name from your class.  After a name is chosen you can remove it so that it is not selected again.  Embed it into a blog or website or share using a QR code.  This website solves the problem of students not volunteering and makes a game out of the question "who will go next?".