![]() If you know of similar tools that you enjoy using, please let me know in the comments. This program allows teachers to input a list of names from which the application will pick a random student. I find these tools especially helpful at the beginning of the school year, when students are more hesitant to participate, and when you might not quite have everyone’s names memorized. ![]() Yes, it’s possible to miss entirely, so practice your aim! You click to select a dart, then move your mouse without clicking to aim, then click your mouse again to launch the dart. I recommend using your desktop mouse for this one. It’s a little tricky to launch the darts from a Promethean or Smartboard. Just be sure no one goes home and tells their parents that you threw a dart at them! It’s the same concept, with the same options, except this time, you get to launch darts to select a name. Under the Tools tab, you can choose Dartboard Selector. There is another version of the Name Picker available on the same site. As names start to slow down and eventually stop, it always reminds me of the wheel on the Price is Right. The Go button will turn into a Stop button, which you can click to stop the names. The site does make a very annoying no ise, so you may want to turn down or mute your speakers, although the kids seem to enjoy it.Īs you can see, names scroll by when you click Go. The default setting is to have student names removed from the list once they are selected, but you can change that option if you want to keep students on their toes. Just click OK to start using the Name Picker. If you have to edit lists later, if students move or if you realize Joseph goes by Joey, everything is quickly editable. Since you’re logged in, your information will be saved, and accessible from any computer. Either way, you only have to do it once per class. The first time you use the site, you can either type in the names manually, or you can import a class from a. Under the Tools section, select Random Name Picker. You will have to register for a free account, but it just takes a minute. Your students will love the Random Name Picker - I can guarantee that my fourth grade students do.Looking for a fun way to get more students to participate? Check out the Random Name Picker at the Barry Fun English website. Students in first period, Students on Team 1, Science review terms, State capitals, Math facts, Nouns and verbs, Factors and multiples, Shapes to draw, Polygons to identify, Presidents, Review terms for any subject. Noun or verb? Tell your partner how you know." You can add as many groups of words or numbers as you want to the Random Name Picker. Give it a go in your next class :-) Try more Random Name Pickers Loading. (pop corn kernals, some with nouns and some with verbs, pop one at a time until only the word "car" is left). The Claw Machine is a great way to generator names, words and numbers. Aidan." Example: "Look at the words that are on the screen and think about which ones are nouns and which are verbs. (fish with class names are caught one at a time until only the name "Aidan" is left). Madison." Example: "If this student is sitting nicely, he/she will be my helper. (balloons with class names pop one at a time until only the name "Madison" is left). Ethan." Example: "I want you to think of two factors for the number 12. (sports balls with class names on them are kicked away until only the name "Ethan" is left). You can also use Random Name Picker to choose a random answer or review term for students to identify: how about creating a list with the numbers "9" "12" "18" "21" "24" - and asking students to identify factors for the chosen number? Or how about creating a list with "triangle" "square" "rectangle" "rhombus" "pentagon" "parallelogram" - and asking students to identify a property of the selected polygon? Example: "Who can answer this question about our reading text? I'm going to call on this student. ![]() Random Name Picker comes with 9 fun themes: Monsters, Balloons, Fish, Bugs, Popcorn, Rockets, Robots, Gumballs and Sports. or you can draw out the suspense and fun by slowing it down. And you can adjust the speed so that your random name is selected very quickly. Choosing the random name is part of the fun - a great attention-getting device. Students can watch in suspense as their name stays in the running - or is eliminated - until the final random name is left. Teachers - choose a random student for questions, privileges, anything - better than drawing straws. Random Name Picker is the fun way to do it. Whenever you need to choose a random name. Also, this app is SUPER user and kid friendly. At home, I created a list of all the songs that my son needs to practice on the piano. I create a list with all of my students' names to randomly call on someone. ![]()
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