Random Student Picker for Fair Classroom Participation
Pick a student at random from your class list, with a screen-size display and celebration animations, so every student knows they might be the one called on.
Try it out.
Try the real picker with a sample class. Edit the names, turn on effects and click Present to see it full screen. Sign up free to save your class lists.
Sample class list
Period 3 — ESL Beginners · Grade 58 students · 0 picked
Presentation Options
Click Start Picker to pick a student at random from the list.
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Why teachers use our random student picker
Fair, visible, and fast, so participation is spread across the whole class.
Random picks, no favoritism
Names come straight from your class list, so calling on students stops depending on whose hand you notice.
No repeats until everyone has had a turn
Turn on no-repeat and the picker works through the whole class before any name comes up again.
Uses your saved class lists
Load a class list you saved in ELTDesk, and the names you used last time are ready to go.
Presentation mode for the projector
A large display built for the front of the room, with several reveal and celebration styles for the class to watch.
How it works
Three steps, no setup.
Load or paste your class list
Use a class list from your library, or type the names in once and save them.
Set the display and repeat rule
Choose a reveal style and turn on no-repeat to work through the whole class first.
Pick and let the class watch
Run it on your screen or in presentation mode on the projector.
Random student picker FAQs
Common questions about calling on students at random.
Ready to take the guesswork out of calling on students?
Free to try. No credit card required.