Classroom Name Picker
Paste your class list, one student per line, then tap the colored area to choose who goes next. Open Options and turn on Pick each entry once to work through the class before starting over. Use distinct labels for students who share a name.
How to use it
- Type or paste one entry per line. Blank lines are ignored.
- Tap the colored area or press the spacebar to pick a student.
- Open Options for draws without repeated entries, drawing history, or saving this list on your device.
What people use it for
- Call on a random student without bias.
- Pick who answers, presents, or goes next.
- Choose a line leader or helper of the day.
- Draw a random student live on the board.
Frequently asked questions
- Can the same entry be picked twice?
- By default, every tap is an independent draw, so an entry can repeat. Turn on Pick each entry once in Options to draw only from the remaining lines. Once all entries have been picked, use Start over for a fresh drawing.
- What happens if a name appears more than once?
- Each non-empty line counts separately. Two students with the same name should have distinct labels, such as a first name and last initial. If the same student was entered twice by mistake, remove the extra line before drawing.
- Does it save my list?
- Only if you turn on Remember this list and session in Options. The saved list stays in this browser on this device; it is not uploaded or synced. Leave this off on shared devices. Turn it off to remove the saved copy while keeping the current drawing in this tab. Browser privacy settings or clearing site data can erase saved lists.
- Can I copy the winners or picks?
- Open Drawing history in Options and choose Copy picks. With Pick each entry once enabled, this copies the full drawing in order. In the default mode, history keeps the latest 100 picks.
- What happens when I edit the list?
- Changing the entries starts a fresh drawing. Blank lines and extra spaces at the start or end of a line are ignored. Start over clears the picks while keeping your list.
- How large can the list be?
- Use up to 10,000 entries and 200,000 characters in total, with up to 200 characters per entry. For a large drawing, the history panel shows the latest 100 picks; Copy picks includes the full drawing when Pick each entry once is enabled.
- Is this tool in the phone app?
- The name, classroom and raffle pickers are website tools. The Lucky Random Number Generator app stays focused on one random number at a time, your last range and a Home Screen widget.