Free Classroom Tools for Teachers
PickerSpin gives teachers a free set of classroom tools — a random student name picker, a team generator, and number and letter spinners — that need no account, run on school Chromebooks, and keep student names in the browser rather than on a server.
Cold-calling gets easier when the wheel picks. These tools handle the parts of class that eat your time — who answers next, who's in which group, whose turn it is to read.
What do you need to do right now?
- Pick a student — paste the roster, spin, and turn on remove-after-pick so everyone gets a turn before anyone repeats. Saved classes stay in your own browser.
- Make pairs or teams — the same list split into partners or groups. With an odd number the spare student joins a pair rather than working alone.
- Time a turn — a countdown on the board for a think-pair-share, a station rotation or a two-minute tidy-up.
- Take a quiet brain break — short resets for the point in the lesson where nothing more is going in.
Free printable
The teacher quick-start sheet writes out three classroom routines on one page: a no-repeat participation round, pair work with roles, and a quiet reset. No signup, and nothing to fill in before you get it.
What Teachers Use Most
- Random student name picker for fair participation
- Team generator for group work and PE
- Classroom spinner for rewards and brain breaks
- Number and letter pickers for math and literacy
Free Classroom Tools for Teachers — questions
Is PickerSpin free for teachers?
Yes, 100% free. There is no premium tier, no limits on usage, and no signup required. Every tool is available immediately — just open the page and start using it.
Can I save my class roster?
Yes. Your entries persist in your browser's local storage. Come back any time and your roster will be right where you left it. You can save multiple classes and switch between them.
Does it work on school Chromebooks?
Yes. PickerSpin works on any modern browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. No app install or extension needed. If it runs a browser, it runs PickerSpin.
Is student data collected?
No. Student names you type stay in your own browser's local storage and are never sent to a server or shared. There is no account, so there is nothing to link a roster to.
Which PickerSpin tools do teachers use most?
The classroom spinner for picking who answers next, the random team generator for group work and PE, the random number and letter pickers for maths and literacy warm-ups, and the bingo caller for vocabulary review.