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Pick a name from the list so the class can see it
Calling on students, choosing a giveaway winner, or assigning the next demo works better when the draw is visible. A name picker that uses the list you pasted avoids the suspicion that the facilitator skipped a friend.
Why this is worth doing in the browser
Hats full of paper still work; they do not work on a video call. The DevNestro Random Name Picker takes a list and selects one or more names. Combine with Remove Duplicate Lines first if the paste is messy. Use the Decision Wheel if you want the theatre of a spin. Names stay in the browser for the draw.
How to use the tool
Paste names, one per line, pick how many winners, and draw. Remove winners from your source list if you are cycling through everyone.
- Paste the complete eligible list, not a favourite subset.
- Deduplicate before you draw if repeats should not exist.
- Announce the count of names so the room can audit the list.
- Record the winner in your own notes; this page is not a legal raffle system.
Privacy
The list stays in the browser for the pick. DevNestro does not upload classroom rosters as a product feature.
Let the list choose. Open the Random Name Picker, paste the names, and read the result out loud.