Privacy Tips When Using Student Names Online
Use initials or aliases, avoid uploads and clear local data after a shared-device session. Review practical steps, examples, limits and privacy-aware checks before using the result.
Classroom Tools
Classroom Student Picker
Choose students, cycle through everyone once, make groups and set a presentation order in a private browser tool.
🔒 Your list is processed locally in your browser. It is not uploaded unless you create a share link.
Input & settings
Excel / CSV draw: step-by-step guide and sample files
Review file before importing
Read on this device only. Applying replaces the current list and resets the draw cycle and results.
Matching text does not prove the same person. Use unique participant IDs for people with the same name.
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Configure the tool, then run it.
Result history
- No results yet.
Quick answer
What does this tool do?
Classroom Student Picker chooses a student, creates groups or produces a presentation order without uploading the roster. Once-per-cycle mode keeps a temporary remaining list for the current page session so every listed student can be reached before a reset.
- Roster processing
- In this browser
- Cycle mode
- One selection per student
- Group output
- Near-equal round-robin groups
- Presentation mode
- Large text and full screen
Why use this tool?
Classroom Student Picker supports participation, grouping and presentation order while keeping the roster in the browser during normal use. Teachers can enter initials, classroom aliases or display names, select the next student, exclude a selected student and use once-per-cycle mode so everyone is reached before the cycle resets. The same roster can be shuffled into near-equal groups or converted into a complete presentation order. Large-result and full-screen views improve classroom visibility, while sound and motion controls support different environments and accessibility needs. Local list saving can be switched off and all stored browser data can be cleared after a session on shared equipment. Random selection should not become punitive surprise assessment: offer appropriate pass options, respect accommodations and use teacher judgment when attendance, safeguarding or learning needs require a disclosed adjustment.
How to use it
- Enter student display names or initials.
- Choose once-per-cycle and reduced-motion preferences.
- Pick the next student, make groups or create an order.
- Reset the cycle whenever the roster changes.
Common use cases
- Choose a respondent
- Set presentation order
- Create activity groups
Practical examples
- Choose the next willing respondent without repeats.
- Create four activity groups from a 26-student roster.
- Generate a complete presentation order for the class agenda.
How it works
Random values come from window.crypto.getRandomValues(). Lists are shuffled with an unbiased Fisher–Yates process. For a wheel, the result is chosen before the animation; for weighted entries, each positive weight defines its share of the total probability.
Limits to understand
- Use initials when full names are unnecessary.
- A page refresh resets the in-memory selection cycle.
- Teachers should apply learning and accessibility accommodations.
Privacy
Input and results stay inside this browser during normal use. Local saving is optional. If you select Create Share Link, the visible list and settings are uploaded under a hard-to-guess token and expire automatically.
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Classroom Student Picker FAQ
Is my list uploaded?
No. Entries are processed in your browser unless you explicitly create a share link.
What kind of randomness is used?
The browser Web Crypto API supplies unbiased random values. Wheel animation only reveals a result chosen in advance.
Does it work on phones?
Yes. The controls, results and wheel adapt to current mobile browsers and keyboard navigation.
Can I reuse my settings?
Yes. Device storage can remember recent settings unless you turn off local list saving.
Is this suitable for a certified lottery?
No. It is a general-purpose classroom, work, event and decision tool, not a regulated drawing system.
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