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Random Name Selector

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Author: Jonathan Clark (20 May 08)

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DescriptionHow many times have you wished that you had a random name selector handy in your class? Okay, maybe never! But now that you’ve got one just think of all the ways you could use it:
Selecting students to answer questions without having the same students answering all of the time!
Who’s going to do the presentation first then?
Random selector during quiz time!
You don’t have to use names – you could use topic titles or business names and randomly allocated them to students during an activity
 
ObjectiveThis is an Powerpoint (2007) slide with a random pointer. It is fully customisable so you can put up to 30 names (although the 'Donut' name graphic automatically alters itself no matter how many names you put in. The Notes view of the slide tells you how to use it.
 
Prior KnowledgeNone
 
ExpectationsJust another way to liven up your class.
 
HintsBe warned – the selector is not truly random. When you click on start it always starts from the same point (at 12 o’clock). I start the spinner going and then read the question out aloud (the length of the question brings a degree of randomness).
 
Materials003001 * - 001000002003Y3Year 3styr-generic.gif Random Name Selector - A very simple Powerpoint Slide that you can use to randomly select pupils names for whatever reason you can think of!

 

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Dan Bunker, Tre Moderator
(26 May 08)
TRE comment Useful Spinner - This PowerPoint based spinner could be useful in lots of ways when you want a random selection to be made. e.g. characters to discuss, new vocabulary, chemical elements etc.
The instructions are clear and it's relativley straight forward to edit the text. Needs PowerPoint 2007 to work properly though.
 


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