In the post, I reference Super Teacher Tools' random name generator tool to help teachers facilitate Cold Calling digitally. While a great tool, it can be rather cumbersome for secondary teachers, because you have to manually enter your rosters. Well, about 8 months after I wrote that post, Google Classroom came out with their Student Selector. The Student Selector is a bit of a hidden gem, because it is only available on the Google Classroom Android and iOS apps. I know a lot of teachers don't even have the app on their phone, but I encourage you to put it on there solely for the Student Selector. Once you download the app and log in, you will click on a class, then click on People. From there, you have an icon with squares and a diamond (on the iPhone it's at the top right) - this is the Student Selector. Tap it, and you are ready to roll. Below you can see it in action (sorry Android users, this is what it looks like on the iPhone; I imagine Android is very similar). It's simple to use, but helps you keep excellent track of students. You can mark them absent, so they don't pop up again that day, or you can select them to be called later if the student is in the restroom or if teacher-judgement tells you that student may need to be skipped.
I would have loved this tool in the classroom. I always used popsicle sticks, but they were numbered to be easier to use from class to class. This is easier to keep track of and it's more personal. A win-win!
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