Online roulette can be a powerful educational tool. Its use fosters a playful environment and a team dynamic where everyone must cooperate. These roulette games are especially useful in subjects that require analytical skills, such as math or logic. However, they are not limited to these areas. In fact, they can also be applied to literacy, language teaching, and social skills. Even the United Nations promotes a color wheel to learn about the Millennium Development Goals!
What is the educational value of online roulette?
To begin, let’s see how the roulette works. It is based on selecting an item at random. This introduces elements such as chance, surprise, and luck. Some key educational aspects to consider when using online roulette for teaching include:
- Choosing relevant topics for students. It’s essential to select subjects that are interesting and relevant for students, as this boosts their engagement and motivation for the activity.
- Adapting to learning objectives. Online roulette should be designed to align with specific learning objectives according to each student’s age and level.
- Active student involvement. Students should participate in creating the game rules and choosing the topics to ensure active engagement.
Online roulette offers a playful, interactive, and challenging environment where students can face real-life situations and think about how they would solve them—transferring knowledge from the roulette to real life and vice versa.
Platforms to create online roulette
There are hundreds of platforms to create online roulette games. Some of the most popular ones are in English, but there are also options available in Spanish.
1- Random Name Picker – free online roulette
This is a free online tool that lets you randomly select one or more names from a list. It’s ideal for giveaways, contests, or random assignments in the classroom or workplace.
Random Name Picker is very easy to use: just enter the names into the list and click the “Pick a Random Name” button. The tool will automatically choose a name at random. You can also select multiple names at once, with a number predetermined by the user.
2- Fluky – customizable online roulette
On this platform for customized online roulette, you can add items as you go while previewing what the roulette will look like. The “Share” button provides a link to the random roulette. You can test how it works directly from the website.
To use Fluky, simply enter your text options into the input box and click the “Spin” button. The tool will spin the wheel and randomly select one of the options. Fluky also allows you to customize the roulette’s design, including background color and font style.
3- Wheel Decide – interactive roulette
This platform lets you create customized roulette with text, images, or URL options. It also allows you to share the roulette on social media or embed it into a website. To use this tool, just add your text, images, or URL options to the online roulette and click “Spin”. The tool will spin the wheel and randomly select one of the entries.
Wheel Decide also offers design customization such as background color, font style, and segment layout. You can even add images and URLs to each segment, making it more visually appealing.
4- Woobox – random roulette
Woobox allows you to create online roulette (online roulette) with text, images, or URL options and customize the design with different colors, fonts, and styles. It also lets you add call-to-action (CTA) buttons to the roulette segments, making it more engaging and potentially increasing conversions.
A great feature of Woobox is its integration with various social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to run promotions or contests. You can also connect it to email services to send personalized emails to participants.
5- Wordwall – roulette creator
Wordwall is an online platform that offers a wide variety of tools and resources for interactive learning, including the option to create a customized online roulette. To create an interactive wheel, you need to sign up on the site and select the “Spin the Wheel” activity from the list.
Once selected, you can personalize the wheel by adding text, images, and changing the colors of the wheel and segments. You can also adjust the spin speed and wheel size. After customizing, you can add questions or instructions. Add as many as you’d like.
Once done, you can save and publish the activity. Share it with students or colleagues via a link or embed it into a website.
Spanish online roulette creator by Educaplay
We’ve talked many times about this site full of educational games. Its tool allows you to create word wheels or choose from existing ones. You need to register or log in with Google or social media accounts.
As usual on this platform, to create a new activity you must fill in a form with details like title and description. Then configure your online roulette, keeping in mind there are some limitations with the free version.
Note that this platform includes an activity rating system to maintain quality standards. If the rating is too low, the online roulette won’t be published. With an average score, only private use is allowed. To make it public, it must be among the top-rated.
Apps to create customizable online roulette
Decision Roulette is an online roulette generator by Treebit Technologies. It’s free to download from Google Play. You can enter between 2 to 50 options. You can choose from preset roulette designs or create a new one.
Choose is a web app that lets you create custom roulettes with text and images. It can be used for educational games, online roulette drawings, and random decisions.
How to create an interactive roulette in PowerPoint
Not satisfied with any of the online roulette options? You can make your own interactive wheel in PowerPoint. It works even without an internet connection. Follow these steps:
- Start with a blank slide.
- Insert a pie chart.
- In the Excel sheet, enter equal values like “1” in the data column. Add as many sections as needed.
- Enter labels in the category column.
- Add a shape (e.g., arrow) to point to the selected option after spinning.
- Insert a trigger button and add a symbol like “play” or “pause”.
- Open the selection panel. Select the trigger button.
- Open the animations panel. Apply the “Spin” animation. Set the duration to half a second. Right-click for advanced options and set it as a trigger to activate the animation when clicking the button.
- Add another “Spin” animation to stop the wheel. Set it to end smoothly with a 2-second duration. The second click will randomly stop the wheel.
Finally, you can add music, backgrounds, images—whatever you like.
That’s the end of our article “Create online roulette games with these platforms.” We hope you found it useful. Remember, at ITC Ressource you’ll find resources and tools for your computer science classes. Feel free to reach out with any questions or suggestions. Follow us on social media to stay updated with our news.
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