"🎉 Ten Tech Tips Countdown to 2025! 🚀 #5: Unlock the Magic of the Wheel of Names! 🎡✨ #TechTip"
The new year is just around the corner, and we’re celebrating with a countdown of ten tech-savvy tips for the elementary music classroom! Here’s our fifth pick to make your teaching shine as we roll into 2025: the Wheel of Names.
Wheel of Names
Wheelofnames.com is an online tool that allows users to create and customize virtual spinning wheels. It is primarily used for making random selections, such as a random name chooser. Users can input names or items into the wheel and customize its appearance, including colors and design elements. Once set up, users can spin the wheel to reveal a random choice, making it a fun and engaging way to facilitate decision-making or contests.
However, have you used it in other ways?
Ariso Wheel
You can turn the text tool into an emoji tool and create an arioso wheel where the students create a song from the four emojis!
Treble Clef Wheel
Or use the “Add Image” tool to add images to your wheel like these treble clef images so you can play a note-naming game with your students!
Doggie Doggie Melodic Pattern Wheel
Use a notation program or Canva to create stick notation for this Doggie Doggie melodic Patterns wheel!
Customize Your Wheel
Want to Customize it?
Click on “Customize” and change the sounds to music, the tone when it ends, the background, the timing, and more!
Why It Works
The Wheel of Names adds an element of surprise and fun to your classroom. It’s perfect for reinforcing musical concepts, managing your class, or simply giving students a break from the norm. Plus, the visual and auditory elements of the spinning wheel tap into your student’s natural love for games.
Stay tuned for the rest of our top ten tech tips for 2025! Let’s make this year your most innovative and engaging yet. Do you have a favorite way to use Wheel of Names? Share it in the comments below!