Pick.al

A lightweight app for picking students at random and recording participation. Register and try it out at pick.al.

The picker (to be used on a phone in class) randomly selects a student from the roster to be called upon, and records the result.

See how it works here.

Features

The Picker

• Record participation events and swipe over history to edit and undo
• Multiple participation schemae (✓/?/× and 1-5)
• "Snooze" student with a tap
• Roster sidebar to select specific students
• Keyboard, mouse, and touch/swipe navigation

The Admin Panel

• Keep track of cumulative participation scores
• Upload and download CSV rosters, or add students one-by-one
• Add notes to students that show up in the picker (e.g. "Sits in the back row")
• View, edit, and delete individual participation events on a per-student basis
• Set excused absences, so a student's name doesn't come up until a set date
• Search for students across classes

Other

• Register and log in with OrcID

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed in the issues tab here on Github.

Planned features

• Custom participation schemae
• E2E encryption