Gender Wheel

Updated: June 9, 2025

What is a Gender Wheel?

The Gender Wheel is an innovative and inclusive tool designed to promote gender awareness, spark classroom discussions, and support education around gender identity and gender diversity. Traditionally used in parties or games, it has evolved into a meaningful education tool embraced by educators, youth facilitators, and inclusion advocates. As part of a modern classroom toolkit, the Gender Wheel offers a dynamic way to make students feel seen, respected, and engaged through participatory learning.

At its core, the Gender Wheel allows teachers and students to explore a broad spectrum of gender identities—beyond the binary of male and female. With support for customization, educators can input entries that represent as many as 72 gender identities, ranging from agender to genderfluid to two-spirit and beyond. This visual and interactive platform helps demystify the concept of gender and encourages open-minded discussions that cultivate empathy and respect.

In classroom activities, the Gender Wheel becomes a safe and powerful space for learning. Teachers can use it to facilitate identity-centered lessons, integrate social-emotional learning, or inspire storytelling prompts based on randomly selected gender roles. Students might spin the wheel to roleplay, explore different perspectives in writing, or form diverse teams. As a teacher tool, it helps normalize the conversation around gender and brings visibility to underrepresented identities.

At Random Wheel Spin, users can personalize every aspect of the Gender Wheel—from the names and icons to the colors and announcement effects. The wheel can be shared digitally, embedded into online platforms, or saved for recurring classroom use. It provides a way to teach inclusion in an accessible, joyful, and visually compelling format.

How To Use the Gender Wheel

1. Add Names Simply click the "Add Names" button and type wheel names into the popup box.
2. Then click "Spin" in the center of the wheel.
3. The wheel will spin for approximately 10 seconds and a random wheel entry will be selected.

Customization and Features

• Change Colors
  Each wheel can have up to eight different colors in it. The colors are randomly assigned to each wheel segment. You can change all the colors by clicking the "Change Colors" button Change Colors. This will open a color picker allowing you to select colors of your choice.

• Import Hundreds of Names from Excel, CSV or Google Sheets
  When you are in the "Add Names" screen you have the option to copy and paste long lists of names from Excel, CSV or Google Sheets directly into the wheel to save you time. You can drag and drop an entire Excel/CSV file or use this 'CSV' button CSV. A prompt will appear asking you which columns you wish to import (you can import multiple columns in one go - each cell is treated as a separate wheel entry/name). With Google Sheets you simply copy the data you want to import and paste it directly in the wheel entries screen. You can also import multiple columns at once from Google Sheets.

• Drag and Drop Multiple Images
  When you are in the "Add Names" screen you can also drag and drop multiple images to the wheel in one go or use this "Images" button Images to add images to the wheel. This is a fun way to graphically show different pictures or faces on the wheel.

• Vocally Announce Winner
  Random Wheel Spin wanted to make the wheel as accessible as possible so we added the option to vocally announce the winner after each spin. This is optional and accessible in the "Add Names" screen.

• Auto Remove Winner After Each Spin
  You also have the option to auto-remove the winner after each spin. This is optional and accessible in the "Add Names" screen.

• Wheel Saves Automatically and Updates in Real-Time
  The wheel updates and saves in real-time meaning there is no need for a save button in any of the screens. The wheel saves automatically as soon as you update the names or colours. This means if you accidentally close your browser everything will reload where you left off the next time you open the website again.
  

Menu Options:

•   Click the New Wheel icon to create a new wheel which will reset the current wheel and load in the default wheel colors and default starting names (your current wheel will be overwritten with the default wheel).

•   Click the Open Wheel icon to open a previously saved wheel. When you click this it will allow you to browse your computer for any previously saved wheels so you can open them (your current wheel will be overwritten with the opened wheel).

•   Click the Save Wheel icon if you want to save your current wheel to your computer hard drive. This is beneficial if you want to create lots of different types of wheels. The saved file is stored on your computer's hard drive. No data is saved on our servers.

•   Click the share icon to share the wheel with other people, including friends, family, students or colleagues. You can share your wheel of names to any other App on your device or create a sharable link to your wheel.

•   Click the embed link (in top menu) to generate a snippet of code which you can insert into your own website. Only the wheel will be displayed in your website. All buttons and menus are removed to make it cleaner and simpler, so you can tailor it to your own branding.

Applications of the Gender Wheel

The Gender Wheel is more than a spinner—it’s a conversation starter, a learning device, and a classroom engagement tool. It’s ideal for fostering gender awareness and reinforcing classroom values of equity and mutual respect. Used correctly, this wheel empowers students to see gender as a spectrum and to understand that all identities are valid and worthy of inclusion.

Teachers can incorporate the Gender Wheel into various classroom tools for:

• Inclusive group formation and equitable name selection during classroom activities
• Creative writing or drama role assignments representing diverse gender experiences
• Vocabulary games and quizzes focused on understanding gender terminology
• Interactive DEI lessons exploring gender diversity and identity in modern society
• Language acquisition exercises (e.g., gendered nouns in other languages)
• Wellbeing and social-emotional reflection sessions guided by identity themes
• Visual, game-based approaches to inclusion in early childhood and primary education

With its intuitive interface and engaging design, the Gender Wheel captures attention and transforms traditional lessons into thought-provoking experiences. Educators can use it as an assessment prompt, a discussion launcher, or a reinforcement tool in identity-based education. Random Wheel Spin ensures that this spinner integrates seamlessly into physical classrooms, virtual settings, or hybrid learning environments.

Using the Gender Wheel in the Classroom

As classroom tools evolve to reflect a more inclusive and diverse student body, the Gender Wheel provides a thoughtful way to engage students in discussions of gender diversity and identity. Teachers have long sought interactive, culturally responsive teacher tools that meet students where they are. The Gender Wheel from Random Wheel Spin addresses that need by combining technology with real-world relevance and compassion.

By including 75 gender identities, the wheel broadens perspectives, reduces stigma, and affirms each student’s individuality. The randomness of the wheel removes pressure, allowing students to learn through participation without judgment. It can be used during themed lessons, group assignments, or integrated into DEI programming. It’s also a useful education tool for assemblies, identity days, or project-based learning.

Teachers can configure the wheel using familiar tools like Google Sheets, adjusting the entries to match their age group or curriculum focus. The visual and auditory components of the wheel appeal to multiple learning styles, while its simplicity means students of all abilities can take part.

Key features of the Gender Wheel as a teacher tool include:

• Fully customizable gender labels and icons for accurate representation
• Optional inclusion of 75 recognized genders (the list can be expanded or amended)
• Color themes pre-installed to match gender neutral colors
• Real-time updates via Excel/Sheets for ongoing adaptation
• Speech output for auditory learners and accessibility support
• Embed and sharing features for cross-classroom and digital collaboration
• Support for mobile and desktop usage in diverse learning environments

Classroom activities that embrace inclusion and gender awareness not only reflect the real world but also prepare students to become empathetic, thoughtful individuals. The Gender Wheel helps teachers do just that—with ease, clarity, and joy.

Is the Gender Wheel Random?

Yes the Gender Wheel at Random Wheel Spin is as random as it gets on a computer and uses advanced cryptographic Random Number Generation (RNG) technology similar to that used in slot machines in casinos. Every spin of this wheel is designed to be cryptographically random and provably fair, similar to the standards expected in online casinos or blockchain-based games of chance. "How come I get lots of winners which are the same?" This is just chance. In every day life you can throw two dice and both dice can each land on six several times in a row. This is pure chance and the same applies to the wheel. Random Wheel Spin's Gender Wheel does not have any memory so previous outcomes don't affect future winners. In games of chance, using Math.random() isn't enough. Random Wheel Spin uses browser-grade cryptographic randomness via crypto.randomUUID(), along with SHA-256 for irreversible hashing (used by financial institutions and government agencies).

Click here to find out more about how the random number generator (RNG) works

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