Too Many Hands? or No hands?

Pick me, pick me, Miss Nelson, you never pick me. Sound familiar? When you ask a question you either get no hands up or too many hands up. Well, here's a strategy to ensure all of your students are listening. Get popsicle sticks and put your student's names on in permanent ink (on the ends). Stick the sticks in a can with the names down. Each time you ask a question, reach in, grab a stick and read the name. That student is responsible for answering. No tuning out anymore. All students are listening, they don't quite know when their name will be pulled out of the can!