Getting all students in the classroom to participate can be difficult. We've got a list of the top tools which you can use to help increase participation - even for the quieter students!

1. Top Tools for Increasing
Class Participation

2. Introducing Spiral
A suite of collaborative apps that enrich learning and help teachers make the
most of personal devices in the classroom
Individual
Assessment
of learning
Passive
Active Collaborative Assessment for learning

3. “At the heart of Spiral concept lies pedagogy, around
which technology has been designed. This is truly
transformative and will enhance teaching and learning
throughout the UK and beyond.”
Ian Loynd, Assistant Headteacher, St Teilo’s High School

4. Class participation
Participation in class is a key skill which
students are encouraged develop. But how
do we get everyone to contribute to class
activities – including the quieter students?

5. Class participation and
technology
Online tools and apps
provide a platform for
students to contribute
to class activities.
What are the best tools
for increasing class
participation?

6. Kaizena
Positive feedback gives
students confidence to
participate in class.
Provide voice recorded
feedback on assignments,
which students can inquire
about using Kaizena’s
messaging system. Photo credit: Kaizena

7. ClassDojo
Rewarding students for
participating, even if they
get the answer wrong,
gives them motivation to
try again.
ClassDojo’s randomizer
feature selects a student at
random to answer a
question; and gives a point
every time they respond.

8. Blendspace
Students may feel more
comfortable participating
in smaller groups, so get
them to collaborate on a
group presentation.
Blendspace allows you to
collect resources from a
variety of sources using
just one platform. Any
student can contribute
using their mobile device.

9. Explain
Everything
Explain Everything lets
users collaborate on
animated
presentations, which
each student can edit
using their personal
device.
Photo credit: Explain Everything

10. QuickFire
Ask your class a question
using Quickfire by Spiral.
Student response using
their personal device.
Responses are
anonymously displayed on
the whiteboard. Learners
therefore don’t worry
about getting the answers
wrong.

11. Discuss
Discussion topics or
questions are embedded in
lesson resources, which
students answer with their
mobile device. Answers
anonymously are displayed
on the whiteboard.

12. How Spiral works

13. Online tools and apps can encourage class
participation in different ways.
1:1 devices allow students to collaborate on a
single project at any time – facilitating
contribution to class activity.
Conclusion

14. Sign-up free at:
http://spiral.ac