Description

TalkFactory is designed to support exploratorytalk during pupil-led discussions in educational settings.

TalkFactory displays six ‘rules for talking’ which can be editedby the teacher to support the needs of their class. Three arepositive, or desirable, features of discussion (e.g. ‘explainsreasons’ and ‘explains disagreement’) and three are negative, orundesirable features of discussion (e.g. ‘interrupts others’). Theteacher/pupil can tap on a rule in real time every time a pupilfollows it during a discussion.

TalkFactory includes a bar graph which represents the taps oneach of the rules. It also includes a sum of desirable andundesirable events, and a timeline. These features can be used bythe teacher and the children to evaluate how well their discussionadheres to the rules for talking.

The app can be used in the classroom or outdoors duringfieldtrips, for example. For more information and to download aversion of TalkFactory for use on an interactive whiteboard, visithttp://www.talkfactory.uk