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🗣️ Talking Stick

Four simple steps:

1 Enter student identifiers & criteria → 2 Copy prompt → 3 Paste in AI tool → 4 Talking stick made!

Basics

Visual Design

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Bright classroom colours
Calm / neutral tones
Soft pastel palette
High-contrast for visibility
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Clean, easy-to-read sans serif
Playful, rounded classroom fonts
Handwriting-style for student feel
Bold display headings
Mix of simple body + fun headings
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Emoji
Image placeholder
Illustrated stick
Animated stick

Display & View Options

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Focused Speaker
Speaker + Queue
Full Roster View
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Teacher View
Student View
Both Views (switchable)

Student Information

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Editable Name Fields
Enter Student Info

AI will create a file with empty name boxes where you can type student names privately on your computer.

Speaking Order Options

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Sequential Speaking Order
Random/Shuffle Order
Group Picker

These options determine how students are organized. They work with or without participation tracking.

Participation Tracking

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Avoid Recent Picks
Equalize All Picks

If no option is selected, the talking stick uses random selection. Selected options add a toggle to switch tracking on/off during use.

Interactive Features

Standard features (always included): All talking stick tools include buttons to "Skip Student" (temporarily pass turn), and a "Reset All" button to restore everyone and clear speaking history.
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Timer Integration
Discussion Prompts
Export/Save Speaking Order

Visual & Audio Effects

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Confetti Celebration
Custom Messages
Sound Effects

Accessibility Options

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ELL-friendly mode
High-contrast mode
Big text mode
Audio toggle

Display Format

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Laptop/Desktop
Whiteboard/Projector
iPad/Tablet
Mobile Phone

Additional Notes

How to use your talking stick

Generate your talking stick prompt with AI for fair, equitable classroom discussions. Use initials or IDs to protect student privacy.
Ready to use: Copy your prompt to your favorite AI assistant. Use initials/IDs for privacy, or check the box above to have AI create a file where you can type names privately on your own computer.
Open ChatGPT Open Copilot Open Google Gemini Open Claude

Preview

Fill in the talking stick settings to see your prompt preview here. Privacy tip: Use student initials (EJ, LS), IDs (S001, S002), or numbers (Student 1, Student 2) to protect student privacy.