Participation looks different for every student. Now you can see how.
Chatterbloom is a web app that gives students more ways to share their thinking.Students can respond through speaking, writing, drawing, and simple signals - making it easier to see how participation unfolds across the room.
Support different ways to participate.
Not every student contributes in the same way. Chatterbloom makes different forms of participation visible and valued, so contributions across the room are recognised.
Reduce pressure to perform.
Students aren’t limited to responding in the moment. This creates space to think, process, and contribute with more confidence, without the pressure to get it right straight away.
Capture feedback as it happens.
Every contribution is recognised and recorded, giving teachers a clearer, more complete view of participation while helping students see their progress over time.
The Concept
Choose how to respond.
Students can respond in different ways, depending on what works for them in the moment:✋ Raise: Signal a question or request to speak without interrupting the flow
✍️ Type: Share written responses to prompts
🎙️ Speak: Use voice-to-text to capture spoken ideas
🎨 Draw: Sketch diagrams or visual explanations
😊 Tap: Use simple symbols or emojis for quick feedback
🤖 Refine: Optionally improve or rephrase responses before sharing
The Bloom
Growth made visible.
Chatterbloom represents participation over time - so students and teachers can see how engagement develops.🌱 The Seedling: A starting point for every student at the beginning of a session
🌸 The Bloom: A dynamic visual that grows as students share ideas
🎨 The Garden: A long-term space that reflects each student’s participation over time
🌳 The Arboretum: A real-time teacher dashboard showing classroom-wide engagement
The Ethos
Co-designed with students and teachers.
Chatterbloom was created to address the silent classroom - those moments where the pressure to speak out loud prevents ideas from surfacing.The current education system often mistakes silence for disengagement, yet for many students, traditional participation creates anxiety, pressure, or delay.These barriers can turn classrooms into performance spaces rather than learning spaces.Chatterbloom draws on principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and is shaped through collaboration with students and educators. Its design is informed by lived experience across both teaching and learning contexts.It supports classrooms where students can take part in ways that feel natural, supported, and true to how they communicate.
For Educators
See participation across your whole classroom.
We are looking for teaching, research, and design teams to bring Chatterbloom into university units. Whether you are lecturing, running a seminar, or studying classroom inclusion, your feedback helps us build a tool that captures the full range of student participation.
For Students
Take part in ways that work for you.
We invite students to help shape Chatterbloom and tell us if we’ve got it right. Your feedback ensures the platform stays focused on the people who use it every day and addresses the real barriers to participation in class.
Get involved with Chatterbloom.
If you want to follow our progress or be part of our first university pilots, leave your email below. We’ll keep you updated and share ways to join the project.
Thank you!
Thanks for your interest! We’re currently building and testing Chatterbloom with students and educators. We'll be in touch soon with ways to get involved.