Mirrortalk 2.0 is coming mid-February, it is the next evolution of Mirrortalk and we’re calling it M2talk. It brings together participation, feedback, reflection, and instructional support into a simpler, more coherent experience across web, mobile, and the M2 device.
This release helps teachers raise the bar on participation, giving stronger support in the moments that matter most, both during and after class.
Participation, now visible in real time
Participation is the engagement you can observe objectively.
Participation is measured across everything that happens in a lesson:
M2talk introduces a real-time participation meter, updating roughly every 60 seconds during a lesson. Teachers can see whether participation is being created, sustained, and distributed throughout class. When the meter is above the line, it indicates that everyone is on task and that opportunities to share and participate are being created and sustained.
- Teacher-led instruction
- Guides and group work
- Talks and spoken assignments
This raises the bar for participation—not as compliance, but as a shared instructional goal for teachers and students alike.
Real-time support for participation
M2talk will still deliver immediate, actionable feedback through tips. Throughout the class, teachers can click for immediately actionable tips based on best practices to improve participation. Based on the tip received, M2 will generate and guide the whole class through relevant, high-impact learning activities.
Teachers can also now have input on the types of tips they need at the moment. Now, teachers can request a discussion question or classroom management suggestion as tips with the tap of a button.
A dashboard that turns class into next steps
After every class, teachers need clarity–not just more data.
The new M2talk dashboard is organized around My Takeaways: a concise summary of what went well and what to improve next time. Feedback is broken down by chunks of the lesson (warm-up, instruction, group work, wrap-up), so teachers can connect insights to real moments they remember.
Teachers can:
- View feedback alongside the class transcript, in context
- See which instructional moves mattered most
- Receive auto-suggested Talks and Guides for the next lesson, tied directly to what just happened
Each visit to the Dashboard now becomes a momentum builder for the growth of the teacher and the entire class.
A simpler way to start and organize teaching
M2talk simplifies how teachers move from planning to teaching.
Teachers now start activities from within Groups, such as “Period 3 Algebra”. Activities that aren’t tied to a specific group live in a single General group, which means there’s no more sometimes-cluttered personal activities to manage.
Even though your teaching activities will now live in Groups, they are not visible to any students within the group. Students only ever see the work you assign to them, like Guides and Talks.
Talks: standards-aligned spoken assignments
Talks are now fully integrated as standards-aligned spoken assignments that enhance cognitive participation of students, extending learning beyond the lesson.
With M2talk, Talks:
- Support multiple standards in a single assignment
- Include adaptive follow-up questions that respond to student thinking
- Introduce new “doing” questions that extend work from class
- Are automatically suggested after class ends
Teachers can assign suggested Talks from M2 or create custom Talks on the web. Talks are made for extending students cognitive participation in learning, assessing understanding and getting them to reflect.
Teaching with M2, now from your phone
Sometimes the easiest device to use is the one already in your pocket. M2talk app helps teachers raise the bar on participation in learning with just a mobile device.
With M2talk, teachers can now run M2 teacher activities from Android and Apple phones and tablets:
- Start an activity
- See Participation live
- Receive immediate feedback and suggested Guides
- All through a simple, mobile-friendly chat experience
During class, teachers can request a discussion question or classroom management tip with a single tap. After class, they can continue the conversation with M2—reflecting, clarifying feedback, and revisiting important moments, all through a text-based chat.
This mobile experience is intentionally simplified for use during instruction, with no audio output. This keeps the attention on student participation, not screens.
Reflection to bring clarity
Reflection works best when it’s immediate and conversational.
After class, teachers reflect by talking with M2 via text—on web or mobile—while the lesson is still fresh. They can dig into specific moments, revisit feedback, and analyze strengths and weaknesses of participation.
It’s a reflection that brings clarity and helps teachers come prepared for deeper conversations about their instruction, either on their own or with a coach.
What’s been removed?
To keep M2talk focused, several features have been retired:
- Whiteboard
- Personal groups and personal verbal reflections for teachers
- Time-based tips
- Verbal Ask M2 inside chat
These changes reduce noise and reinforce a single goal: helping teachers create the conditions for meaningful participation, every day.
Why M2talk matters
M2talk isn’t about adding more features. It’s about aligning everything around what actually improves instruction: visible participation, actionable feedback, and practical teacher reflection.
By bringing these pieces together, M2talk makes it easier for teachers to focus on what matters most: creating classrooms where thinking is shared, sustained, and worth returning to tomorrow.