Shingle it with tiles. Put a chimney on the left side. Kris conducted class discussions on the computer, both as a way of achieving a higher percentage of participating students, and as a warm-up for an oral discussion. Kris lectures for 10-15 minutes on an aspect of a particular work. To illustrate the main thrust of her lecture, she puts an example from the text onto each computer.
Students look at the text, and the class talks on the computer about it.
Then the class would reconvene for a traditional oral discussion of the text. As time ran out, Kris wrote down the important points that had been discussed, and encouraged the students to think about these things as they were reading the assignment for the next meeting. When it came to speaking, the students had a lot to say. More people would participate, because they felt more confident to open their mouths. If your students are already editing their peers' work, have them do it in the computer classroom.