Round robin is an oral structure where students take turns saying an answer aloud. Round table is a written or hands-on structure where students write their answer on paper or take turns completing a task. For example, if you had students Roundrobin their times tables, the students would go around the team naming the next multiplication fact without writing anything down. If you had them Roundtable write their times tables, they would pass a paper around and write the problems and answers on paper. Students are numbered off from 1 to 4.
Teacher provides a topic or describes a task.
Teacher designates who will begin by choosing a number. OR they take turns around the team as they participate in an activity. Roundtable is a simple structure, but it's not always the best structure for some activities. Roundtable has the disadvantage of having only one person writing while three other people are watching. Sometimes the three other people will get off task while waiting for their turn to write.