HITS
Hits are a convergent tool to help identify the options or ideas that really stand out. To identify the ideas, put sticker dots or "hit" the most novel ideas or ones that really stick out. I can see using this in the beginning of the year with my class as we brainstorm classroom rules. It will be a good gauge to see what students think are important classroom rules. After we hit the most important rules, I would finish the process by completing the highlighting process. You do not have to continue the process of highlighting. This is just a tool to get best or most original ideas to stand out.
This image is just to illustrate the concept of hits. Normally, the postit notes would actually contain ideas that were generated from either brainwriting or brainstorming.