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As educators it is of import that nosotros model the expectations that nosotros withdraw hold for our students in addition to each other.  To that end, it is vitally of import that nosotros continually facial expression for ways to force our ain thinking in addition to leadership inward companionship to improve professional person practice.  In my operate equally a presenter this is key. I routinely inquire all types of educators to last innovative in addition to accept risks. As I hold to grow inward this area, I am ever on the facial expression out for novel tools that I tin integrate into my presentations to demonstrate these 2 points equally good equally to illustrate the pedagogical link that applied scientific discipline supports inward our schools.  Often times I volition double downwards in addition to also brand the connection of how surely tools tin last used to back upward the piece of occupation of administrators.

Recently I was tasked alongside delivering a 2 in addition to a one-half hr keynote to 1700 educators inward Missouri.  This posed quite the challenge cheers to the large size of the crowd in addition to duration of the presentation.  As I went through my deck I looked for opportunities to construct inward numerous interactive activities where everyone inward the audience would last able to respond.  Lately my tools of selection withdraw hold been TodaysMeet, Answer Garden, in addition to Mentimeter (my all fourth dimension favorite).  Once all of the interactive components were added I noticed that I had to a greater extent than questions than unlike tools.  It was fourth dimension to accept a opportunity in addition to larn a novel tool.

Thanks to the assistance of my PLN I had a diverseness of novel tools to withdraw from. I settled on ProConIt.  This is a really cool, soundless powerful tool that has applications inward the classroom in addition to to strengthen relationships alongside stakeholders. With ProConIt your audience tin hash out in addition to fence whatever theme you lot develop. Unlike typical polling tools, you lot do something called a "Procon" yesteryear defining both the theme of news in addition to the 2 sides of the number you lot desire to get together opinions on. ProConIt allows you lot to inquire these questions in addition to and therefore invite students, stakeholders, or audience members to furnish their thoughts. Essentially an opened upward fence unfolds where everyone tin participate. 

As others navigate the Procon, opinions upward to 225 characters tin last submitted on both sides of the issue. People tin fifty-fifty evaluate comments that were previously submitted.  What in addition to therefore happens is the best opinions, either for or against, ascent to the top. The needle at the plow over of the page tells you lot which way the number is leaning piece the specific arguments seat why.  Take a look at the results from a ProConIt I of late used during a recent keynote. The prompt was equally follows: Do you lot experience gaming in addition to the gamification of educational activity tin Pb to amend learner outcomes? Submit your thought alongside a reason.




This is a slap-up tool to usage inward the classroom in addition to alongside stakeholders to facilitate opened upward fence on issues relating to learning concepts, global problems, policy changes, novel courses, referendums, applied scientific discipline purchases, proposed schoolhouse schedule changes, in addition to the listing goes on in addition to on.  The telephone commutation to using this tool, specially alongside students, is for respondents to explicate why they are for or against.  Shortened URL’s tin also last included equally a agency to furnish evidence to back upward a pro or con stance.  

Upon reflecting on my usage of this tool yesterday, therefore many useful applications come upward to mind.  For starters, it is an incredible tool to usage during presentations to engage attendees inward a thoughtful dialogue.  However, the existent value of this tool volition last flora inward the hands of students, educators, in addition to administrators. Think nigh the possibilities of using ProConIt equally a powerful way to improve student agency inward your schoolhouse or to construct consensus around major decisions alongside a amend sampling of stakeholders.  How do you lot encounter yourself using ProConIt inward your respective position? I would dear to withdraw heed your thoughts in addition to ideas.

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