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Kialo organizes the pro and con positions on a stated issue. Others are invited to add to the sample pro and con statements the host uses to initiate the discussion and to respond with pro and con statements to the statements made by others. The developing argument is visually structured as hierarchically organized statements and eventually participants are encouraged to vote on the persuasiveness of component components of the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n \n A couple of visuals from my own effort may help communicate what this looks like. The first shows the interface for contributing and examining the discussion. The second a visualization of a mature discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n \n Kialo has now spun off a version of its original effort no focused on classroom use [Kialo-Edu.com – <\/span>https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com<\/a><\/span>. Kialo was always used in classrooms, but this new version allows some separation. <\/span><\/p>\n \n If this is at all interesting, I would encourage your attention to my original description of how the online tool works. Kialo offers content describing the intent of its new service for classrooms [https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/about] and offers additional background including tutorials, examples, and suggestions for application [<\/span>https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360035225932-Try-Out-Kialo-in-Five-Simple-Steps-High-School-Classrooms<\/a><\/span>].<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_0750.png\")
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