Pronto Social Engagement Tool

Pronto is a great way tool for communication in your classes, both directly through direct (one-one) messages and whole class streams. You can use it to send quick reminders, live stream video announcements that you be immediately view on your phone or desktop.

Pronto is simply way to improve communication and create community in your courses. This real-time student-to-student, instructor-to-student app allows you to create a community feel by providing technology that connects your students to you and most importantly to each other. Download the Step by Step Instructions for Teachers Guide.

Check out this video of one of Merced College's professors demonstrating the use of Pronto in his courses [looks better full screen]. The professor was an early adopter who brought Pronto to the campus.

If you are interested in using Pronto for your course, You may enable it directly through Canvas.

Please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://cuesta.canvas.pronto.io (do not click on it directly)
Then click to log in with Canvas, authorize your account, then scroll through the list of courses, click on the course your wish to enable, then click the green enable button.

Check out the brief demo on setting it up:

Only Canvas courses that match the following criteria will be shown in the list:

The account or sub-account the course is in must be Pronto-enabled.
You must be a teacher in at least one section of the course.
The course must be published (you will have to wait until the term starts to turn it on)
The course must not be concluded.
There must be at least one student enrolled in at least one section of the course.

Need Help?

Check out these instructions for assistance: https://support.pronto.io/en/articles/3966061-pronto-course-management.
Canvas/Pronto General Overview - This is a quick 6-minute video review of Pronto within Canvas. It's an excellent resource that can be quickly distributed to instructors & students, especially those who are new to Pronto.
Utilizing Pronto Notifications - This is a quick 2-minute video showing how Pronto users can control their notification preferences.
Support Guide: How Does Pronto Work Inside Canvas? - This guide provides documentation and images to help users better understand and utilize Pronto to their advantage.
Pronto Quick Start Checklist - This is our checklist for instructors to help provide steps and recommendations for launching Pronto in their courses. We've found that when this checklist is followed it leads to higher adoption and use of Pronto.

Canvas Desktop with Pronto visible

For a short video training of Pronto, and a quick start guide.

Should you need any assistance, please reach out to defaculty_support@cuesta.edu or help@pronto.io

Click next to learn more about the student experience and sample instructions to share with your students!