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Dog show and Technology

It is August and in my retirement community, that means a dog show. (See the article on Dog Days of Summer on this blog for the details.) I was trying to figure out how I could involve the audience that will be at the dog show in the voting process, when it dawned on me... technology!

One of the cool things about the company that I work for is that I have other communities, a regional office, and a corporate office to get resources from for my programs. I saw that our corporate culinary department purchased a voting system. It is called Turning Point System. The system provides each resident with a hand held device that responds to a laptop that is loaded with the proper software.

For the dog show, I will give each audience member a list of possible awards to be given out at the end of the show. (I will have more titles to win then there will be dogs in the show so that the dogs have a chance of fitting into an appropriate category.)  Using the system, the residents in the audience will vote for each category and prizes will be given out!

I'm very excited about adding this new twist to a community favorite! I'll let you know how it goes after the program! (Pictures too)
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  1. AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I luv following what you are up to next! Can't wait for how the Turning Point technology "turned out" for the Dog Show.

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  2. Recharging RetireesAugust 12, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    I just realized that I did not update this last year. Sorry! The residents did like the voting aspect of the afternoon, but it wasn't really worth the effort. I've learned that sometimes th KISS method is the best. Keep it Simple Stupid/silly.

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