You’ve heard it all before, the exhausting mantras of EMR sales reps. The truth is, that in most cases none of those things are true. More likely, your EMR has upended your practice and thrown everything into chaos. As a physician, you’re either seeing fewer patients a day or you’re at the office charting into […]
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Putting a Whiteboard in the Hands of Every Student Creates a Collaborative Classroom
When we unleash the power of existing computers, 1:1 programs, and BYOD devices to allow whiteboarding anytime and anywhere, every student benefits.
As central classroom displays have evolved from chalkboards to dry erase boards to interactive whiteboards (IWBs), whiteboarding has grown more interactive and technologically sophisticated over time. More than a decade after their first appearance in classrooms, it’s clear that IWBs and panels can engage students—but cost, the need for training, and concurrent use by many […]
Students Build Writing Skills with This Auto-Grading Solution
More than a million words needed to be read each semester in a single class at this university, until they turned to tech for help.
More than a million. That’s the total number of words that instructors at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, needed to pore through each semester for College Composition I. Approximately 250 full- and part-time students take the course each year at the Arizona community college, which requires students to submit written essays totaling approximately 4,500 words […]
Amazon Alexa Voice Control for Videoconferencing?
Commercial AV better get ready for Alexa, as the Amazon Echo device is about to significantly advance voice control in AV control programming.
Last month Dallas, Texas hosted a tradeshow dedicated to the audio visual industry. CEDIA is all about the residential segment of AV, but that doesn’t mean it has no impact on the commercial AV channel. One of the more significant bits of news to come out of the show last week was the integration of […]
Dell Updates Advanced Analytics Platform Statistica
Latest release of Dell Statistica further enables edge analytics by delivering workflows to any edge device or gateway.
Dell Software Group announced the next major release of its award-winning advanced analytics platform, Dell Statistica 13.2. The latest release of Statistica helps companies transform their businesses and achieve new levels of success by embedding analytics everywhere and empowering a wider community of users and use cases. Key features include new collective intelligence capabilities to […]
University of Kansas Turns a Coffee Bar into a Collaboration Suite
Two towering NanoLumens video displays punctuate University of Kansas’ well-designed collaboration hub.
A big deal is made out of video collaboration in the workplace. Columns are written about business’ shifts toward more interactive meetings. Webinars are offered on how to use video collaboration to leverage today’s remote and mobile workspaces. It’s less of a big deal in the world of education in that students are going to […]
N.Y. School Districts Integrate Emergency Systems with Police
The system is available to all schools in Nassau County.
Officials in Nassau County, N.Y. announced security upgrades designed to tighten school districts’ relationship with local law enforcement agencies. The upgrades allow the Nassau County Police Department to access school security cameras and give school officials a direct line of communication with police through a smartphone app, reports liherald.com. “This new comprehensive school security program […]
The Google Apps Admin Cheat Sheet
Check out our list of 5 things that IT admins in school must complete even after the school year starts.
As an IT admin, you spent a good portion of your summer prepping your Google Apps domain with the latest student and teacher information, organizational units, workflows and more, so teachers and students can take the new school year by storm. Everyone’s up and running so far, so you’re all set, right? Not so fast. […]
How to Use Context to Improve Productivity
Communication without context confuses problems. Ensure productivity by providing the right context.
Context and productivity aren’t the most commonly associated terms, but they really should be. The saying “context is everything” is not used nearly enough in relation to mobile applications. Many people simply don’t understand the impact it has on productivity, especially in the enterprise space. Without context, it is almost impossible to communicate effectively. A […]
Video Wall Hits a Home Run at the 2016 MLB FanFest
MSI Productions tech director Tom Bollard uses FLEXLite Plus 3.9mm LED video technology to create a dynamic and immersive entrance to the event inside the San Diego Convention Center.
Held in conjunction with its annual All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball FanFest provides fans with an opportunity to celebrate the players, the game and the community of baseball as a whole. This year, under a mandate from the new Commissioner, the production team behind FanFest, BaAM Productions, was asked to reenergize the fan experience […]
