Jetbuilt, a provider of web-based Mac and PC AV proposal and estimation software, is streamlining and enhancing the request for proposals and project sharing process with its newest online tool. The Jetbuilt RFP Project Sharing tool eliminates the need for antiquated spreadsheets while providing increased ease of collaboration with clients and vendors. Compatible with both […]
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7 Benefits of Working with a Professional Integrator
The professional AV integrator brings real value to a dynamic digital signage project through his or her experience and ability to ask the right questions.
It is absolutely true that today an end user can buy digital signage direct from many manufacturers and distributors, but based on the sheer number of dynamic digital signage projects failures, that carries a very significant risk. Professional AV integrators can greatly reduce the risk of failure, identify the challenges before you experience them and […]
6 Tips for Schools and Colleges to Ensure GHS Compliance
Flexible, lower cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS labels on demand for smaller, down-packed chemical container labels.
K-12 school and college facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that their labels on containers ranging from barrels to spray bottles for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents, and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant. While not all schools and colleges are covered […]
Videoconferencing Lends Help to Dental Practices Thanks to Operation Smile
The beautiful story of Operation Smile is something to smile about.
At the beginning of each day, I look for a motivational story for that little extra boost. Sometimes it’s a news story, a popular video or a personal anecdote from a friend of a family member. And each day as I reflect back on that story, I look forward to applying it to my work […]
Pearson Survey Reveals Professors See Benefits in Digital Course Materials
Top factors in shift to digital materials include affordability and quality of materials.
Today, Pearson announced key findings of its “Digital appetite vs. what’s on the table: Student attitudes toward digital course materials in 2016” survey of learners, educators and administrators. The survey revealed that educators see benefits for their students who have shifted to digital course materials and see this shift to digital as important to solving […]
7 Tools to Deliver Web Based Training for Multiple Devices
With employees around the country and around the world, utilizing mobile devices for online training can be a time and cost saver.
We live in a world where everyone is always connected to their internet, thanks to their mobile phones and laptops. It’s hard to think of a time when you won’t be connected to the net at all. It’s not surprising, then, that more and more employees prefer web based training over other benefits in their […]
Six Practical Steps For Validating Volunteer Identification
Budget constraints and other institutional pressures mean many schools increasingly rely on their volunteers to perform essential functions inside and outside the classroom. Incomplete vetting of these volunteers, however, may expose schools to unintended risk.
While laws and policies regarding criminal background checks for school volunteers differ for every state and school district, screening is fast becoming a prerequisite to volunteering at schools throughout the country. Some schools screen each and every volunteer who walks through their doors. Others still screen just a portion of their volunteers – usually those […]
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for Higher Education Institutions
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an international standard XML format that allows emergency messages to be distributed across multiple warning systems simultaneously, developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). In the United States, CAP is being used as the base technology for the comprehensive Integrated Public Alert and Warning System […]
The Digital Workplace: Current Trends Shaping Enterprise Communications
Never before have enterprise software and technology solutions played such an important role on the employee communications and human resources front.
Enterprise communications is undergoing a fundamental shift. These solutions are connecting employees, keeping them engaged, supporting social collaboration, enabling a wider variety of workspaces as well as devices, and ultimately, keeping employees productive and talent retained. Looking beyond 2016, there are several trends to take notice of that are creating a new way to work […]
Extending the Life of Your ERP for Smarter Operations
Many school districts across the U.S. are facing increasing enrollment due to rising and shifting populations while much of their budgets and resources remain the same.
While there are major advancements in nearly every type of technology for the K-12 market, school administrators and IT departments have to make selective choices about which technologies will have the most impact in a school or across an entire district. Often that means that learning and other classroom technologies will take budget precedence over […]
