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 […]
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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. […]
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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
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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 […]
How This New ‘Mixed Reality’ Microsoft Innovation Will Change Employee Training Forever
Microsoft demonstrates how its HoloLens, a holographic computer, can be applied in a business setting to create mixed realities to help improve employee training.
Imagine you’re training your newest employee on how to correctly install a giant video wall display consisting of new technology that most of your employees have never seen before. How do you do it? Sure, you could have the employee shadow you during the actual installation and have them learn from your own work, but […]
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When it comes to security with digital signage on campus, there are both physical and network threats to consider.
Digital signs are being installed at an ever growing rate on many campuses. As educational, administrative, athletic, and informational units see the effectiveness of these signs they want one or more to tell their story. These screen can use multiple forms of digital information from static to dynamic and allow interaction with the viewing public. […]
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Small and medium-sized businesses need well managed network security services to guard cloud-computing capabilities from security hacks.
Hackers are waiting to pounce when companies bring their internet and phone infrastructure to the cloud. Cloud security is a daunting concern for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their in-house security resources, which are already stretched. SMBs are especially vulnerable to hacks that compromise the confidentiality, accuracy and availability of their information assets. One […]
Interview: AT&T’s John Irwin Talks Cyber Security at Colleges and Universities
Hackers target universities and colleges for a number of reasons, including network security strength and the data of research and students. Learn more about how to keep data safe on campuses.
TechDecisions sat down with John Irwin, Senior Vice President of Government, Education and Healthcare at AT&T, to talk about cyber security considerations for colleges and universities: TD: Why would someone want to steal data from a college or university? JI: If you think about colleges and universities, they host a large amounts of student and […]
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NEC Display solutions screens help Newcastly University communicate important information to students around campus.
Higher education establishments are catering to vast numbers of students and staff in diverse academic departments located in numerous buildings. As Newcastle University discovered, communicating with students, linking campuses and unifying the student population can be achieved through digital signage networks enabling instant news updates and notifications. A member of the Russell Group of leading […]
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Writing is an essential skill your students should develop. It will be important regardless of the professions they aspire to.
One day, some of your students will be trying to write the best dissertation, and some of them will become writers. Whatever path they choose, they will inevitably come across a writing task. That’s why you need to pay attention to their writing skills, regardless of the level they are currently at. Teaching students how […]
