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ITT Tech Officially Closes After Federal Sanctions

The for-profit higher education institution discontinues all academic operations permanently after sanctions preventing ITT Tech from receiving any federal aid for tuition.

October 7, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been home sick from work watching television, odds are at some point you’ve seen a commercial for ITT Technical Institute. It’s often a tale about a student success story, showing how the for-profit college helped a struggling young adult get a degree and begin an exciting new career. You won’t be seeing […]

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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.

October 6, 2016 Jim Kirchner Leave a Comment

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 […]

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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.

October 6, 2016 Wendy Gordon Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Amazon Alexa Videoconferencing

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.

October 5, 2016 Tim Albright Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Dell Statistica

Dell Updates Advanced Analytics Platform Statistica

Latest release of Dell Statistica further enables edge analytics by delivering workflows to any edge device or gateway.

October 4, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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University of Kansas Turns a Coffee Bar into a Collaboration Suite

Two towering NanoLumens video displays punctuate University of Kansas’ well-designed collaboration hub.

October 4, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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N.Y. School Districts Integrate Emergency Systems with Police

The system is available to all schools in Nassau County.

October 4, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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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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.

October 3, 2016 Tim Burke Leave a Comment

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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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.

September 30, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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How to Keep Your Digital Signage Safe

When it comes to security with digital signage on campus, there are both physical and network threats to consider.

September 29, 2016 Ed Dickison Leave a Comment

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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